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Table 3 Correctness of admission diagnosis

From: Throwing the dice for the diagnosis of vaginal complaints?

   

Amsel criteria and/or microscopy1 was used

Diagnosis of physicians

Diagnosis was

  

Diagnosis was

 

correct

incorrect

yes

no

correct

incorrect

Bacterial vaginosis (n = 80)

31 (38.8)2

49 (61.3)

54 (67.5)

26 (32.5)

20 (37)3

34 (63)

Candida infection (n = 109)

25 (22.9)

84 (77.1)

60 (55)

49 (45)

15 (25)

45 (75)

Mixed infection (n = 8)

1 (12.5)

7 (87.5)

4 (50)

4 (50)

1 (25)

3 (75)

  1. 1 Microscopy refers to saline wet mount
  2. 2 % of total
  3. 3 % of cases where Amsel criteria or microscopy were used