Hilmarsdóttir I, Hauksdóttir GS, Jóhannesdóttir JD, Daníelsdóttir T, Thorsteinsdóttir H, Olafsson JH. Evaluation of a rapid Gram stain interpretation method for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis.
J Clin Microbiol 2006;
44:1139-40. [PMID:
16517914 PMCID:
PMC1393104 DOI:
10.1128/jcm.44.3.1139-1140.2006]
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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.
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