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

Abstract

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.