A study of female genital swabs in primary health care centres in Jos, Nigeria

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-54

  Nwadioha, Samuel ^a   Egah, Daniel ^b   Nwokedi, Emmanuel ^a   Onwuezobe, Ifeanyi ^c  

^a BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Culture; Genital swabs; Microscopy; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CANDIDA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SWAB; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MICROSCOPY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

EID: 84856812371     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(11)60013-3     Document Type: Article

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