Screening for Trichomonas vaginalis Infection by Use of A cridine Orange Fluorescent Microscopy

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Abstract
The acridine orange test for detection of T. vaginalis in smears was adapted for delayed examination of [human] specimens. Mailed-in slides stained by acridine orange were compared with on-site wet mounts; the acridine orange test detected 96% of all positives, whereas only 76% were detected by wet mounts. In a similar comparison with Papanicolaou smears, the acridine orange test detected 89% as compared with 67% detected by Papanicolaou smears.