TY  - JOUR
T1  - Comparison of Methods for the Identification of <I>Trichomonas vaginalis</I> in HIV-Positive and Negative Women
AU - , Patricia Abreu Pinheiro de Lemos AU - , Marco Tulio Antonio Garcia-Zapata AU - , Noemia Marra Canedo Guimaraes AU - , Raphael Gomes Morais 
JO  - International Journal of Tropical Medicine
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
SP  - 76
EP  - 81
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-3319
DO  - ijtmed.2009.76.81
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijtmed.2009.76.81
KW  - Trichomonas
KW  -HIV
KW  -diagnostic
KW  -women
KW  -cervical smear test
KW  -culture
KW  -wet mount microscopy
AB  - This study compared wet mount microscopy, culture and cytology for the diagnosis of <I>Trichomonas vaginalis</I> in HIV-positive and negative women. In addition, the inflammatory alterations caused by the presence of the parasite were evaluated in the cervical smear test. Samples were collected from patients attending 3 healthcare centers, using swabs for wet mount microscopy and culture. For cytology, an endocervical cytobrush specimen was collected in all patients except for the pregnant women. A total of 237 samples were examined, 125 in the HIV-positive test group and 112 in the HIV-negative control group. The highest number of positive samples was identified by culture (13.9%), followed by cytology (13.5%) and wet mount microscopy (11.4%). Of the 33 culture-positive specimens, 26 (78.8%) were positive for <I>T. vaginalis</I> in all 3 techniques. There was no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups of patients with respect to inflammatory alterations associated with the parasite in the cervical smear test. Culture was the most effective diagnostic method (gold standard) for evaluation of the presence of <I>T. vaginalis</I> and there was no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups with respect to inflammatory alterations related to the parasite.
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