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A Study of high Vaginal swabs in Kano Teaching Hospital - A Preliminary Report

Highland Medical Research Journal, 2005
AIMS: To establish a baseline data of vaginal discharges in Kano and to compare clinical and laboratory diagnosis of abnormal vaginal discharges in Kano METHODS: Standard Microscopical, cultural and biochemical procedures were used following a provisional clinical diagnosis.
Nwokedi, EE, Anyiam, NN
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A-234 Self-collected Vaginal Swabs for High-risk HPV Testing in the us: Validation of Pre-analytical Variables

Clinical Chemistry, 2023
Abstract Introduction Several clinical trials have illustrated that primary HPV screening with unsupervised self-collected vaginal swabs is clinically appropriate; however, there is little data regarding quantitative changes imposed by pre-analytical components when samples are self-collected. Here we
M Qi, A J Duque, T S Lorey, A Naranjo, M Rummel, J M Schapiro, B J Suh-Burgmann, D N Greene   +7 more
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PA.51 Indications for the Use of High Vaginal Swabs in Obstetrics: A Quality Improvement Project

Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 2014
Over 17,000 high vaginal swabs are processed by the medical microbiology laboratory at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh each year. The majority of these high vaginal swabs are reported as negative. In most cases of positive results, the diagnosis could be made clinically (e.g. Candidiasis, Bacterial Vaginosis (BV))
CAR Davis, H Mustafa, P Gibb
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Isolation of Gardnerella vaginalis from high vaginal swabs.

Tropical and geographical medicine, 1986
Vaginal swabs from 2715 consecutive unselected women with vaginal discharge were examined for Gardnerella vaginalis, Candida albicans and Trichomonas vaginalis. Of 2715 women, 2043 had non-specific vaginitis and G. vaginalis was isolated from 269 cases (13.2%). Thirty five of the strains were isolated together with C. albicans, eight with T. vaginalis,
M N, Chowdhury, F A, Jabbar, A M, Kambal
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Aerobic Gram Negative Bacterial Profile in High Vaginal Swab

Introduction: Bacterial vaginosis is a polymicrobial condition involving facultative and anaerobic organisms in addition to Gardenerallvaginalis. Patients present with a clinical condition when there is an overgrown of the bacteria or by acquiring an exogenous flora.
T. Geetanjali, C. N. Soumya, A. Surekha, B. Naga Srilatha   +3 more
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Genital examination, microscopy and high vaginal swabs: are these valuable components of a sexually transmitted infection screen in asymptomatic women?

International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2007
Improving access to genitourinary (GU) medicine services in the face of increasing demand and escalating rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) necessitates a review of current practice and modernization of service provision. At a time when GU medicine resources are limited and technology is available to perform non-invasive screening tests ...
Pippa, Green, Helen, Lacey, Regina, Kasperowicz   +2 more
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Effect of Time on the Viability of Isolates Obtained from High Vaginal and Urethral Swabs

Annals of Biomedical Sciences, 2012
Seventy (70) specimens which comprised of fifty (50) high vaginal swab (HVS) and twenty (20) urethral swabs were collected from the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (U.B.T.H) and some private hospitals in Benin City. Organisms isolated included Staphylococcus aureus Introduction 28 (56%), Candida albicans 10 (20%), Escherichia coli 7 (14 ...
Osime, OE, Meschach, OO
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Polymerase chain reaction assay of ureaplasma strains isolated from high vaginal swabs of women in Ibadan, Nigeria.

African journal of medicine and medical sciences, 2009
Human ureaplasma previously had one species known as Ureaplasma urealyticum but was recently separated into 2 species, U. urealyticum and U. parvum. This study was carried out to separate the ureaplasma strains isolated from women attending a tertiary-care hospital in Nigeria.
N R, Agbakoba, A I, Adetosoye, O A, Adesina, I F, Adewole   +3 more
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Phytochemical constituents of tea tree oil and garlic and their antibacterial activity against bacteria isolated from high vaginal swabs

International Journal of Science and Research Archive
Bacterial vaginal infections are common and often recurrent issues primarily caused by an imbalance in the vaginal flora. With rising antibiotic resistance, alternative treatments like natural substances are being explored. The aim of this study was to determine the phytochemical constituents and antibacterial activity of garlic and tea tree oil on ...
null Chinenye Laureata Alaebo, null Christopher Okwudili Anyamene, null Joachim Ohiakwu Ezeadila, null Uchechi Mercy Njoemena, null Onyekachukwu Izuchukwu Udemezue   +4 more
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Cases: Failure to act on results of high vaginal swab leading to death

Clinical Risk, 2010
Simon Elliman, Capstick Solicitors
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