Validity of self-obtained vaginal specimens for diagnosis of trichomoniasis.
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A comparison of self- and clinician-collected vaginal specimens for the diagnosis of trichomoniasis was conducted. The sensitivities of culture methods using self- and clinician-collected specimens were 84.6 and 88.5%, respectively. There was no significant difference between the sensitivities of culture methods using self- and clinician-collected vaginal specimens for the diagnosis of trichomoniasis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 35 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997