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United Kingdom National Guideline on the Management of Trichomonas vaginalis 2014
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This guideline offers recommendations on the diagnostic tests, treatment regimens and health promotion principles needed for the effective management of TV, covering the management of the initial presentation, as well as how to prevent transmission and future infection.Abstract:
The main objective is to assist practitioners in managing men and women diagnosed with Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infection. This guideline offers recommendations on the diagnostic tests, treatment regimens and health promotion principles needed for the effective management of TV, covering the management of the initial presentation, as well as how to prevent transmission and future infection.read more
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Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young people in South Africa: A nested survey in a health and demographic surveillance site.
Suzanna C. Francis,T. Nondumiso Mthiyane,Kathy Baisley,S. Lerato Mchunu,Jane Ferguson,Theresa Smit,Tania Crucitti,Dickman Gareta,Siphephelo Dlamini,Tinofa Mutevedzi,Janet Seeley,Janet Seeley,Deenan Pillay,Nuala McGrath,Maryam Shahmanesh +14 more
TL;DR: A high prevalence of STIs/BV was found in this rural setting with high HIV prevalence in South Africa and this is a proof of concept for population-based STI surveillance in low- and middle-income countries that could be utilised in the evaluation of STI/HIV prevention and control programmes.
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Trichomonas vaginalis: pathogenicity and potential role in human reproductive failure
TL;DR: Long-term clinical observations and results of in vitro experimental studies indicate that in men, trichomoniasis has been also associated with infertility through inflammatory damage to the genitourinary tract or interference with sperm function.
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Trichomoniasis - are we giving the deserved attention to the most common non-viral sexually transmitted disease worldwide?
TL;DR: Trichomonas vaginalis is the most common non-viral sexually transmitted disease in the world and its relationship with serious health consequences such as cancer, adverse pregnancy outcomes, infertility, and HIV acquisition is the main issue.
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Trichomonas vaginalis: Clinical relevance, pathogenicity and diagnosis.
TL;DR: Investigation of the commercial release of a number of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) has added to the available diagnostic options, and a recent initial evaluation of a NAAT Point of Care system has given promising results, which would enable testing and treatment in a single visit.
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Trichomonas vaginalis infection is uncommon in the British general population: implications for clinical testing and public health screening
Nigel Field,Soazig Clifton,Sarah Alexander,Catherine A Ison,Rumena Khanom,Pamela Saunders,Gwenda Hughes,Laura Heath,Simon Beddows,Catherine H Mercer,Clare Tanton,Anne M Johnson,Pam Sonnenberg +12 more
TL;DR: The British population prevalence estimates indicate that T. vaginalis is a rare infection and support policies that restrict asymptomatic screening for T. vaginais and suggest deployment of molecular tests should be focused within clinical settings and guided by symptoms and local demography.
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Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines.
TL;DR: The new STD treatment guidelines for gonorrhea, chlamydia, bacterial vaginosis, trichomonas, vulvovaginal candidiasis, pelvic inflammatory disease, genital warts, herpes simplex virus infection, syphilis, and scabies are reviewed.
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Non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases as risk factors for HIV-1 transmission in women: results from a cohort study.
Marie Laga,A.T. Manoka,M. Kivuvu,B. Malele,M. Tuliza,N Nzila,J Goeman,F Behets,Batter,Michel Alary +9 more
TL;DR: Non-ulcerative STD were risk factors for sexual transmission of HIV-1 in women, after controlling for sexual exposure, and offered an important additional strategy for the prevention of HIV/AIDS.
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Trichomonas vaginalis associated with low birth weight and preterm delivery. The Vaginal Infections and Prematurity Study Group.
Mary Frances Cotch,J G Pastorek nd,Robert P. Nugent,Sharon L. Hillier,Sharon L. Hillier,Ronald S. Gibbs,David H. Martin,David A. Eschenbach,Robert R. Edelman,Robert R. Edelman,J C Carey,Joan A. Regan,Marijane A. Krohn,Marijane A. Krohn,Mark A. Klebanoff,A V Rao,George G. Rhoads +16 more
TL;DR: After considering other recognized risk factors including co‐infections, pregnant women infected with T. vaginalis at mid‐gestation were statistically significantly more likely to have a low birth weight infant, to deliver preterm, and to have an preterm low birth Weight infant.
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Infection with Trichomonas vaginalis Increases the Risk of HIV-1 Acquisition
R. Scott McClelland,Laura Sangaré,Wisal M. Hassan,Ludo Lavreys,Ludo Lavreys,Kishorchandra Mandaliya,James Kiarie,Jeckoniah O. Ndinya-Achola,Walter Jaoko,Jared M. Baeten +9 more
TL;DR: Treatment and prevention of T. vaginalis infection could reduce HIV-1 risk in women and may also help to reduce the overall risk of infection in women with HIV.
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Failure of Metronidazole to Prevent Preterm Delivery among Pregnant Women with Asymptomatic Trichomonas vaginalis Infection
Mark A. Klebanoff,J. C. Carey,John C. Hauth,Sharon L. Hillier,Robert P. Nugent,Elizabeth Thom,J. M. Ernest,R. P. Heine,Ronald J. Wapner,W. Trout,Atef H. Moawad,Kenneth J. Leveno,R. L. Copper,A. Northen,William W. Andrews,Phyllis L. Jones,Marshall D. Lindheimer,Nancy C. Elder,T. A. Siddiqi,Cora MacPherson,S. Leindecker,M. L. Fischer,Steve N. Caritis,Margaret Cotroneo,T. Camon,S. Beydoun,C. Alfonso,F. Doyle,Charlotte Catz,S. J. Yaffe,Jay D. Iams,F. Johnson,Mark B. Landon,Gary R. Thurnau,A. Meier,B. A. Collins,F. LeBoeuf,R. B. Newman,Brian M. Mercer,R. D. Ramsey,Michael D. Berkus,S. Nicholson,M. L. Sherman,Steven L. Bloom,M. DiVito,Jorge E. Tolosa,Donald J. Dudley,L. Reynolds,Paul J. Meis,E. Mueller-Heubach,M. Swain,S. F. Bottoms,G. S. Norman +52 more
TL;DR: Treatment of pregnant women with asymptomatic trichomoniasis does not prevent preterm delivery and routine screening and treatment of asymPTomatic pregnant women for this condition cannot be recommended.
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