Open AccessComparison of Polymerase Chain Reaction with Wet Mount and Culture Methods for the Diagnosis of Trichomoniasis
Author(s) -
Hatice Ertabaklar,
Ayşe Caner,
Mert Döşkaya,
Leylant Ova Demirtaş,
Seray Töz,
Sema Ertuğ,
Yüksel Gürüz
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2011.01
Subject(s) - trichomoniasis , polymerase chain reaction , trichomonas vaginalis , trichomonas vaginitis , vaginal discharge , vaginitis , obstetrics and gynaecology , medicine , primer (cosmetics) , gynecology , gold standard (test) , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , biology , chemistry , pregnancy , biochemistry , genetics , organic chemistry , gene
Wet mount, culture and staining methods are generally used in the diagnosis of trichomoniasis. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods with different primer pairs have been tested and used for research in recent years.