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

被引:16
作者
Schwebke, JR
Venglarik, MF
Morgan, SC
机构
[1] Univ Alabama, Div Infect Dis, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA
[2] Jefferson Cty Dept Hlth, Birmingham, AL 35202 USA
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10.1128/JCM.37.7.2369-2370.1999
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
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.
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