Trichomonas vaginalis infection and the diagnostic significance of detection tests among Ghanaian outpatients

BMC Women's Health

Table 1 Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in patients with Wet Mount Microscopy, JD’s Trichomonas V® Rapid Antigen Test and PCR

Patients and specimens	Diagnostic methods
	Wet Mount Microscopy		Rapid Antigen Test		PCR
	No.	No. positive (%) [95%Cl^a]	No.	No. positive (%) [95%Cl]	No.	No. positive (%) [95%Cl]
All patients	150	24 (16.0) [10.9, 22.7]	150	19(12.6) [8.3, 18.9]	150	64(42.6) [35.0, 50.6]
Gender
Females	110	24 (21.8) [15.1, 30.4]	110	15 (13.6) [8.4, 21.9]	110	53(48.1) [39.1, 57.2]
Males	40	0	40	4 (10.0) [3.9, 23.1]	40	11 (27.5) [16.1, 42.8]
All specimens	300	25 (8.3) [5.7, 12.1]	300	28 (9.3) [6.5, 13.2]	300	127 (42.3) [36.8, 47.9]
Specimen type
Vaginal swab	110	23 (20.9) [13.7, 29.7]	110	15 (13.6) [8.4, 21.9]	110	53 (48.1) [39.1, 57.2]
Female urine	110	2 (1.82) [0.5, 6.4]	110	9 (8.1) [4.3, 14.8]	110	52 (47.3) [38.2, 56.5]
Urethral swab	40	0	40	4 (10.0) [3.9, 23.1]	40	11 (27.5) [16.1, 42.8]
Male urine	40	0	40	0	40	11 (27.5) [16.1, 42.8]
Without genitourinary symptoms
Females	39	4 (10.3) [4.1, 23.6]	39	0	39	0
Males	30	0	30	4(13.3) [5.3, 29.8]	30	10 (33.3) [19.2–51.2]
With genitourinary symptoms
Females	71	20 (28.1) [19.0, 39.5]	71	15 (12.1) [13.3, 33.7]	71	53 (74.6) [63.5, 83.2]
Males	10	0	10	0	10	0
Genital discharge
Females	54	14 (21.1) [16.1, 38.9]	54	14 (21.1) [16.1, 38.9]	54	38(70.3) [157.1, 80.6]
Males	3	0	3	0	3	0
Itching around genital area
Females	49	11 (22.4) [13.1, 35.8]	49	14 (28.5) [17.9, 42.4]	49	35 (71.4) [57.6, 82.9]
Males	1	0	1	0	1	0
Painful micturition
Females	18	8 (44.4) [25.6, 66.3]	18	10 (55.5) [33.7, 75.4]	18	13 (72.2) [49.1, 87.5]
Males	8	0	8	0	8	0
Genital ulcers
Females	5	4 (80.0) [37.6, 96.4]	5	5 (100.0) [56.5, 100.0]	5	5 (100.0) [56.5, 100.0]
Males	1	0	1	0	1	0
Burns
Females	0	0	0	0	0	0
Males	2	0	2	0	2	0

^aClinical diagnosis, physician-assisted clinical summary/diagnosis; CI confidence interval, VS high vaginal swab, UTI urinary tract infection, STI sexually transmitted infection, PID pelvic inflammatory disease, PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction; others, clinical diagnosis not related to genitourinary diseases and those without specific diagnosis

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