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. 2008 Jul 9;46(9):3134–3135. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00841-08

TABLE 2.

Observed sensitivities and specificities of UTM and eSwab transport medium for Trichomonas vaginalis InPouch culture versus those for bedside inoculationa

Characteristic Value (%) for indicated medium (CI)
UTM eSwab
Sensitivity 91.2 (77.0-97.0) 85.3 (69.9-93.6)
Specificity 97.0 (89.6-99.2) 98.5 (91.9-99.7)
Positive predictive value 93.9 (80.4-98.3) 96.7 (83.3-99.4)
Negative predictive value 95.5 (87.6-98.5) 92.9 (84.3-96.9)
a

One hundred patients participated in the study.