Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis of trichomoniasis in East European countries

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1125-1134

  Domeika, M ^a   Zhurauskaya, L ^b   Savicheva, A ^c   Frigo, N ^d   Sokolovskiy, E ^e   Hallen A ^f   Unemo, M ^g   Ballard, R C ^h   Babayan, K ⁱ   Manukian, E ⁱ   Ismailov, R ⁱ   Shimanskaya, I ⁱ   Pankratov, Oleg ⁱ   Kolomiec, N ⁱ   Kudina, O ⁱ   Chudomirova, K ⁱ   Brilene, T ⁱ   Galdava, G ⁱ   Kvivlidze, O ⁱ   Deak, J ⁱ   Askarova, G ⁱ   Utegenova, A ⁱ   Uusupova, D ⁱ   Al Kilani, E ⁱ   Rubins, A ⁱ   Kucinskiene, V ⁱ   Shipitsyna, E ⁱ   Krasnoselskich, T ⁱ   Guschin, A ⁱ   Kasimov, A ⁱ   Kasimov, O ⁱ   Mavrov, G ⁱ   Kochetova, N ⁱ   Bondarenko, G ⁱ   Ibragimov, S ⁱ   Izvekova, O ⁱ   Nabiev, T ⁱ   more..

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Microbiology Laboratory   (Belarus)

^c D O OTT RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OBSTETRICS   (Russian Federation)

^d Central Institute for Skin and Venereal Diseases   (Russian Federation)

^e PAVLOV FIRST SAINT PETERSBURG STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^h CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

ⁱ NONE   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

Eastern Europe; guidelines; laboratory diagnosis; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EASTERN EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXUDATE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMEAR; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 77956298312     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03601.x     Document Type: Review

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