P114 Sensitivity and cost-effectiveness of trichomonas vaginalis naat (nucleic acid amplification) a...
P114 Sensitivity and cost-effectiveness of trichomonas vaginalis naat (nucleic acid amplification) assay in symptomatic female patients attending a genitourinary medicine clinic
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London: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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IntroductionTrichomonas vaginalis is the commonest curable sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Diagnosis is by detecting Trichomonas organisms or its DNA. Sensitivity of microscopy in females is 45–60%. Culture has a higher sensitivity than microscopy but molecular detection offers the highest sensitivity and is considered gold standard. We c...
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P114 Sensitivity and cost-effectiveness of trichomonas vaginalis naat (nucleic acid amplification) assay in symptomatic female patients attending a genitourinary medicine clinic
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1907224953
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1907224953
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1368-4973
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1472-3263
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10.1136/sextrans-2017-053232.158
