title: [Utility of the Papanicolaou smear in the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Infectología e Inmunología, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, México, D.F.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Narcio Reyes
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Casanova Roman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Galindo Saenz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castelazo Morales
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beltrán Zuñiga
mesh_terms: 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*
vernacular_title: Utilidad del frotis de Papanicolaou en el diagnóstico de vaginosis bacteriana.