Non-volatile fatty acids in the diagnosis of non-specific vaginitis
Non-volatile fatty acids in the diagnosis of non-specific vaginitis
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Ison, C A , Easmon, C S , Dawson, S G , Southerton, G and Harris, J W
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London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
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English
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London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
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In the vaginal washings of 100 women with symptomatic non-specific vaginitis a succinate/lactate ratio of greater than or equal to 0.4 had a diagnostic sensitivity of 80%, a specificity of 83% for this condition. The predictive value of a positive test was 94%, but that of a negative test was only 55%. A strong association between the presence of G...
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Non-volatile fatty acids in the diagnosis of non-specific vaginitis
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_498570
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_498570
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0021-9746
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1472-4146
DOI
10.1136/jcp.36.12.1367
