Taber's Medical Dictionary
Amsel criteria
( ăm′sĕl krī-tēr′ē-ă)
A cluster of diagnostic clues used to identify the presence of bacterial vaginosis. They include the presence of clue cells on microscopic examination, a homogeneous vaginal discharge, pH < 4.5, and a whiff test after the addition of 10% potassium hydroxide.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Amsel Criteria." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/775827/all/Amsel_criteria.
Amsel criteria. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/775827/all/Amsel_criteria. Accessed April 18, 2025.
Amsel criteria. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/775827/all/Amsel_criteria
Amsel Criteria [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 18]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/775827/all/Amsel_criteria.
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