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Bacterial vaginosis screening technique and a diagnostic kit for use therein

  • US 6,255,066 B1
  • Filed: 02/08/2000
  • Issued: 07/03/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for screening for the presence of bacterial vaginosis, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) combining a sample of vaginal fluid with a developer reagent selected from the group consisting of phenol, derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof to form a first reaction medium;

    (b) combining the first reaction medium with a water soluble base and a halogen-containing oxidizing agent to form a second reaction medium having a pH of at least about 9.5;

    (c) observing the color of the second reaction medium, where the concentration of the halogen-containing oxidizing agent in the second reaction medium is about 0.12 or greater, on a molar basis, than the concentration of the developer reagent in the second reaction medium.

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