Bacterial vaginosis, aerobic vaginitis, vaginal inflammation and major Pap smear abnormalities

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 657-664

  Vieira Baptista, P ^a   Lima Silva, J ^a   Pinto, C ^a   Saldanha, C ^b   Beires, J ^a   Martinez de Oliveira, J ^c,d   Donders, G ^e,f  

^a Universidade do Porto   (Portugal)

^b Unilabs   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^d Centro Hospitalar da Cova da Beira   (Portugal)

^e ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f Femicare vzw   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC VAGINITIS; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC VAGINITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR PAP SMEAR ABNORMALITY; MICROSCOPY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS INTRAEPITHELIAL LESION OF THE CERVIX; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA SMEAR KIT; VAGINAL INFLAMMATION; VAGINITIS; WART VIRUS; COMPLICATION; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS DNA TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINAL TRICHOMONIASIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS DNA TESTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955318065     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-016-2584-1     Document Type: Article

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