Common misdiagnosis: most women believe they have a yeast infection when they don't
...alyzed the records of more than 150 new patients of the SLUCare Vulvar and Vaginal Disease Clinic, a specialty practice that sees women with recurrent vaginitis problems. These women thought they had yeast infections, however only 26 percent actually did. Their symptoms didnt correlate with the clinical evi...New Assays to Detect Disseminated Fungal Infections
...es of fungi in clinical medicine. They live in virtually every environment, and hospitals are no exception. Perhaps they are best known as causes of vaginitis ( Candida ) and pulmonary hypersensitivity ( Aspergillus ). Healthy hosts suffer from these localized conditions, but by virtue of intact physical ba...QuickVue Advance® pH and Amines test
Description:...d point-of-care test platform that is easy to read, extremely precise and as small and thin as a credit card. What is Infectious Vaginitis? Infectious vaginitis is the number one reason women visit their physician. Vaginal discharge and odor are inconvenient to the patient, because these symptoms are often rec...BD Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Test
Features:...sible color reaction Performance is unhampered by difficult specimens, self-medication or the presence of mixed infections Each PAC contains three vaginitis organism test beads, plus positive and negative control beads to ensure test quality Minimal training required ...