Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 291-293, June 2010

Trichomoniasis

David A Lewis FRCP(UK) PhD DTM&H is Head of the STI Reference Centre at the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, South Africa. Competing interests: none declared

Abstract 

Trichomoniasis is caused by the protozoan, Trichomonas vaginalis. It is a common, sexually transmitted infection, particularly among women where it causes a vaginal discharge. Infections in men are usually mild and transient. It has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcome and enhances HIV transmission. Molecular tests have shown the inferiority of both standard wet-film microscopy and culture methods, and their use has the potential to improve case finding and treatment.

Keywords: HIV, metronidazole, pathogenesis, pregnancy, resistance, trichomoniasis

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PII: S1357-3039(10)00074-5

doi:10.1016/j.mpmed.2010.03.007

Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 291-293, June 2010

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