Evaluation of direct microscopic examination, acridine orange staining and culture methods for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in vaginal discharge specimens;Vaji̇nal akinti örnekleri̇nde Trichomonas vaginalis araştirmasinda di̇rek mi̇kroskopi̇k i̇nceleme, akri̇di̇n oranj boyama ve kültür yöntemleri̇ni̇n deǧerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 329-335

  Cevahir, Nural ^a   Kaleli, Ilknur ^a   Kaleli, Babür ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acridine orange; Direct microscopy; Modified Diamond medium; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE CULTIVATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA SECRETION; VAGINITIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; VAGINA;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; VAGINA;

EID: 0038509110     PISSN: 03749096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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