Direct or Referral Microscopy of Vaginal Wet Smear for Bacterial Vaginosis: Experience from an STD Clinic
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Bacterial vaginosis: the leading cause of vaginal discharge in women attending an STD clinic in Copenhagen.
Sir, Vaginal discharge, itching and erythema are common genital complaints in sexually active women attending STD clinics. The leading cause of these symptoms has for many years been classical STDs, such as trichomoniasis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia (1). Endogenous genital infections, such as bacterial vaginosis and vaginal candidiasis, on the other hand, have been found in a signi®cant proportio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato-Venereologica
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.1080/000155599750009951