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Experience With Routine Vaginal pH Testing in a Family Practice Setting

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Adriana J. Pavletic, Stephen E. Hawes, Jenenne Geske, Kathy Bringe, Susan H. Polack

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Abstract

Routine pH testing increased detection of trichomoniasis and bacterial vaginosis by prompting microscopy in a significant proportion of asymptomatic cases.

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