Danqin Feng, Fuhui Zhang, Jianguo Cai, Yansheng Zhang, Honghong Yan, Yichi Yang, Hongxiu Zhong, Huiming Ye
OBJECTIVE: Vaginal microbiota evaluation is a methodology widely used in China to diagnose various vaginal inflammatory diseases. Although vaginal microbiota evaluation has many advantages, it is time-consuming and requires highly skilled and experienced operators. Here, we investigated a six-index functional test that analyzed pH, hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ), leukocyte esterase (LEU), sialidase (SNA), β-glucuronidase (GUS), and acetylglucossidase (NAG), and determined its diagnostic value by comparing it with morphological tests of vaginal microbiota...
April 6, 2024: BMC Women's Health