Publications
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| the nutrition of protozoa; a simplified medium for the investigation of unknown factors in blood serum essential for the sustained growth of trichomonas vaginalis. | 1947 | 20292334 | |
| the nutrition of protozoa; the separation of human blood serum into two fractions, both essential for the sustained growth of trichomonas vaginalis. | 1947 | 20292335 | |
| treatment of trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis. | 1947 | 20295748 | |
| antimicrobial and antimalarial activity of cussonia species (araliaceae). | cussonia species are used in african traditional medicine mainly against pain, inflammation, gastro-intestinal problems, malaria and sexually transmitted diseases. | 2010 | 20298772 |
| a simple and effective treatment for infection with trichomonas vaginalis. | 1931 | 20318431 | |
| high throughput genome-wide survey of small rnas from the parasitic protists giardia intestinalis and trichomonas vaginalis. | rna interference (rnai) is a set of mechanisms which regulate gene expression in eukaryotes. key elements of rnai are small sense and antisense rnas from 19 to 26 nt generated from double-stranded rnas. micrornas (mirnas) are a major type of rnai-associated small rnas and are found in most eukaryotes studied to date. to investigate whether small rnas associated with rnai appear to be present in all eukaryotic lineages, and therefore present in the ancestral eukaryote, we studied two deep-branchi ... | 2009 | 20333187 |
| delayed human neutrophil apoptosis by trichomonas vaginalis lysate. | neutrophils play an important role in the human immune system for protection against such microorganisms as a protozoan parasite, trichomonas vaginalis; however, the precise role of neutrophils in the pathogenesis of trichomoniasis is still unknown. moreover, it is thought that trichomonal lysates and excretory-secretory products (esp), as well as live t. vaginalis, could possibly interact with neutrophils in local tissues, including areas of inflammation induced by t. vaginalis in humans. the a ... | 2010 | 20333279 |
| prevalence and comparison of diagnostic methods for trichomonas vaginalis infection in pregnant women in argentina. | the objectives of this study were to conduct a prevalence survey of trichomoniasis in pregnant women and to evaluate the utility of different methods for its diagnosis. a total of 597 vaginal exudates from pregnant women who were examined at the hospital de clinicas in buenos aires, argentina from 1 august 2005 to 31 january 2007, were prospectively and consecutively evaluated. the investigation of trichomonas vaginalis was made by different microscopic examinations, and culture on liquid medium ... | 2010 | 20333287 |
| urinary balantidiasis: diagnosis at a glance by urine sediment examination. | a 56-year-old caucasian man with non-hodgkin's lymphoma, who had previously been treated with prolonged intensive chemotherapy, was hospitalized for an acute and reversible kidney injury of multifactorial origin. the urinary sediment examination, performed daily, demonstrated the presence of renal tubular cells and renal tubular cell casts. surprisingly, it also showed the presence of trophozoites of the protozoan balantidium coli, which were identified on the basis of its characteristic morphol ... | 2010 | 20349417 |
| correlation of trichomonas vaginalis to bacterial vaginosis: a laboratory-based study. | this study aimed to define the occurrence of different organisms causing vulvovaginitis; to evaluate different laboratory methods used for diagnosis of trichomonas vaginalis (t. vaginalis); and to evaluate the direct score system and clue cell method compared with culture for diagnosis of bacterial and t. vaginalis vaginosis. | 2010 | 20351456 |
| trichomonas vaginalis prevalence, incidence, risk factors and antibiotic-resistance in an adolescent population. | to determine the prevalence and incidence of trichomoniasis, risk factors for infection, and the prevalence of metronidazole and tinidazole-resistant trichomonas vaginalis (t. vaginalis) in female adolescents. | 2010 | 20351623 |
| early smoking initiation, sexual behavior and reproductive health - a large population-based study of nordic women. | to investigate associations between early smoking initiation, risk-taking behavior and reproductive health. | 2010 | 20353801 |
| evaluation of cervical screening results in a population at normal risk. | to evaluate the frequency of dysplasia and other cervical conditions in a population at normal risk, and compare demographic characteristics of the women with normal and abnormal results. | 2010 | 20362986 |
