Foessleitner Philipp, Kiss Herbert, Deinsberger Julia, Ott Julia, Zierhut Lorenz, Rosta Klara, Falcone Veronica, Farr Alex
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Obstetrics and Feto-Maternal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
Department of Dermatology, Skin and Endothelium Research Division (SERD), Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
J Clin Med. 2021 May 24;10(11):2275. doi: 10.3390/jcm10112275.
Bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. The introduction of a simple screen-and-treat program into antenatal care was shown to significantly reduce the rate of preterm birth. The gold standard for diagnosing bacterial vaginosis is Gram staining, which is, however, time-consuming and requires laboratory facilities. The objective of this prospective study was to validate a point-of-care sialidase activity detection test () for asymptomatic pregnant women and evaluate its accuracy as a screening tool. We enrolled 200 pregnant participants, 100 with Gram staining-confirmed bacterial vaginosis and 100 healthy controls. Compared to Gram staining, the point-of-care test showed a sensitivity of 81%, specificity of 100%, positive predictive value of 100%, and negative predictive value of 98.1%. In conclusion, we found that the was an accurate method for diagnosing bacterial vaginosis in asymptomatic pregnant women. This point-of-care test can therefore be considered a reliable and easy-to-use screening tool for bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy.
妊娠早期细菌性阴道病与早产风险增加相关。在产前护理中引入简单的筛查和治疗方案可显著降低早产率。诊断细菌性阴道病的金标准是革兰氏染色,然而,该方法耗时且需要实验室设施。这项前瞻性研究的目的是验证一种用于无症状孕妇的即时检测唾液酸酶活性检测试验(),并评估其作为筛查工具的准确性。我们招募了200名孕妇参与者,其中100名经革兰氏染色确诊为细菌性阴道病,100名作为健康对照。与革兰氏染色相比,即时检测试验的灵敏度为81%,特异性为100%,阳性预测值为100%,阴性预测值为98.1%。总之,我们发现该试验是诊断无症状孕妇细菌性阴道病的准确方法。因此,这种即时检测试验可被视为孕期细菌性阴道病可靠且易于使用的筛查工具。