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USE OF THE NITRAZINE YELLOW SWAB TEST IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RUPTURED MEMBRANES
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12541.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 84, Issue 2, pages 138–140, February 1977
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Mills, A. M. and Garrioch, D. B. (1977), USE OF THE NITRAZINE YELLOW SWAB TEST IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RUPTURED MEMBRANES. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 84: 138–140. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12541.x
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Summary
Throat swabs impregnated with nitrazine yellow have been used to detect pH change in the vagina before and after amniotomy. The effect of infection on the test has been examined. A negative result is of use in excluding the diagnosis of ruptured membranes. A positive result is highly suggestive of the presence of amniotic fluid.