| a pilot study on the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among clients of brothel-based female sex workers in jessore, bangladesh. | the prevalence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections among clients of female sex workers (fsws) was studied. a total of 156 condoms were collected from clients of 13 sex workers during three consecutive days. condoms used by clients of fsws were collected and dna was extracted from the seminal fluid and used for the diagnosis of neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis and trichomonas vaginalis by polymerase chain reaction. the prevalence of n. gonorrhoeae, c. trachomatis and t. vagin ... | 2010 | 20378907 |
| rapid detection of coinfections by trichomonas vaginalis, mycoplasma hominis, and ureaplasma urealyticum by a new multiplex polymerase chain reaction. | we developed a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (m-pcr) assay to simultaneously detect trichomonas vaginalis, mycoplasma hominis, and ureaplasma urealyticum. the test is extremely specific and has a sensitivity of 10 cells for t. vaginalis and u. urealyticum and of 1 cell for m. hominis. the technique was validated on vaginal swabs from 240 women presenting symptoms of vaginitis, and results were compared with data obtained using microscopic and culture techniques on the same patients. the m- ... | 2010 | 20385350 |
| [local combined therapy of vaginal infections by nifuratel-nistatin]. | a test included 40 women in the reproductive age with clinical symptoms of vaginitis and microbiological examination. they were treated by combined therapy of vaginal tablets of nifuratel, 500 mg and nistatin 200 000 i. u. during six days, after which they underwent gynaecological reexamination and repeated microbiological examination of vaginal and cervical smears. an analiysis of vaginal secretion found bacterial flora in 34 smears (65%), fungus (candida albicans) in 15 (24%) and trichomonas v ... | 2010 | 20387731 |
| gardnerella, trichomonas vaginalis, candida, chlamydia trachomatis, mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum in the genital discharge of symptomatic fertile and asymptomatic infertile women. | this study aimed to establish the different prevalence of the microorganisms investigated in the two groups considered: fertile women with symptoms and asymptomatic women with infertility problems. the data from women (n= 952) investigated for two years for quality of genital discharge and the presence of gardnerella vaginalis, trichomonas vaginalis, candida species, streptococcus agalactiae, mycoplasma hominis, ureaplasma urealyiticum and chlamydia trachomatis were retrospectively analyzed. in ... | 2010 | 20402416 |
| treatment of trichomoniasis in pregnancy in sub-saharan africa does not appear to be associated with low birth weight or preterm birth. | to determine whether treatment of trichomoniasis increases the risk of prematurity. | 2010 | 20429491 |
| synthesis and biological activity of 2-(trifluoromethyl)-1h-benzimidazole derivatives against some protozoa and trichinella spiralis. | a series of 2-(trifluoromethyl)-1h-benzimidazole derivatives (1a-1i) were synthesized via phillips cyclocondensation of a substituted 1,2-phenylenediamine and trifluoroacetic acid. the synthesized compounds were evaluated in vitro against various protozoan parasites: giardia intestinalis, entamoeba histolytica, trichomonas vaginalis and leishmania mexicana, and they showed nanomolar activities against the first three protozoa tested. the compounds were also tested in vitro and in vivo against th ... | 2010 | 20430484 |
| trichomonas vaginalis: investigation of a novel diagnostic method in urine samples using cysteine proteinase 4 gene and pcr technique. | trichomonas vaginalis is the agent of a highly prevalent sexually transmitted disease that leads to vaginitis, urethritis, ectocervicitis and has been associated with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). detection of t. vaginalis based on wet-mount microscopy and culture methods is insensitive and time consuming, respectively. thus the quest for reliable pcr techniques of t. vaginalis in vaginal discharge and urine sample is more importance. in this study, 500 urine and vaginal-discharge samples ... | 2010 | 20434441 |
| should expedited partner treatment for women with trichomonas vaginalis be recommended? | 2010 | 20453719 | |
