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Bacterial Vaginosis
Vaginal acetic acid analyzed in patients with bacterial vaginosis
February 3rd, 2005
Scientists have analyzed vaginal acetic acid in patients undergoing treatment for bacterial vaginosis. According to a study from the United States, "A gold standard method for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) is lacking. The clinical criteria described by the Amsel technique are subjective and difficult to quantify. Alternatively, the reading of Gram-stained vaginal smears by scoring techniques such as those that use the Nugent or Hay-Ison scoring systems is again subjective, requires expert personnel to perform the reading, and is infrequently used clinically." "Recently, a new diagnostic device, the Osmetech Microbial Analyzer-Bacterial...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-02-03)
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