Background and Aims: Trichomonas vaginalis is a flagellated protozoa that is associated with vaginitis, cervicitis, urethritis and other vaginal disorders. Current study aimed to evaluate the anti-Trichomonas activity of Medicago sativa and Satureja hortensis, in vitro. Materials and Methods: Ethanolic extract of Medicago sativa and Satureja hortensis were obtained by rotary evaporator. anti-T...

Pregnant women are prone to vaginal infection. At Primary Health Care Clinics diagnosis of causative organism of vagincll infections is made by clsing historp-taking and assessment of clinicalpicture methods. The accuracy of these methods is investigated in this stctdy by comparing the results obtained by historytaking and assessment of clinical picture with that which is obtained by examining ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the clinical significance of Trichomonas vaginalis detected in Papanicolaou (Pap) smears in our local population. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING A sexually transmitted disease clinic in Hong Kong. PATIENTS All patients having Pap smear, wet mount microscopy, and high vaginal swab culture performed in Tuen Mun Social Hygiene Clinic from April 2005 to December 20...

OBJECTIVE To compare the occurrence of Trichomonas vaginalis as demonstrated by culture and by Papanicolaou (PAP) smears in a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic. SETTING The largest out-patient venereological clinic in Denmark. SUBJECT AND METHODS As the prevalence of trichomonal infestation has decreased considerable in recent years direct microscopy of vaginal wet mounts is no long...

Although culture of Trichomonas vaginalis is more sensitive than wet mounts in the diagnosis of trichomoniasis, the lack of convenience of culture prevents it from being widely used. To improve the acceptability of diagnosis by culture, a plastic envelope method (PEM) was devised. PEM permits both immediate examination and culture in one self-contained system. The medium consists of dry ingredi...

The laboratory methods usually employed for detecting Trichomonas vaginalis in secretions are the microscopic examination of wet films or fixed, stained smears, and the culture of the parasites in artificial media. In recent years the cultural method has become more widely used as an aid in the diagnosis of trichomoniasis. Different culture media have been employed for this purpose with varying...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association between male circumcision and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis using data from a male circumcision randomised controlled trial. METHODS We used data collected during the male circumcision trial conducted in Orange Farm (South Africa) among men aged 18-24 years. Altogether, 1767 urine samples collected during the final f...