Indications : T vaginalis wet preparation is commonly used to diagnose T vaginalis infection. To carry out wet mount microscopy, vaginal fluid is collected from the posterior fornix region of the ...

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2006;51(6):423-430. Because the sensitivity of a wet mount is low, some women who have a negative wet mount will have trichomoniasis. In a study of 2194 women who presented ...

Trichomonas vaginalis is a protozoan parasite that is characteristically found in the human urogenital tract. It is responsible for the most common non-viral, sexually transmitted infection around the ...

Contrast wet mount micrograph of vaginal discharge with Trichomonas vaginalis protozoa Both the patient and her husband denied sexual contact, yet her vaginal infection remained. Was it truly ...

Objectives: Two of the major diagnostic methods for Trichomonas vaginalis, wet mount and culture, rely on the continued viability of the organism. Methods to increase the viability of T. vaginalis in ...

Background: Although vaginitis is a common outpatient problem, only 60% of patients can be diagnosed at the initial office visit of a primary care provider using the office procedures of pH testing, ...