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Bacterial stain, routine

Known as: GRAM STAIN, Gram Staining Method, gram's stain 
This is a method (named after the Danish bacteriologist, Hans Christian Gram) for staining and identifying bacteria. It is based on the differential… Expand
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Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyEpithelial cells:PrThr:Pt:XXX:Ord:Gram stainErythrocytes:PrThr:Pt:XXX:Ord:Gram stainGram's stain
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Bacterial Communities in Women with Bacterial Vaginosis: High Resolution Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal Relationships of Microbiota to Clinical Criteria
Background Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common condition that is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes and is… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A cluster analysis of bacterial vaginosis-associated microflora and pelvic inflammatory disease.
Controversy surrounds the association between bacterial vaginosis (BV) and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Women (N = 1,140… Expand
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Use of the Gram stain in microbiology
The Gram stain differentiates bacteria into two fundamental varieties of cells. Bacteria that retain the initial crystal violet… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Gram-Positive Bacteria
(nose, skin esp. hospital staff and pts; vagina) 1. gram stain: a. gram (+), clustered cocci 2. culture: a. β-hemolytic b. golden… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Validity of the vaginal gram stain for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis.
OBJECTIVE To determine the sensitivity and specificity of vaginal Gram stain as interpreted by the Nugent criteria for the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
A comparative study of the diagnostic performance of amniotic fluid glucose, white blood cell count, interleukin-6, and gram stain in the detection of microbial invasion in patients with preterm…
OBJECTIVE Our aim was to compare the value of amniotic fluid tests for the detection of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity… Expand
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy and pregnancy outcome.
OBJECTIVE We assessed the association between bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcome. METHODS… Expand
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Reliability of diagnosing bacterial vaginosis is improved by a standardized method of gram stain interpretation.
The purpose of the study was to examine intercenter variability in the interpretation of Gram-stained vaginal smears from… Expand
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis by direct gram stain of vaginal fluid.
To determine whether bacterial vaginosis (BV), also known as nonspecific vaginitis, could be diagnosed by evaluating a Gram stain… Expand
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Bacteriology of necrotizing fasciitis.
Sixteen patients with necrotizing fasciitis were observed under clinical and laboratory conditions for collection, preservation… Expand
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