title: Comparison of the InPouch TV culture system and Diamond's modified medium for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis.
abstract: This study compared the use of Diamond's modified medium to InPouch for the culture of Trichomonas vaginalis from pooled vaginal secretions. The sensitivity for InPouch was 82.4% (61/74) versus 87.8% (65/74) for Diamond's modified medium. There were no significant differences in the sensitivity and negative predictive value of InPouch compared to Diamond's modified medium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10467, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piña
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003470:Culture Media; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014247:Trichomonas Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media