2000年9月1日 · Standard office examinations include a wet-mount preparation using saline, a slide prepared with 10 percent potassium hydroxide (KOH), a “whiff” test to detect amines and a litmus test of the ...

2023年11月6日 · Potassium hydroxide wet mount – The addition of 10 percent potassium hydroxide (KOH) to the wet mount of vaginal discharge destroys cellular elements, thus it is helpful for identifying hyphae and budding yeast for the …

A drop of KOH (potassium hydroxide 10%) added to a saline wet prep slide aids in diagnosis in two ways. A) A strong fishy (amine) odor to the solution may indicate bacterial vaginosis. B) KOH dissolves the cell walls of epithelial cells but does not dissolve the …

2011年4月1日 · Bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, and vulvovaginal candidiasis are the most common infectious causes of vaginitis. Bacterial vaginosis occurs when the normal lactobacilli of the vagina are ...

Saline is the best solution for visualizing trichomonas, and the bacterial studding of vaginal epithelial cells known as clue cells. Potassium hydroxide (KOH) dissolves cell membranes and other biologic materials, but not the cellulose found in the cell walls of fungi.

2021年3月22日 · Trichomonas vaginalis is a pathogenic flagellate that infects the urogenital tracts of males and females. The infection is primarily a sexually transmitted infection and is thought to be the most common curable sexually transmitted infection among sexually active women.

2022年9月2日 · A whiff test, or KOH test, may be done on the vaginal sample during the wet mount test. A few drops of potassium hydroxide (KOH) are mixed with the sample. The KOH kills bacteria and leaves...

Trichomoniasis is the most common sexually transmitted disease, caused by a motile flagellate non-invasive parasitic protozoan, Trichomonas vaginalis (T. vaginalis). More than 160 million people worldwide are annually infected by this protozoan.

The positive whiff test is caused by aromitization of aromatic amines in the presence of KOH. Gram stain will reveal gram-negative coccobacilli adherent to epithelial cells. If WBCs are present in large numbers, coexisting trichomonas or cervicitis should be suspected, as bacterial vaginosis does not elicit an inflammatory response.

2022年4月16日 · Trichomoniasis: Trichomonas vaginalis; Symptoms. malodorous greenish discharge; burning; dyspareunia and dysuria; postcoital bleeding; Physical exam. malodorous discharge "strawberry" cervix; vulvovaginal erythema; Important note. sexually transmitted; therefore, the partner must also be treated