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Other diagnostic tests which may help diagnose trichomoniasis include | Other diagnostic tests which may help diagnose trichomoniasis include whiff test.<ref name="pmid23322080">{{cite journal| author=Coleman JS, Gaydos CA, Witter F| title=Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis in obstetrics and gynecology practice: new concepts and controversies. | journal=Obstet Gynecol Surv | year= 2013 | volume= 68 | issue= 1 | pages= 43-50 | pmid=23322080 | doi=10.1097/OGX.0b013e318279fb7d | pmc=3586271 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23322080 }} </ref> | ||
==Other diagnostic tests== | ==Other diagnostic tests== | ||
Other diagnostic tests which may help diagnose trichomoniasis include | Other diagnostic tests which may help diagnose trichomoniasis include whiff test. | ||
===Whiff test=== | ===Whiff test=== | ||
Revision as of 21:59, 13 September 2016
Template:Trichomonasis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Other diagnostic tests which may help diagnose trichomoniasis include whiff test.[1]
Other diagnostic tests
Other diagnostic tests which may help diagnose trichomoniasis include whiff test.
Whiff test
Vaginal infection with trichomonas vaginalis alters the vaginal pH from acidic to basic. Whiff test is based on addition of 10% potassium hydroxide to vaginal secretions. Vaginal pH >4.5 gives strong fishy odor based on the presence of amines.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Coleman JS, Gaydos CA, Witter F (2013). "Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis in obstetrics and gynecology practice: new concepts and controversies". Obstet Gynecol Surv. 68 (1): 43–50. doi:10.1097/OGX.0b013e318279fb7d. PMC 3586271. PMID 23322080.