Evaluation of the OSOM Trichomonas rapid test versus wet preparation examination for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis in specimens from women with a low prevalence of infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3467-3469

  Campbell, L ^a   Woods, V ^a   Lloyd, T ^a   Elsayed, S ^b   Church, D L ^a,b  

^a CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINITIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS;

TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 53649096808     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00671-08     Document Type: Article

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