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stain verb attaint, bedaub, befoul, besmear, blacken, blemish, blot, blotch, bring reproach upon, color, contaminate, corrupt, damage, daub, debase, defile, detract from, dirty, discolor, discredit, dishonor, dye, grime, impair, inquinare, maculate, malign, mar, mark, polluere, pollute, ruin, smear, smirch, smudge, soil, spatter, splotch, spoil, spot, sully, taint, tarnish, tinge, tint See also: attaint, brand, damage, debase, deface, defacement, demean, denigrate, depreciate, derogate, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disparage, disrepute, flaw, humiliate, ignominy, infamy, infect, onus, opprobrium, pervert, pillory, pollute, scandal, shame, smear, stigma, sully, tarnish How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Tissue culture from secretions from both patients showed gram-positive cocci in clusters on the Gram stain, and subsequent cultures yielded MRSA. A variety of diagnostic techniques were used; the analyses were based on the 1,938 women who had complete data for assessment of bacterial vaginosis according to Nugent Gram stain criteria. and Canada, announces the completion of a clinical study that proves the proprietary layered thin film (LTF(TM)) QuickVue(R) Advance pH and Amines rapid test achieves a clinical sensitivity of 92 percent, specificity of 95 percent and overall accuracy of 94 percent when compared to traditional, more time consuming and more technically demanding procedures such as Amsel clinical criteria and Gram Stain for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV). |
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