ArticleDiagnostic pathology2014
Diagnosis of Trichomonous vaginalis by microscopy, latex agglutination, diamond's media, and PCR in symptomatic women, Khartoum, Sudan.
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- Molecular Diagnosis ofJournal of tropical medicine · 2026Review
- Diagnostic accuracy of real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection ofAfrican journal of laboratory medicine · 2025Review
- Bacterial isolates and antibiotic susceptibility among women with abnormal vaginal discharge attending the gynecology clinic at a tertiary hospital in southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
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- Optimization of Trichomonas vaginalis Diagnosis during Pregnancy at a University Hospital, Argentina.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2016Article
- Association of Genital Infections Other Than Human Papillomavirus with Pre-Invasive and Invasive Cervical Neoplasia.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2016Review
- Common causes of vaginal infections and antibiotic susceptibility of aerobic bacterial isolates in women of reproductive age attending at Felegehiwot Referral Hospital, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study.BMC women's health · 2015Article
- Microbial Milieu and Antibiogram of Female Genital Infections in a Tertiary Health Facility in Nigeria.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationArticle
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Abstract
backgroundTrichomoniasis is the most common sexually transmitted disease. However, limited data are available on an effective technique for the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the accuracy of wet mount microscopy, latex agglutination, Diamond's media, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of T. vaginalis among symptomatic women who attended the gynecological clinic at Khartoum, Sudan.
resultsOf the 297 women studied, 252 (84.8%) were positive for T. vaginalis by wet mount microscopy, 257 (86.5%) by latex agglutination, 253 (85.2%) by Diamond's media, and 253 (85.2%) by PCR. The sensitivity and specificity of wet mount microscopy were 99.2% and 97.7%, respectively, compared with PCR. The sensitivity and specificity of latex agglutination and Diamond's media were 99.6% and 88.6%, and 100.0% and 86.4%, respectively, compared with PCR.
conclusionsIn this study, wet mount microscopy, latex agglutination, and Diamond's media were found to be highly sensitive and specific. However, the availability and cost effectiveness might limit the use of Diamond's media and PCR in routine practice. VIRTUAL SLIDES: The virtual slide(s) for this article can be found here: http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/7859723851211496.
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