Effect of short training on vaginal fluid microscopy (wet mount) learning

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 165-169

  Donders, Gilbert G G ^a,b,c   Marconi, Camila ^a,d   Bellen, Gert ^a   Donders, Francesca ^b   Michiels, Thirsa ^b  

^a Femicare vzw   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Regional Hospital Heilig Hart   (Belgium)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aerobic vaginitis; Bacterial vaginosis; Lactobacillary grades; Phase contrast microscopy; Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC VAGINITIS FLORA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS FLORA; CYTOLYSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LEUKOCYTE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PELVIC EXAMINATION; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PILOT STUDY; READING; TISSUE SECTION; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA FLUID MICROSCOPY; VAGINITIS; BELGIUM; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CYTOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

BELGIUM; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PILOT PROJECTS; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84925615309     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: 15260976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000052     Document Type: Article

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