This study compared 4 different diagnostic methods for the detection of Trichomonas vaginatis in vaginal swab specimens from women attending a hospital in Dohuk in Iraq. A total of 425 vaginal swabs were obtained from women complaining of vaginal discharge associated with vaginitis, cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease. The results showed that 10 (2.4%) swabs were positive for T. vaginali...

OBJECTIVE To compare the occurrence of Trichomonas vaginalis as demonstrated by culture and by Papanicolaou (PAP) smears in a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic. SETTING The largest out-patient venereological clinic in Denmark. SUBJECT AND METHODS As the prevalence of trichomonal infestation has decreased considerable in recent years direct microscopy of vaginal wet mounts is no long...

A study was carried out in order to compare the detection of Trichomonas gallinae by examination smears throat swab and culture protozoa collected from both pigeon chicken. In present study, five media viz. Modified Diamond’s Media, Nutrient broth, Medium 199, Minimum Essential (MEM) Roswell Park Memorial Institute-1640 (RPMI-1640) were used for T. gallinae. Microscopic wet mount/ Giemsa staine...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess the push-out bond strength of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) to root canal dentin after irrigation with Smear Clear in comparison with 2.5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), 2% chlorhexidine (CHX) and saline as commonly used root canal irrigants. MATERIAL AND METHODS The coronal and mid-root areas of maxillary anterior teeth were horizontally sectioned into ...

After bathing at a hot spring resort, a 75-year-old man presented to the emergency department because of seizure-like attack with loss of conscious. This is the first case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by Naegleria fowleri in Taiwan. PAM was diagnosed based on detection of actively motile trophozoites in cerebrospinal fluid using a wet-mount smear and the Liu's stain. The a...

Background: Suppurative keratitis is a common ophthalmic condition mostly caused by fungi. Apart from fungal culture, wet preparation using 10% Potassium hydroxide (KOH) for microscopic detection of fungal elements is a rapid and accurate method of laboratory diagnosis. Purpose: This prospective and cross sectional study was undertaken in order to evaluate the diagnostic sensitivity of wet prep...

microbial corneal diseases are a serious ocular infection and the major cause of ocular morbidity and blindness in the world. the outcomes of fungal keratitis are unfavorable due to the protracted course of the condition and the diversity of respective clinical presentations. trauma, contact lens wear, foreign material, and prior corneal surgery, may make the most background for permitting inva...