| Lack of evidence for the involvement of rectal and oral trichomonads in the aetiology of vaginal trichomoniasis in Ghana. | |
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PMID: 16790560 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible involvement of human trichomonads (Pentatrichomonas hominis and Trichomonas tenax) other than Trichomonas vaginalis in the aetiology of vaginal trichomoniasis. METHODS: Vaginal swabs taken from women attending antenatal clinics were tested for Trichomonas vaginalis by traditional assays (wet-mount microscopy and InPouch culture) and nucleic acid amplification (polymerase chain reaction). These swabs were also tested for the presence of P hominis and T tenax by nucleic acid amplification. Oral and rectal swabs from these women were tested for T tenax and P hominis respectively. Data on sociodemographic characteristics, sexual and anogenital hygiene practices likely to seed P hominis and T tenax into the vagina were collected by a questionnaire. RESULTS: 93% (161) of the 173 samples in which T vaginalis was detected by wet preparation or culture was evaluable by PCR. Of this, T vaginalis was detected in 94% (152) by T vaginalis-specific PCR. Neither P hominis nor T tenax was detected in any of the vaginal swab samples. These included nine samples for which T vaginalis had been detected by wet preparation or culture, but were negative by T vaginalis nucleic acid amplification. P hominis and T tenax were not detected in any of the rectal and oral swabs, respectively. CONCLUSION: In this group of women, there was no evidence for the involvement of trichomonads other than T vaginalis in the aetiology of vaginal trichomoniasis. |
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Y Adu-Sarkodie; B K Opoku; T Crucitti; H A Weiss; D Mabey |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2006-06-21 |
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Title: Sexually transmitted infections Volume: 83 ISSN: 1368-4973 ISO Abbreviation: Sex Transm Infect Publication Date: 2007 Apr |
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Created Date: 2007-04-16 Completed Date: 2007-05-25 Revised Date: 2010-09-14 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9805554 Medline TA: Sex Transm Infect Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 130-2 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. sax01@tiscali.co.uk |
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Adolescent Adult Animals Female Ghana / epidemiology Humans Mouth Diseases / epidemiology, parasitology* Polymerase Chain Reaction Rectal Diseases / epidemiology, parasitology* Trichomonas / isolation & purification* Trichomonas Vaginitis / epidemiology, parasitology* Vaginal Smears |
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