Evaluation of a Rapid Gram Stain Interpretation Method for Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis
- 1 March 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 44 (3) , 1139-1140
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.44.3.1139-1140.2006
Abstract
A simple Gram stain evaluation for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis was assessed in comparison to Nugent's method. The sensitivity (90%), specificity (94%), positive and negative predictive values (90% and 94%), and good interobserver agreement obtained indicate that the test method can be performed reliably in the routine clinical microbiology laboratory.Keywords
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