title: Vaginitis.
abstract: This article is a review of the diagnosis and therapy of the common vaginal infections encountered by the clinician. The saline and wet mount preparations and vaginal pH are easy-to-use and effective means of establishing the correct diagnosis and should not be given until the patient has been examined and appropriate diagnostic tests carried out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Hammill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007093:Imidazoles