Table 1.

Accuracy of direct wet mount and staining techniques versus Diamond’s culture, the gold standard test for diagnosis of vaginal trichomoniasis

	Culture				Accuracy measure
		Positive	Negative	Total	Variable	%	AUC &95%CI	P value
Wet mount	Positive	13	-	13	Sensitivity	59.1
	Negative	9	178	187	Specificity	100	0.795 &0.67-0.92	<0.001
	Total	22	178	200	Positive predictive value	100
					Negative predictive value	95.2
Giemsa stain	Positive	15	2	17	Sensitivity	68.2
	Negative	7	176	183	Specificity	98.9	0.835 &0.72-0.95	<0.001
	Total	22	178	200	Positive predictive value	88.2
					Negative predictive value	96.2
Acridine orange stain	Positive	18	-	18	Sensitivity	81.8	0.909 & 0.81-1.0	<0.001
	Negative	4	178	182	Specificity	100
	Total	22	178	200	Positive predictive value	100
					Negative predictive value	97.8