Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comparative Study
. 1999 Jul;37(7):2369-70.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.37.7.2369-2370.1999.

Delayed versus immediate bedside inoculation of culture media for diagnosis of vaginal trichomonosis

J R Schwebke  1 , M F Venglarik, S C Morgan
Affiliations
Comparative Study

Delayed versus immediate bedside inoculation of culture media for diagnosis of vaginal trichomonosis

J R Schwebke et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Jul.

Abstract

A comparison of delayed versus immediate inoculation of culture medium for the diagnosis of trichomonosis was conducted. The sensitivities of the two methods were 100 and 97.4%, respectively. Delayed inoculation of culture medium for women without evidence of trichomonosis on direct microscopic examination is a valid diagnostic procedure.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

FIG. 1
FIG. 1
Comparison of the mean numbers of days for positive culture results for T. vaginalis between delayed and immediate inoculation methods.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Amsel R, Totten P A, Spiegel C A, Chen KCS, Eschenbach D, Holmes K K. Non-specific vaginitis: diagnostic criteria and microbial and epidemiological associations. Am J Med. 1983;74:14–22. - PubMed
    1. Borchardt K A, Smith R F. An evaluation of an InPouch™TV culture method for diagnosing Trichomonas vaginalis infection. Genitourin Med. 1991;67:149–152. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Cotch M F, Pastorek J G, Nugent R P, Hillier S L, Gibbs R S, Martin D H, Eschenbach D A, Edelman R, Carey J C, Regan J A, Krohn M A, Klebanoff M A, Rao A V, Rhoads G G. Trichomonas vaginalis associated with low birth weight and preterm delivery. Sex Transm Dis. 1997;24:361–362. - PubMed
    1. Dean A G, Dean J A, Columbeer D. EpiInfo, version 6: a word processing database and statistics program for epidemiology on microcomputers. Atlanta, Ga: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1994.
    1. Krieger J N, Tam M R, Stevens C E, Nielsen I O, Hale J, Kiviat N B, Holmes K K. Diagnosis of trichomoniasis. JAMA. 1988;259:1223–1227. - PubMed

Publication types