Evaluation of a Rapid Gram Stain Interpretation Method for Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis

A simple Gram stain evaluation for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis was assessed in comparison to Nugent's method. The sensitivity (90%), specificity (94%), positive and negative predictive values (90% and 94%), and good interobserver agreement obtained indicate that the test method can be...

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Published inJournal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 1139 - 1140
Main Authors HILMARSDOTTIR, I, HAUKSDOTTIR, G. S, JOHANNESDOTTIR, J. D, DANIELSDOTTIR, T, THORSTEINSDOTTIR, H, OLAFSSON, J. H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.03.2006
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Bacteria
Bacteriological Techniques - methods
Bacteriological Techniques - statistics & numerical data
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gentian Violet
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Phenazines
Predictive Value of Tests
Sensitivity and Specificity
Staining and Labeling - methods
Staining and Labeling - statistics & numerical data
Vaginosis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Vaginosis, Bacterial - microbiology
Infection
Bacterial vaginosis
Rapid technique
Microbiology
Bacteriosis
Vaginal diseases
Diagnosis
Female genital diseases
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Summary:A simple Gram stain evaluation for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis was assessed in comparison to Nugent's method. The sensitivity (90%), specificity (94%), positive and negative predictive values (90% and 94%), and good interobserver agreement obtained indicate that the test method can be performed reliably in the routine clinical microbiology laboratory.
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Landspítali University Hospital, Barónsstígur, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland. Phone: 354 543 5660. Fax: 354 543 5626. E-mail: ingibjh@landspitali.is.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
1098-5530
DOI:10.1128/JCM.44.3.1139-1140.2006