Open AccessTrichomoniasis: How do we diagnose in a resource poor setting?
Author(s) -
Sivaranjini Ramassamy,
T J Jaisankar,
Devinder Mohan Thappa,
Rashmi Kumari,
Laxmisha Chandrasekhar,
M. Malathi,
Subhash Chandra Parija,
Syed Habeebullah
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.112866
Subject(s) - trichomoniasis , medicine , optometry , gynecology
Diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis vaginalis infection based solely on clinical symptoms and signs is unreliable because the spectrum of infection is broad and other sexually transmitted pathogens cause similar signs and symptoms.