SAMPLING FOR VAGINAL CANDIDOSIS - HOW GOOD IS IT

Authors
EMMERSON J GUNPUTRAO A HAWKSWELL J DEXTER A SYKES R SEARLE S CROSS A NATHAN PM
Citation
J. Emmerson et al., SAMPLING FOR VAGINAL CANDIDOSIS - HOW GOOD IS IT, International journal of STD & AIDS, 5(5), 1994, pp. 356-358
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
International journal of STD & AIDS → ACNP
ISSN journal
09564624
Volume
5
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
356 - 358
Database
ISI
SICI code
0956-4624(1994)5:5<356:SFVC-H>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
In defined patient populations attending a genitourinary medicine depa rtment, screening for vaginal candidosis resulted in 26.3% positive ra te. Microscopy using Gram-stained slide was useful in early diagnosis and resulted in the detection of 64.8% of symptomatic cases. Samples f rom the anterior fornix proved most sensitive for culture diagnosis wh ile the left lateral vaginal wall proved least sensitive (positive pre dictive value 0.88 cf 0.81).