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Chinese Journal of Dermatology ; (12)1995.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-673557

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ObjectiveToevaluateourrevisedsyndromicalgorithmforthemanagementinpatientswithvaginaldischargeanddetermineitssensitivity,specificity,andpositivepredictivevalue(PPV).MethodsPatientswithvaginaldischargesyndromewereselectedintheirfirstvisitstotwoSTDclinicsinShanghaiandSichuan.Theyweremanagedaccordingtorevisedsyndromicflowcharts.Theetiologyofthesyndromewasdetectedbylaboratorytesting.ThedatawereanalyzedusingEPIINFOV5.0software.ResultsTherewere27(8.1%)patientswithgonorrhea,57(17.1%)withchlamydialinfection,and18(5.4%)withbothinfectionsin334patientswithvaginaldischarge.Thesensitivitywas70.6%,specificity54.7%,PPV40.7%,andnegativepredictivevalue(NPV)80.9%forthediagnosisofgonorrheaand/orchlamydialinfectionbysyndromicapproach.ConclusionThespecificityandPPVforsyndromicmanagementofvaginaldischargearenotsatisfied.Furthervalidationandrevisionareneededforsyndromicapproachesofvaginaldischarge.

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