DIAGNOSIS OF TRICHOMONAS-VAGINALIS IN MALE URETHRITIS

Trichomonas vaginalis was diagnosed in 42 (19%) of 227 adult males wit h urethral discharge. In 27 men (15%) T.vaginalis ec,as isolated toget her with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Non-gonococcal urethritis was diagnose d in 15 patients and T.vaginalis was isolated from 47% of such patient s. Stained smear preparations, i,e. RapiDiff and acridine orange of mo dified Diamond's media, were superior to wet smear microscopy for the identification of T.vaginalis. RapiDiff stain was the most sensitive a nd identified 41 of 42 (98%) positive cultures. It is recommended that all turbid culture media should be stained for the optimal diagnosis of trichomoniasis,