Very low sensitivity of wet mount microscopy compared to PCR against culture in the diagnosis of vaginal trichomoniasis in Uganda: a cross sectional study.
Sheila NabweyamboOthman KakaireStefanie SowinskiAlfred OkengHenry OjiamboJoshua KimezeIrene NajjingoFreddie BwangaPublished in: BMC research notes (2017)
Among the TV symptomatic women, the sensitivity of the WMM was very low, with two-thirds of the patients missing a diagnosis while the in-house PCR was highly sensitive and specific. Feasibility studies aimed at incorporating PCR tools in algorithms for diagnosis of TV infection in resource-limited settings are recommended.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- machine learning
- physical activity
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- high resolution
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- high throughput
- deep learning
- single molecule
- mass spectrometry
- type diabetes
- skeletal muscle
- pregnant women
- patient reported outcomes
- adipose tissue
- living cells
- fluorescent probe
- breast cancer risk