Evaluation of Xenostrip-Tv, a rapid diagnostic test for Trichomonas vaginalis infection |
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| Authors: | Pillay A Lewis J Ballard R C |
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| Affiliation: | Sexually Transmitted Infections Branch, Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention, NCHSTP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., MS-G39, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. Apillay@cdc.gov |
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| Abstract: | An immunochromatographic strip test, Xenostrip-Tv, was compared to wet mount and PCR for the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in women. Of 428 specimens tested, 54 (12.6%) were positive by an "expanded gold standard," defined as either a positive wet mount and PCR test with primers TVK3 and TVK7 and/or a positive PCR test confirmed by a second PCR assay with primers TVA5-1 and TVA6; 26 (6%) were positive by wet mount, and 36 (8.4%) were positive by Xenostrip-Tv test. Since the Xenostrip-Tv test is rapid and easy to perform and proved to be more sensitive than wet mount, it should be considered as an alternative to wet mount for point-of-care diagnosis of trichomoniasis, especially in settings where microscopy is impractical. |
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