Self-collected vaginal swabs for the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay of Atopobium vaginae and Gardnerella vaginalis and the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 513-518

  Menard, J P ^a,b   Fenollar, F ^b   Raoult, D ^b   Boubli, L ^a   Bretelle, F ^a,b,c  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c Centre d'Investigation Clinique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; ATOPOBIUM VAGINAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GENE DOSAGE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SELF EXAMINATION; VAGINA SWAB; VAGINITIS; VALIDITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALBUMINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; PREGNANCY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SELF-EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84862860669     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1341-8     Document Type: Article

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