Comparison of Diamond''s medium modified and Kupferberg medium for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis. |
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| Authors: | S M Gelbart J L Thomason P J Osypowski J A James P R Hamilton |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Sinai Samaritan Medical Center, Milwaukee 53201-0342. |
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| Abstract: | Diamond's medium modified, the commercially available version of the Klaas modification of Diamond's medium, was compared to Kupferberg medium and to direct wet-mount examination for detection of trichomonads in symptomatic patients. Diamond's medium was found to be superior to both Kupferberg medium (P less than 10(-4) and wet mount (P less than 10(-6]. |
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