title: Modern methods for diagnosis of Gardnerella infection.
abstract: Comparison of morphological, bacteriological, serological, and genetic methods for diagnosis of Gardnerella infection in vaginosis showed that the first three methods are preferable, while the genetic method (polymerase chain reaction) is more efficient for identification of Gardnerella vaginalis in culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Russian University of Peoples' Friendship.
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Makarova
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Kravtsov
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Vasil'eva
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Dmitriev
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Medvedeva
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kirillov
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Spirina
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology