Simple and inexpensive point‐of‐care tests improve diagnosis of vaginal infections in resource constrained settings

Objective  Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and Trichomonas vaginalis infection (TV) have been associated with adverse birth outcomes and increased risk for HIV. We compare the performance of simple inexpensive point‐of‐care (POC) tests to laboratory diagnosis and syndromic management of BV and TV in poor settings.

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