ESwab as an optional collection device for use with the Affirm VPIII microbial test system

The ESwab collection device was compared to the collection swab provided as part of the Affirm VPIII microbial identification test kit for testing vaginal specimens with the Affirm test system. There was excellent agreement between the two sampling devices for Candida spp., Gardnerella vaginalis, an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical microbiology 2014-05, Vol.52 (5), p.1698-1700
Hauptverfasser:	Rivers, C A, Lee, J Y, Sharples, N, Ledeboer, N A, Schwebke, J R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteriology Candida Candida - isolation & purification Candidiasis - diagnosis Candidiasis - microbiology Female Gardnerella vaginalis Gardnerella vaginalis - isolation & purification Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology Humans Microbiological Techniques - instrumentation Microbiological Techniques - methods Reagent Kits, Diagnostic - microbiology Specimen Handling - instrumentation Specimen Handling - methods Trichomonas vaginalis Trichomonas vaginalis - isolation & purification Trichomonas Vaginitis - diagnosis Trichomonas Vaginitis - microbiology Vagina - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	The ESwab collection device was compared to the collection swab provided as part of the Affirm VPIII microbial identification test kit for testing vaginal specimens with the Affirm test system. There was excellent agreement between the two sampling devices for Candida spp., Gardnerella vaginalis, and Trichomonas vaginalis.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.00048-14