Use of slide latex agglutination test for rapid diagnosis of vaginal candidosis

R Rajakumar; C J Lacey; E G Evans; J A Carney

Use of slide latex agglutination test for rapid diagnosis of vaginal candidosis

R Rajakumar, C J Lacey, E G Evans, J A Carney

The Hull York Medical School

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Abstract

A new slide latex agglutination test was compared with microscopy and culture for diagnosing vaginal candidosis in 367 women attending a genitourinary medicine clinic. Vaginal candidosis occurred in 10% of the patients, and 7% had commensal carriage of Candida spp. The slide latex agglutination test was superior to microscopy in immediate diagnosis and was rapid and simple to perform. Of the patients with vaginal candidosis, 72% were detected by slide latex agglutination test compared with 38% by microscopy. The test discriminated well between patients yielding cultures of Candida spp who had symptoms and signs and those who showed commensal carriage.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	192-5
Number of pages	4
Journal	Genitourinary medicine
Volume	63
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 1987

Keywords

Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal
Female
Humans
Latex Fixation Tests
Predictive Value of Tests
Time Factors

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