Bacterial Vaginosis: Evaluation of Some Diagnostic Methods
A prospective and cross-sectional study was designed to compare various diagnostics methods for bacterial vaginosis (VB). One hundred and one women who attended the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department and the Chinquiquira Hospital were included in the study; to whom Amsel´s criteria (regarded as a...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:867c41283a184f2194cdb838ff7fa5f5 2023-10-01T03:54:04+02:00 Bacterial Vaginosis: Evaluation of Some Diagnostic Methods Lisbeth Ramírez-Niño Zulybeth Rodríguez-Manzanero Juan Carroz-Urdaneta Víctor García-Martínez Maribel Nammour 2004-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/867c41283a184f2194cdb838ff7fa5f5 EN ES eng spa Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4736 https://doaj.org/toc/0075-5222 https://doaj.org/toc/2477-9628 0075-5222 2477-9628 https://doaj.org/article/867c41283a184f2194cdb838ff7fa5f5 Kasmera, Vol 32, Iss 1, Pp 43-51 (2004) Vaginosis bacteriana criterios de Amsel citología tinción de Gram Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2004 ftdoajarticles 2023-09-03T00:48:13Z A prospective and cross-sectional study was designed to compare various diagnostics methods for bacterial vaginosis (VB). One hundred and one women who attended the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department and the Chinquiquira Hospital were included in the study; to whom Amsel´s criteria (regarded as a standard diagnostic test) were applied, and samples of vaginal secretion were evaluated by both methods: Papanicolau smear and Gram stain (both of which are microscopic diagnosis methods). VB prevalence was 27.72%. High sensitivity and negative predictive value in all methods were obtained (85.71% and 90.24 to 92%, respectively ). Also specificity (50.68 to 63.01%) and positive predictive values (40 to 47.50%) were low. Eficiency varied little between methods analyzed (60.39 to 69.30%). Amsel´s criteria as a diagnostic tool is still recommended in situations where microscopic capabilities are unavailable. Further evaluation as to other factors such as the costbenefit relation should be measured to establish which one of the actual laboratory methods is the “best paraclinical standard” for VB. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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A prospective and cross-sectional study was designed to compare various diagnostics methods for bacterial vaginosis (VB). One hundred and one women who attended the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department and the Chinquiquira Hospital were included in the study; to whom Amsel´s criteria (regarded as a standard diagnostic test) were applied, and samples of vaginal secretion were evaluated by both methods: Papanicolau smear and Gram stain (both of which are microscopic diagnosis methods). VB prevalence was 27.72%. High sensitivity and negative predictive value in all methods were obtained (85.71% and 90.24 to 92%, respectively ). Also specificity (50.68 to 63.01%) and positive predictive values (40 to 47.50%) were low. Eficiency varied little between methods analyzed (60.39 to 69.30%). Amsel´s criteria as a diagnostic tool is still recommended in situations where microscopic capabilities are unavailable. Further evaluation as to other factors such as the costbenefit relation should be measured to establish which one of the actual laboratory methods is the “best paraclinical standard” for VB. |
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Lisbeth Ramírez-Niño Zulybeth Rodríguez-Manzanero Juan Carroz-Urdaneta Víctor García-Martínez Maribel Nammour |
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Lisbeth Ramírez-Niño Zulybeth Rodríguez-Manzanero Juan Carroz-Urdaneta Víctor García-Martínez Maribel Nammour |
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Lisbeth Ramírez-Niño |
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Bacterial Vaginosis: Evaluation of Some Diagnostic Methods |
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Bacterial Vaginosis: Evaluation of Some Diagnostic Methods |
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Bacterial Vaginosis: Evaluation of Some Diagnostic Methods |
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Bacterial Vaginosis: Evaluation of Some Diagnostic Methods |
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Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales |
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