The fingerprint, a false-positive fern test.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-1989
Abstract
Microscope slides were prepared to confirm the presence of ferning from a 32-week gestation with possible premature rupture of the membranes. Although no amniotic fluid was seen in the vagina, an atypical ferning pattern was produced and was again reproducible with fingerprints on the glass slide. Guidelines to recognize and avoid this source of error are outlined.
Volume
73
Issue
5 Pt 2
First Page
873
Last Page
874
ISSN
0029-7844
Published In/Presented At
Lodeiro, J. G., Hsieh, K. A., Byers, J. H., & Feinstein, S. J. (1989). The fingerprint, a false-positive fern test. Obstetrics and gynecology, 73(5 Pt 2), 873–874.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
2704521
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article
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