Open AccessAssessment of Two Alternative Sample Transport and Fixation Methods in the Microbiological Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis
Author(s) -
Erica Eason,
Baldwin Toye,
George A. Wells,
Mary K. Senterman
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-1493
pISSN - 1712-9532
DOI - 10.1155/2003/312429
Subject(s) - bacterial vaginosis , microbiology and biotechnology , sample (material) , biology , medicine , chemistry , chromatography
The standard method for specimen collection and transport for microbiological diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis is an air-dried smear of vaginal secretions, promptly heat- or alcohol-fixed, Gram-stained and scored by Nugent's criteria.
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