Delayed versus immediate bedside inoculation of culture media for diagnosis of vaginal trichomonosis.
A comparison of delayed versus immediate inoculation of culture medium for the diagnosis of trichomonosis was conducted. The sensitivities of the two methods were 100 and 97.4%, respectively. Delayed inoculation of culture medium for women without evidence of trichomonosis on direct microscopic examination is a valid diagnostic procedure.
Schwebke
J R
JR
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0006, USA. jschwebke@uabid.dom.uab.edu
Venglarik
M F
MF
Morgan
S C
SC
D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014247:Trichomonas Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*