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Armstrong E, Weisz V. Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Vaginitis: A Literature Review. J Dr Nurs Pract. 2016;9(1):139-144doi: 10.1891/2380-9418.9.1.139.
Armstrong, E., & Weisz, V. (2016). Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Vaginitis: A Literature Review. Journal of doctoral nursing practice, 9(1), 139-144. https://doi.org/10.1891/2380-9418.9.1.139
Armstrong, Elizabeth, and Weisz, Virginia. "Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Vaginitis: A Literature Review." Journal of doctoral nursing practice vol. 9,1 (2016): 139-144. doi: https://doi.org/10.1891/2380-9418.9.1.139
Armstrong E, Weisz V. Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Vaginitis: A Literature Review. J Dr Nurs Pract. 2016;9(1):139-144. doi: 10.1891/2380-9418.9.1.139. PMID: 32751017.
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J Dr Nurs Pract. 2016;9(1):139-144. doi: 10.1891/2380-9418.9.1.139.

Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Vaginitis: A Literature Review.

Journal of doctoral nursing practice

Elizabeth Armstrong, Virginia Weisz

Affiliations

  1. Radford University, Virginia [email protected].
  2. Radford University, Virginia.

PMID: 32751017 DOI: 10.1891/2380-9418.9.1.139

Abstract

A literature review of vaginitis to identify relevance and gaps in diagnosis and treatment. Missed diagnosis in primary care and poor self-diagnosis leads to many women who are left untreated or treated inappropriately. The objective of this article is to review best diagnostic means of vaginitis and the current treatment recommendations for bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis, and trichomoniasis. A search of literature using Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PubMed, and MEDLINE was limited to articles published between 1996 and 2014 and included original research, guidelines, and synthesis. Studies varied in quality and design, but several were randomized controlled trials.

Keywords: bacterial vaginosis; complementary therapy; trichomonas; vaginitis

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