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Biomed InPouch TV culture media for trichomonas vaginalis culture diagnostics

InPouch® TV - Diagnostic test for Trichomonas Vaginalis (T. Vaginalis)

Highly selective, accurate identification of Trichomonas vaginalis, in a cost-effective, easy to use, broth media device — no lab equiptment except a microscope needed. Considered the Gold Standard for over 10 years, InPouch is widely used in STI clinics, out-patient clinics, hospitals and remote, field-based healthcare. Recommended as a parallel test with other POC rapid tests, to prevent false negatives.

Easy to use — simply swab and inoculate the fluid within InPouch, at the point-of-care. The selective, nutritive media provides positive results of one or more live trichomonads viewable in a little over 15 minutes.

No plating, wet mount slide preparation, no microbiology lab or expensive equipment needed. InPouch dramatically reduces your workload and lab costs and is placed directly on the microscope stage for low power (100x) observation.

Specifications

Product Principal

Combine collection, culture, result and microscopic observation in one IVD device.
Highly selective prepared media in a device designed for in-vitro specimen transport and incubation.
Rapid presumptive-positive diagnosis without re-plating. Intray can be placed directly on microscope stage
Recommended as a parallel test with other POC rapid tests. The InPouch TV will reveal false negatives common with rapid or strip tests.

Simple Convenience

InPouch is designed for specimen collection / inoculation at point-of-care
Saves time, material cost and waste, reducing exposure to collected sample
Place directly on the microscope tray for observation
Selectively produces distinctive colony growth with typical identifiable morphology

Accurate Detection

Specially formulated medium is selective for positive growth of resistant strains of T. vaginalis, while inhibiting fungi and bacteria.

Test Strain	Result #
T. vaginalis	Growth
E. coli	Inhibited
C. albicans	Inhibited
E. faecalis	Inhibited
S. aureus	Inhibited

Time to Result

Presumptive positive results in 15 minutes.
Examine every 24 hours for 7 days

Storage

Extended 12 Months shelf life
Inoculated Pouches can be kept at room temperature for up to 48 hours (18-25°C), before incubation at 37°C is required

Specimen

Urine
Vaginal swab
CST
Seminal fluid

CPT Codes

87081 | 87088 | 87210

Features and Benefits

SHELF-LIFE AND DURABILITY

Designed for field-based testing and point of care uses, or long life 12-month storage.
No re-plate or wet mount
Once InPouch is inoculated, no other culture preparation is required... saving time and cost.
Designed for specimen collection/inoculation at point-of-care, a fully enclosed system for transport, incubation, result and microscopic observation.
The sealed prepared media device is selectively formulated for accurate detection and identification of pathogens and non-pathogens
Visual chromogenic differentiation and/or selective production of distinctive colony growth with typical identifiable morphology

KEY FEATURES

Nutritive culture colony growth medium, formulated for selectivity and specificity

YOU'LL IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCE A REDUCTION IN:

Time-to-result
Cost of laboratory materials
Medical waste
Risk of exposure or contamination

Articles of Interest

Gallion HR, et al. 2009. Diagnosis of T. vaginalis in female children and adolescents evaluated for possible sexual abuse: a comparison of InPouch TV culture
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 22(5): 300-5
Article: Individuals infected with T. vaginalis have a higher risk of cervical cancer,
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hobbs MM, et al. 2006. Methods for detection of T. vaginalis in the male partners of infected women.
J Clin Microbiol 44(11):3994-9
Garber GE. 2005. The laboratory diagnosis of T. vaginalis.
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol 16(1):35-8
Ohlemeyer Cl, et al. 1998. Diagnosis of T. vaginalis in adolescent females.
J Adolesc Health 22(3):205-8
Borchardt KA, et al. 1997. A comparison of the sensitivity of InPouch TV, Diamond's and Trichosel media.
Genitourin Med 73(4):297–298.
Borchardt KA, et al. 1996. An in-vitro metronidazole susceptibility test using InPouch TV.
Genitourin Med 72(2):132-135.

Instructions for Use

Biomed offers extensive product documentation for each of our products. If you would like to review these, please see the Product Documentation section in the upper right of this page.

If you would like to download the Instructions for Use (IFU) please click here

⚠ WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Iron Dextran and Chloramphenicol, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Product	Qty	Item #
InPouch TV	10 pack	11-031-001
InPouch TV	100 pack	11-031-002
Lab Kit (US)	1	11-035-001
Lab Kit (International)	1	11-035-002
TV LIVE Culture	1	11-041-003
TV LIVE Culture	10 pack	11-051-004