Easiness of Use and Validity Testing ofVS-SENSEDevice for Detection of Abnormal Vaginal Flora and Bacterial Vaginosis

[摘要] Accessing vaginal pH is fundamental during gynaecological visit for the detection of abnormal vaginal flora (AVF), but use of pH strips may be time-consuming and difficult to interpret. The aim of this study was to evaluate theVS-SENSEtest (Common Sense Ltd, Caesarea, Israel) as a tool for the diagnosis of AVF and its correlation with abnormal pH and bacterial vaginosis (BV). The study population consisted of 45 women with vaginal pH≥4.5 and 45 women with normal pH. Vaginal samples were evaluated byVS-SENSEtest, microscopy and microbiologic cultures. Comparing with pH strips results,VS-SENSEtest specificity was 97.8% and sensitivity of 91%. All severe cases of BV and aerobic vaginitis (AV) were detected by the test. Only one case with normal pH had an unclear result. Concluding,VS-SENSEtest is easy to perform, and it correlates with increased pH, AVF, and the severe cases of BV and AV.

[学科分类] 妇产科学