Evaluation of Syndromic Management in Women with Vaginal Discharge in China / 中华皮肤科杂志
Chinese Journal of Dermatology
;
(12)1995.
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en Chino
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-673557
ABSTRACT
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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WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
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Chinese Journal of Dermatology
Año:
1995
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