Comparison of Affirm VPIII and Papanicolaou tests in the detection of infectious vaginitis

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 442-447

  Levi, Angelique W ^a,b   Harigopal, Malini ^a   Hui, Pei ^a   Schofield, Kevin ^a   Chhieng, David C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida species; Cytopathology; Gardnerella vaginalis; Infectious disease; Molecular diagnostics; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFIRM VPIII MOLECULAR TEST; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA INFECTION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINITIS; ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CYTOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CANDIDA; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954441463     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP7TBN5VZUGLZU     Document Type: Article

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