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TEST AMINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Bacterial Diseases
- Genitourinary Tract
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- amines test
1, record 1, English, amines%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- amine test 2, record 1, English, amine%20test
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a test that detects alkali volatilizable amines in vaginal fluid. 3, record 1, English, - amines%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The presence of alkali volatilizable amines is one of the diagnostic criteria for bacterial vaginosis. 4, record 1, English, - amines%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Amines tests have been developed as practical substitutes to the highly subjective whiff test and costly analytical procedures such as high voltage electrophoresis, thin-layer chromotography and gas chromatography. 4, record 1, English, - amines%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Maladies bactériennes
- Appareil génito-urinaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- test aminé
1, record 1, French, test%20amin%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Test utilisé pour déterminer la présence d'amines dans les sécrétions vaginales. 2, record 1, French, - test%20amin%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La présence d'amines dans les sécrétions vaginales constitue l'un des critères diagnostiques de la vaginose bactérienne. 2, record 1, French, - test%20amin%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le test aminé est un test simple et économique (par opposition aux techniques comme la chromatographie sur couche mince et la chromatographie en phase gazeuse) qui est plus précis et moins subjectif que le test à la potasse («whiff test»). 2, record 1, French, - test%20amin%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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