Aycan Kaya, Ö2024-12-282024-12-2820151309-38781309-3878https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.32329https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/108108https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ktd/issue/10312/126503https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/17863Bir Üniversite Hastanesi Jinekoloji Polikliniğine Başvuran Kadınlarda Parazitolojik ve Sitolojik Yöntemlerle Trichomonas Vaginalis AraştırılmasıAim: In this study, it was aimed to compare parasitological and cytological diagnostic methods to detect T. Vaginalis in samples taken from posterior fornix of vagina. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, study population (n=104) were selected from women applying to gynecology outpatient clinic of Mustafa Kemal University Hospital with different complaints between MarchAugust 2013. The presence of T. vaginalis was investigated by parasitological and cytological diagnostic methods. While direct microscopy, giemsa staining and culture in Cysteine-Peptone-LiverMaltose medium (CPLM) were performed for parasitological diagnosis of T. vaginalis in samples taken from posterior fornix of vagina, cervical smear stained by Papanicolaou (PAPS) was used for cytological diagnosis. Results: T. vaginalis was detected in 12 (11.5%), 12 (11.5%), 14 (%13.4) of materials by direct microscopy, giemsa staining and culture, respectively. T. vaginalis was detected only 5 (4.8%) of materials by cytology. This difference was statistically significant (ptr10.18521/ktd.32329info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessTrichomonas vaginalisVajinal AkıntıTanıTrichomanas vaginalisVaginal DischargeDiagnosisArticle73DergiPark: 126503