Pathological vaginal discharge: international healthcare standards
- Authors: Borovkova E.I.1
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Affiliations:
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
- Issue: Vol 21, No 6 (2019)
- Pages: 68-72
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2075-1753/article/view/96837
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.26442/20751753.2019.6.190476
- ID: 96837
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Abstract
The article presents modern classifications of physiological and pathological vaginal discharge as well as a questionnaire table for clarification of various factors that resulted in symptoms onset. Diagnostic and treatment methods for urogenital chlamydiosis, trichomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis, and candida infections are presented according to international protocols and Russian guidelines.
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Ekaterina I. Borovkova
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Email: katyanikitina@mail.ru
D. Sci. (Med.), Prof. Moscow, Russia
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