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- Title
High Rates of Trichomonas vaginalis among Men Attending a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic: Implications for Screening and Urethritis Management.
- Authors
Schwebke, Jane R.; Hook III, Edward W.
- Abstract
Trichomonas is a cause of nongonococcal urethritis (NGU); however, studies of its prevalence in men have been hampered by the lack of sensitive diagnostics. DNA amplification allows for reappraisal of the extent of infection in men. Men attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic were tested for trichomonas, chlamydia, and gonorrhea. The prevalence of these pathogens was 17%, 19.6%, and 17.7% respectively. In men with NGU, 19.9% were infected with trichomonas. These data have implications for treatment of NGU and control of trichomoniasis.
- Subjects
TRICHOMONAS vaginalis; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases
- Publication
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003, Vol 188, Issue 3, p465
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1086/376558