Comparison of four diagnostic techniques for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in females attending tertiary care hospital of North India

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 36-39

  Khatoon, Razia ^a,b   Jahan, Noor ^a,b   Ahmad, Siraj ^c   Khan, Haris ^b   Rabbani, Tamkin ^b  

^a Department of Microbiology Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital ^*  (India)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c TEERTHANKER MAHAVEER UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acridine orange staining; culture in Kupferberg medium; OSOM Trichomonas Rapid Test; Trichomonas vaginalis; wet mount examination

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE;

ACRIDINE ORANGE STAINING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE IN KUPFERBERG MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUNT EXAMINATION; OSON TRICHOMONAS RAPID TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAPID TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930338736     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: 09745130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.151172     Document Type: Article

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