Can We Trust a Compact Bacteriological Screening Test to Identify the Common Vaginal Pathogens?

Semra Keskin; Mertihan Kurdoğlu; Hüseyin Güdücüoğlu; Zehra Kurdoğlu; Ayşe Özkaçmaz

doi:10.34172/cjmb.2024.3007

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Original Article
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
CJMB 2024; 11: 031-037 DOI: 10.34172/cjmb.2024.3007 Viewed : 1506 times Downloaded : 2368 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.