Modern methods for diagnosis of Gardnerella infection

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. © 2000 Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Authors
Makarova L.N. 1 , Kravtsov E.G. 1 , Vasil'eva E.A. 1 , Dmitriev G.A.2 , Medvedeva E.A.3 , Kirillov M.Y.4 , Spirina G.V.4
Journal
Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine
Publisher
New York Consultants BureauSpringer / Автономная некоммерческая организация Издательство Российской академии медицинских наук
Number of issue
8
Language
English
Pages
780-782
Status
Published
Link
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Volume
130
Year
2000
Organizations
  • 1 Department of Microbiology, Russian University of Peoples’ Friendship, Russian Federation
  • 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Moscow State Medical Stomatological University, Russian Federation
  • 3 Department of Microbiology, Central Instatute of Skin and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation
  • 4 Laboratory of Gene Engineering Systems, Moscow, Russian Federation
Keywords
Bacterial vaginosis; Gardnerella vaginalis; Immunofluorescent test; Polymerase chain reaction
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