TABLE 2.
Sensitivities of different diagnostic techniques in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals with trichomoniasis
| Infected patients | % Sensitivitya
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|---|---|---|---|
| Wet mount | Gram stain | MCA | |
| Asymptomatic (n = 91) | ND | 70.3 (64/91) | 100 (91/91) |
| Symptomatic (n = 111) | 92.8 (103/111) | 89.2 (99/111) | 97.3 (108/111) |
| Total (n = 202) | ND | 80.7 (163/202) | 98.5 (199/202) |
a
Values in parentheses are the number of positive patients relative to the total number of patients tested. ND, not done in clinically asymptomatic patients.