Broth culture of Trichomonas vaginalis is considered the "gold standard" for the diagnosis of trichomoniasis. Two studies were carried out to evaluate modified Columbia agar (MCA) for the isolation of T. vaginalis from clinical samples. Study I compared isolation on MCA to that on liquid medium with 889 vaginal samples. Out of 63 samples positive for T. vaginalis (7.1% of total), MCA identified...

Although many investigations into Trichomonas vaginalis Donne 1875 and vaginal trichomoniasis have been made since the organism was recognized again as a pathological entity by Hohne in 1916, problems on its pathogenicity, epidemiology and therapeutics are still left in confusion. One of the main reasons of this confusion appears that the bacteria free cultivation of this organism has not been ...

Trichomonas vaginalis was first described by Donne (1836), who observed the organism in purulent secretions in both women and men, and stated that it was not present in normal vaginal secretions. T. vaginalis was successfully cultured in vitro by Lynch (1915), and there have since been a number of publications containing descriptions of the morphological, epidemiological, and pathological aspec...

BACKGROUND Blood sucking mites are important avian ectoparasites which being found on bird species worldwide. Their presence are problematic for the producers either through potential direct effects on weight gain, egg production, sperm production in roosters or as nuisance pests on worker handle hens and eggs. The aim of this study was pointing out of the status of haematophagus mites. METHO...

With the purpose of identifying the causes of disease and death in backyard turkeys, 768 interviews with growers were carried out in communities of the coastal region of Oaxaca, Mexico. Later, a clinical sanitary evaluation was performed on five randomly selected turkeys of different age and sex. The laboratory tests included: necropsy for clinical diagnosis of diseases and for a histopathologi...

The local treatment of trichomonal vaginitis usually results in cure, but there are the following exceptions: (1) Some cases are resistant to treatment from the start. (2) Local treatment of the vagina can have no effect upon infection of the urethra, from which the vagina is re-infected. (3) In trichomonal urethritis in the male, local methods of treatment up to now have been of little effect,...

Despite the declining rate of sexually transmitted diseases in developed countries, trichomoniasis is still one of the most common venereal infections. While diagnosis of this condition is commonly based on the microscopic wet-mount method, culture remains the most accurate single procedure for detecting the presence of Trichomonas vaginalis in clinical samples. In the present study, the effica...