Diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis from vaginal specimens by wet mount microscopy, in pouch TV culture system, and PCR

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-25

  Patil, Madhumati J ^a   Nagamoti, Jyoti M ^a   Metgud, Sharada C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

In Pouch TV culture; PCR; Trichomonas vaginalis; Vaginal discharge; Wet mount microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PELVIC EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

EID: 84858834543     PISSN: 0974777X     EISSN: 09748245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-777X.93756     Document Type: Article

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