摘要 |
<p>The device 10 includes three test areas 12, 14 and 16 for receiving a sample of vaginal fluid thereon. Test area 12 is a pH indicator area for indicating the pH of the vaginal fluid sample, the indicator covering a pH range of from 3.5 to 8. Test area 14 is a leucocyte count indicator area for indicating the leucocyte count of the vaginal fluid sample, the indicator typically covering a leucocyte count range from zero to three. Test area 16 is an amine test area impregnated with a ten percent potassium hydroxide solution. The vaginal infections that the device 10 can be used to test for are: a bacterial infection, a protozoal infection, and a fungal infection.</p> |