Un estudio prospectivo para evaluar un nuevo test

Prueba rápida para la detección de levaduras vaginales

¿Cuá es la relación costo efectividad y la seguridad de esta prueba?

Autor/a: Dres. Ashwin J. Chatwani, Rima Mehta, Sarmina Hassan, Salma Rahimi, Stacey Jeronis,Vani Dandolu

Fuente: Rapid testing for vaginal yeast detection: a prospective study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007;196:309.e1-309.e4

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