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Can We Trust a Compact Bacteriological Screening Test to Identify the Common Vaginal Pathogens? | |
Semra Keskin1, Mertihan Kurdoğlu2, Hüseyin Güdücüoğlu3, Zehra Kurdoğlu4, Ayşe Özkaçmaz5 | |
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uşak Training and Research Hospital, Uşak, Turkey (Formerly, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine,Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey) 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey (Formerly, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine,Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey) 3Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara-Turkey (Formerly, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine,Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey) 5Department of Medical Microbiology, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey |
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CJMB 2024; 11: 031-037 DOI: 10.34172/cjmb.2024.3007 Viewed : 1398 times Downloaded : 2264 times. Keywords : Culture, Vaginitis, Diagnostic tests, Routine |
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Abstract | |
Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of the A.F. Genital System® in the detection of vaginal pathogens in patients with obstetrical and gynecological pathologies. Materials and Methods: A total of 197 vaginal swab samples were collected from patients presenting with various obstetrical and gynecological pathologies. The A.F. Genital System® and vaginal culture/traditional methods were used for pathogen detection. Results: The A.F. Genital System® demonstrated a detection rate of 68% for single vaginal infectious agents, outperforming the vaginal culture/traditional methods (52.8%). However, differences in detection rates were observed for specific pathogens, such as E. coli, Gardnerella vaginalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas spp. Conclusions: Despite lower sensitivity for specific pathogens, the A.F. Genital System® showed a high correlation with reference tests, suggesting its potential utility as a diagnostic tool for identifying common vaginal pathogens in clinical settings. |
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