title: Methylrosaniline chloride stained vaginal smears for the diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the sensitivity and specificity of methylrosaniline chloride stained vaginal smears for the diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC).
  
  
  METHODS
  Between September 2005 and February 2006, 214 cases of patients with VVC and 102 cases of controls were investigated at Peking University Shenzhen Hospital. All strains were identified with the API Candida system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average age of the patients was 29.87 years. The sensitivity and specificity of methylrosaniline chloride stained vaginal smears for the diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis were 88.3% (189/214) and 96.1 (98/102). The sensitivity of the vaginal smears for the diagnosis of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, mild vulvovaginal candidiasis and severe vulvovaginal candidiasis were 85.2% (46/54), 74.7% (71/95) and 99.2% (118/119).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Methylrosaniline chloride stained vaginal smears for the diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis are reliable and inexpensive.
authors: Department of Laboratory Science, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
authors: X P
authors: XP
authors: Liu
authors: S R
authors: SR
authors: Fan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004396:Coloring Agents; D005260:Female; D005840:Gentian Violet; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014626:Vaginal Smears
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D005840:Gentian Violet