Open AccessTrichomonas vaginalisInfection in Male Sexual Partners: Implications for Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Author(s) -
Arlene C. Seña,
William C. Miller,
Marcia M. Hobbs,
Jane R. Schwebke,
Peter A. Leone,
Heidi Swygard,
Julius Atashili,
Myron S. Cohen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/511144
Subject(s) - trichomoniasis , trichomonas vaginalis , medicine , asymptomatic , odds ratio , gynecology , trichomonas vaginitis , obstetrics , vagina , surgery
Trichomonas vaginalis causes a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in women, yet trichomoniasis in male sexual partners is not well recognized. Nucleic acid amplification tests can increase detection of T. vaginalis in men compared with culture.
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