Prevalence and the evaluation of culture, wet mount, and ELISA methods for the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among Ghanaian women using urine and vaginal specimens

Prevalence and the evaluation of culture, wet mount, and ELISA methods for the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among Ghanaian women using urine and vaginal specimens

Abstract Background The services of most clinical laboratories in Africa regarding the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis are largely dependent on the urine direct wet-mount method. However, the exclusive use of urine-based detection may not be appropriate. The culture method is considered the “gold...

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Main Authors: Collins Adjei, Richard Boateng, Albert Dompreh, Bismark Okyere, Eddie-Williams Owiredu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Trichomonas vaginalis
Culture
Wet mount
ELISA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-019-0162-9

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