Comparison of Diagnostic Methods

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Comparison of Diagnostics for Trichomoniasis in Women
Test Sensitivity Specificity Cost Ease of Use Time to Results
Wet mount 45-60% >90% low easy minutes
Culture 75-85% >95% medium easy days
In-Pouch™ 80-90% >95% low easy minutes to days
Pap smear 57% 97% low easy days
PCR 100% 99.9% high difficult days
Affirm™ 92% 98% medium easy minutes
OSOM® >83% >99% low easy minutes
Table 1
Comparison of Diagnostics for Trichomoniasis in Men
Test Sensitivity Specificity Cost Ease of Use Time to Results
Culture 20-30% high medium medium days
PCR 100% 99.9% high difficult days
Wet mount ≈ 30% low low easy minutes
Table 2

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