Table 2 Microorganisms and human cells present in the microscopic examination of ESwab slides prepared from ESwab (using 100 μl of Amies medium) which were not in the Amies gel slides.
Specimens Type (no.) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vaginal Swab (32) | Cervical Swab (27) | Urethral Swab (11) | Wound Swab (10) | 80 | |
Microorganisms present in microscopic examination | |||||
Yeast Cells | 5 | 3 | |||
Gram-negative diplococci | 1 | ||||
Gram-positive diplococci/streptococci | 5 | 3 | |||
Trichomonas spp. | 1 | ||||
Clue cells due to Gram-negative coccobacilli | 1 | 1 | |||
Mobilincus spp | 1 | ||||
Gram-negative bacilli | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Subtotal | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29/80 (36,25%) |
Human cells present in the microscopic examination | |||||
> Epithelial cells per field of view | 6 | ||||
5-6 leucocytes per field of view | 1 | 3 | |||
Numerous leucocytes (20-30 per field of view) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Blood Cells | 2 | 1 | |||
Subtotal | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22/89 (27,5%) |