Evaluation of a rapid Gram stain interpretation method for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
I HilmarsdóttirJ H Olafsson

Abstract

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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