Assessment of Vaginal Lactobacillary Flora in Wet Mount and Fresh or Delayed Gram's Stain
Objective: The assessment of the vaginal lactobacillary flora helps to direct further diagnostic microbiologic investigations in genital infectious disease and seems to represent a powerful tool in predicting infectious morbidity and preterm labor during pregnancy. In the absence of a “gold standard...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1996-01-01
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Series: | Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744996000026 |