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Research Article| Volume 9, ISSUE 3, P525-533, September 1989

Vaginitis/Vaginosis

  • Carol A. Spiegel
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue A4/204, Madison, WI 53792.
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    Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin; Director, Clinical Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)30616-4
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      In the premenopausal woman, vaginal infections may be caused by yeasts, Trichomonas vaginalis, and bacteria (bacterial vaginosis). None of these infections can be diagnosed by physical examination alone. Yeast vaginitis is diagnosed by microscopic detection of budding yeasts or pseudohyphae. The most sensitive method for detection of Trichomonas is culture, but the less sensitive microscopic methods are often used. Bacterial vaginosis is diagnosed by the presence of characteristic signs or by the presence of an altered vaginal flora as detected by Gram stain.
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