Tests for Bacterial Vaginosis

Bacterial Vaginosis Tests

References

Citations

1. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2008). Screening for bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy to prevent preterm delivery: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Annals of Internal Medicine, 148(3): 214–220.

2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Diseases characterized by vaginal discharge section of Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines. MMWR, 55(RR-11): 49–56.

Other Works Consulted

• Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2006). Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby.

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