Diagnosis of vulvovaginitis: Comparison of clinical and microbiological diagnosis

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 282, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 515-519

  Esim Buyukbayrak, Esra ^a   Kars, Bulent ^a   Karsidag, Ayse Yasemin Karageyim ^a   Karadeniz, Bernan Ilkay ^a   Kaymaz, Ozge ^a   Gencer, Serap ^a   Pirimoglu, Zehra Meltem ^a   Unal, Orhan ^a   Turan, Mehmet Cem ^a  

^a DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinical diagnosis; Microbiological diagnosis; Vulvovaginitis

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA INFECTION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GOLD STANDARD; GRAM STAINING; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOSIS; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA PH; VAGINA SECRETION; VAGINAL LAVAGE; VULVOVAGINITIS; WET MOUNT EXAMINATION; WHIFF TEST;

ADULT; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENAZINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; VULVOVAGINITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78449276920     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-010-1498-x     Document Type: Article

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