[Utility of the Papanicolaou smear in the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis].
In 200 studied patients there was a sensitivity of 49% and specificity of 100%; bacterial vaginosis incidence was 17.7%; the probability of false negatives was 73%. So, Papanicolaou's smear is not an adequate method for bacterial vaginosis diagnosis, but the negative result, excludes the possibility of disease.
Narcio Reyes
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Departamento de Infectología e Inmunología, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, México, D.F.
Casanova Roman
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Galindo Saenz
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Castelazo Morales
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Beltrán Zuñiga
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D000293:Adolescent; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*
Utilidad del frotis de Papanicolaou en el diagnóstico de vaginosis bacteriana.