Accuracy of a commercial multiplex PCR for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis
Author(s) -
Charlotte van der Veer,
Robin van Houdt,
Alje P. van Dam,
Henry J.C. de Vries,
Sylvia M. Bruisten
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000792
Subject(s) - bacterial vaginosis , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , multiplex , microbiology and biotechnology , polymerase chain reaction , medicine , biology , virology , bioinformatics , genetics , gene
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common clinical condition characterized by odorous vaginal discharge, vaginal itching and/or burning. BV can occur when vaginal lactobacilli are depleted and replaced by diverse anaerobic bacteria. We evaluated a commercial multiplex PCR (ATRiDA) for the diagnosis of BV.
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