Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis in cases of abnormal vaginal discharge: Comparison of clinical and microbiological criteria

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 353-360

  Modak, Tamonud ^a   Arora, Preeti ^a   Agnes, Charan ^a   Ray, Raja ^a   Goswam, Sebanti ^a   Ghosh, Pramit ^a   Das, Nilay Kanti ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Amsel criteria; Bacterial vaginosis; Nugent's score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMSEL CRITERIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOBILUNCUS; NUGENT SCORE; PH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS; WHIFF TEST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMATALES; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 79958082103     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1153     Document Type: Article

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