Jones H.E., Lippman S.A., Caiaffa-Filho H.H., Young T., Van De Wijgert J.H.H.M.
CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College, New York, NY, United States; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States; University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil; Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Acad. Med. Ctr. of the Univ. of Amsterdam and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Jones, H.E., CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College, New York, NY, United States; Lippman, S.A., University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States; Caiaffa-Filho, H.H., University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil; Young, T., Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Van De Wijgert, J.H.H.M., Acad. Med. Ctr. of the Univ. of Amsterdam and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Women participating in studies in Brazil (n∇695) and South Africa (n∇230) performed rapid point-of-care tests for Trichomonas vaginalis on self-collected vaginal swabs. Using PCR as the gold standard, rapid self-testing achieved high specificity (99.1%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 98.2 to 99.6%) and moderate sensitivity (76.7%; 95% CI, 61.4 to 88.2%). These tests may be considered an alternative to syndromic management in resource-poor settings.
adolescent; adult; article; Brazil; controlled study; diagnostic test accuracy study; dysuria; female; human; lower abdominal pain; major clinical study; nonhuman; parasite identification; point of care testing; polymerase chain reaction; predictive value; priority journal; rapid test; resource allocation; sensitivity and specificity; South Africa; test strip; Trichomonas vaginalis; vagina discharge; vagina smear; vaginal pruritus; Adolescent; Adult; Brazil; Female; Humans; Parasitology; Point-of-Care Systems; Self-Examination; Sensitivity and Specificity; South Africa; Trichomonas vaginalis; Trichomonas Vaginitis; Young Adult