Table 2.
Diagnostic criteria excluded after first and second Delphi rounds (> 25% participants considered these ‘not important’ or ‘not sure’)
| Diagnostic item | Responses, n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very important | Important | Less important | Not important | Not sure | ||
| Excluded after round 1 | ||||||
| Presence of symmetrical lesions | 2 (3) | 9 (12) | 30 (41) | 30 (41) | 2 (3) | |
| Presence of vaginal discharge | 1 (1) | 10 (14) | 30 (41) | 30 (41) | 2 (3) | |
| Presence of pain on Q-tip pressure | 2 (3) | 8 (11) | 21 (29) | 38 (52) | 4 (5) | |
| Excluded after round 2 | ||||||
| Findings on wet mount preparation | 2 (3) | 5 (7) | 27 (38) | 28 (39) | 9 (13) | |
| Presence of epidermal changes on histopathological examination | 5 (7) | 20 (28) | 25 (35) | 8 (11) | 13 (18) | |
| Direct immunofluorescence | 3 (4) | 12 (17) | 29 (41) | 20 (28) | 7 (10) | |