Self-taken vaginal swabs versus clinician-taken for detection of candida and bacterial vaginosis: a case-control study in primary care.

CONCLUSION: Self-taken LVS appears to be a valid alternative to clinician-taken HVS for detecting VVC and BV infections. Symptoms were found to be a poor indicator of underlying infection. PMID: 29158246 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29158246?dopt=Abstract

Source: The British Journal of General Practice - November 20, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Barnes P, Vieira R, Harwood J, Chauhan M Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: research