Laboratory Medicine ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (11): 1091-1097.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2023.11.016

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Evaluation of vaginal secretion routine determination modes and review criteria analysis

LU Tingyan, GU Danfeng, WANG Yahong, GE Yafang, YANG Haiou()   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,the International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases,Shanghai 200030,China
  • Received:2021-12-22 Revised:2023-03-16 Online:2023-11-30 Published:2024-01-10

Abstract:

Objective To evaluate the performance of vaginal secretion routine determination modes,and to establish review criteria. Methods A total of 1 334 vaginal swabs were collected from the International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from February to May 2021,of which 1 064 samples were used to evaluate the sensitivities of different determination modes and establish review criteria,and 270 samples were used to verify the review criteria. Automated composition analyzer,vaginitis examination analysis,AutowoMO dry chemical enzyme instrument,automated composition analyzer combined with AutowoMO dry chemical enzyme instrument,automated composition analyzer combined with vaginitis examination analysis artificial wet smear microscopy and Gram staining microscopy were used. Totally,3 initial review criteria were designed using the results of artificial wet smear microscopy and Gram staining microscopy. The sensitivities,specificities,false positive rates,false negative rates and consistency rates of different determination modes were evaluated. The determination mode with the highest sensitivity and the lowest false negative rate was selected to further optimize the review criteria and verify it. Results Of the 1 064 samples,328(30.83%)samples were positive,and 736(69.17%) samples were negative. The results of artificial wet smear microscopy and Gram staining microscopy showed that bacterial vaginosis(BV) accounted for 18.80%(200 samples),vulvovaginal candidiasis(VVC) 14.10%(150 samples) and trichomonas vaginitis(TV) 1.03%(11 samples). Among the 5 determination modes,automated composition analyzer combined with AutowoMO dry chemical enzyme instrument had the highest sensitivities to BV,VVC and TV [56.00%(112/200),58.00%(87/150) and 90.91%(10/11),respectively]. Through verifying the review criteria of optimal determination mode,the false negative rates of BV,VVC and TV were 5.56%,5.93% and 0,respectively,and the review rate was 24.81%. Conclusions Automated composition analyzer combined with AutowoMO dry chemical enzyme instrument is suitable for the early screening of BV,VVC and TV,and the optimized review criteria can effectively decrease the false negative rate,and the review rate is acceptable.

Key words: Vaginal secretion, Composition analysis, Dry chemical enzyme method, Microscopy, Review criterion

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