title: ESwab as an optional collection device for use with the Affirm VPIII microbial test system.
abstract: The ESwab collection device was compared to the collection swab provided as part of the Affirm VPIII microbial identification test kit for testing vaginal specimens with the Affirm test system. There was excellent agreement between the two sampling devices for Candida spp., Gardnerella vaginalis, and Trichomonas vaginalis.
authors: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Rivers
authors: J Y
authors: JY
authors: Lee
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Sharples
authors: N A
authors: NA
authors: Ledeboer
authors: J R
authors: JR
authors: Schwebke
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000382:microbiology*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014247:Trichomonas Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic