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. 1997 Dec;35(12):3308–3310. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.12.3308-3310.1997

Comparison of the InPouch TV culture system and Diamond's modified medium for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis.

M H Levi 1, J Torres 1, C Piña 1, R S Klein 1
PMCID: PMC230170  PMID: 9399542

Abstract

This study compared the use of Diamond's modified medium to InPouch for the culture of Trichomonas vaginalis from pooled vaginal secretions. The sensitivity for InPouch was 82.4% (61/74) versus 87.8% (65/74) for Diamond's modified medium. There were no significant differences in the sensitivity and negative predictive value of InPouch compared to Diamond's modified medium.

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