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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 1999, p. 3749-3750, Vol. 37, No. 11
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Viability of Trichomonas vaginalis in Transport Medium

A. L. Beverly,1 M. Venglarik,1,2 B. Cotton,1,2 and J. R. Schwebke1,2,*

Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294,1 and Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham, Alabama 352022

Received 8 June 1999/Returned for modification 16 July 1999/Accepted 16 August 1999

The ability of Amies gel agar transport medium to maintain the viability of Trichomonas vaginalis was determined by comparing transported vaginal specimens to specimens immediately inoculated into culture medium. The prevalence of trichomonosis in the study population was 26% (68 of 260 women). The immediate inoculation method detected infections in 64 of 68 infected women (sensitivity of 94.1%). The transport method detected 62 of 68 infections (sensitivity of 91.2%). There was no significant difference between the two methods.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: 1900 University Blvd., 229 Tinsley Harrison Tower, Birmingham, AL 35294-0006. Phone: (205) 975-5665. Fax: (205) 975-7764. E-mail: jschwebke{at}uabid.dom.uab.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 1999, p. 3749-3750, Vol. 37, No. 11
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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