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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2008, p. 3467-3469, Vol. 46, No. 10
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00671-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Evaluation of the OSOM Trichomonas Rapid Test versus Wet Preparation Examination for Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis Vaginitis in Specimens from Women with a Low Prevalence of Infection{triangledown}

L. Campbell,1 V. Woods,1 T. Lloyd,1 S. Elsayed,2 and D. L. Church1,2*

Calgary Laboratory Services Calgary, Alberta, Canada,1 Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada2

Received 9 April 2008/ Returned for modification 30 May 2008/ Accepted 25 July 2008

The OSOM Trichomonas rapid test (OSOM Trich) was compared to the wet preparation examination (WP) for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis in women with a low prevalence of infection. A total of 19/1,009 (2%) women had T. vaginalis infection. OSOM Trich had very good performance, with sensitivity, specificity, efficiency, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of 94.7, 100, 99.9, 100, and 99.9%, respectively. The implementation of OSOM Trich would decrease labor costs.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Microbiology, Calgary Laboratory Services, 9-3535 Research Rd. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2K8. Phone: (403) 770-3281. Fax: (403) 770-3347. E-mail: Deirdre.church{at}cls.ab.ca

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 6 August 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2008, p. 3467-3469, Vol. 46, No. 10
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00671-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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