The TvLEGU-1, a Legumain-Like Cysteine Proteinase, Plays a Key Role in Trichomonas vaginalis Cytoadherence

Table 4

Characteristics of the biological samples from patients with vaginitis.

Sample number^a	Clinical diagnosis^b	T. vaginalis ^c		Other microorganisms^d
		Wet mount	InPouchTv
HGM483	+	−	+	Corynebacterium sp., coagulase-negative Staphylococcus sp.
HGM315	+	+	+	Lactobacillus sp., coagulase-negative Staphylococcus sp.
HGM295	+	+	+	+^e
HGM225	+	+	+	Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus sp.
HGM124	+	+	+	Corynebacterium sp.
HGM114	+	+	+	+^e
HGM9	−	−	−	Candida sp.
HGM39	−	−	−	Corynebacterium sp.
HGM47	−	−	−	Candida sp.
HGM48	−	−	−	Corynebacterium sp.
HGM67	−	−	−	Candida sp., Corynebacterium sp.
HGM331	−	−	−	Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus sp., Gardnerella vaginalis, Lactobacillus sp.

^aBiological samples obtained from Laboratorio Central del Hospital General de México (HGM). ^bClinical diagnosis of cervicovaginitis in all patients. ^cPresence of T. vaginalis detected by direct wet mount microscopic observation and by in vitro culture with the InPouchTv system. ^dPresence of bacteria in the wet mount that were identified by a microbiological analysis. ^ePresence of bacteria in the wet mount that were not identified by a microbiological analysis as the rest of the samples.