| a randomized controlled trial of partner notification methods for prevention of trichomoniasis in women. | trichomoniasis is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus. males are usually asymptomatic, and thus there is heavy reliance on partner notification for identifying infected male partners. the usual approach is partner referral but it is estimated that only a minority of men seek care. we conducted a randomized trial to compare the effectiveness of 3 methods of partner notification. | 2010 | 20453720 |
| [frequency of curable sexually transmitted infections among registered female sex-workers in ankara city]. | sex-workers are considered as the high-risk population for sexually transmitted infections (stis). early diagnosis and treatment of curable stis in this high-risk group have crucial importance in sti control and prevention of complications and transmission of infection. in this study, 146 registered female sex-workers in ankara city were screened with rapid diagnostic tests (rdt) for causative agents of curable stis such as, neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, trichomonas vaginalis and ... | 2010 | 20455407 |
| proteome analysis of the surface of trichomonas vaginalis reveals novel proteins and strain-dependent differential expression. | the identification of surface proteins on the plasma membrane of pathogens is of fundamental importance in understanding host-pathogen interactions. surface proteins of the extracellular parasite trichomonas are implicated in the initial adherence to mucosal tissue and are likely to play a critical role in the long term survival of this pathogen in the urogenital tract. in this study, we used cell surface biotinylation and multidimensional protein identification technology to identify the surfac ... | 2010 | 20467041 |
| vaginitis: its diagnosis and treatment. | ninety-nine patients with a variety of specific and non-specific vaginitis were treated initially with a broad spectrum anti-microbial agent (avc cream) in an effort to alleviate the acute symptoms of these problems even before specific organisms could be isolated. diagnostic methods are discussed for candida albicans and trichomonas vaginalis which could be employed in routine office practice. this agents advantage in being effective against almost all known pathogens, is offset by its some-wha ... | 1970 | 20468509 |
| molecular analysis of clonal trichomonad isolates indicate the existence of heterogenic species present in different birds and within the same host. | trichomonas gallinae is a flagellated protozoon and the etiological agent of avian trichomoniasis. despite its importance, especially in columbiformes and falconiformes, only a few molecular studies have yet been performed in order to investigate the degree of genetic diversity and cross-transmissibility between different isolates of this parasite. to address these questions 63 clonal cultures of trichomonas spp. isolates were established by successful isolation of single trichomonads from a mix ... | 2010 | 20471174 |
| the tropical brown alga lobophora variegata: a source of antiprotozoal compounds. | lobophora variegata, a brown alga collected from the coast of the yucatan peninsula, mexico, was studied for antiprotozoal activity against giardia intestinalis, entamoeba histolytica and trichomonas vaginalis. the whole extract showed the highest activity against t. vaginalis, with an ic(50) value of 3.2 microg/ml. for the fractions, the best antiprotozoal activity was found in non-polar fractions. the chloroform fraction of the extract contained a major sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (sqdg), id ... | 2010 | 20479979 |
| methyl jasmonate induces cell death and loss of hydrogenosomal membrane potential in trichomonas vaginalis. | trichomonas vaginalis is an important human parasite of the urogenital tract. jasmonates are a group of small lipids that are produced in plants and function as stress hormones. naturally occurring methyl jasmonate (mj) has been used to treat several types of cancer cells and it is cytotoxic to protistan parasites. it has been suggested that mitochondria are the target organelles of jasmonates. here, we tested this drug against t. vaginalis. although metronidazole has been the drug of choice for ... | 2010 | 20483382 |
| the burden and risk factors of sexually transmitted infections and reproductive tract infections among pregnant women in zimbabwe. | sexually transmitted infections (stis) and reproductive tract infections (rtis) are responsible for high morbidity among women. we aim to quantify the magnitude of the burden and risk factors of sti/rti s among pregnant women in zimbabwe. | 2010 | 20492681 |
| screening for trichomonas vaginalis in high-risk adolescent females with a new transcription-mediated nucleic acid amplification test (naat): associations with ethnicity, symptoms, and prior and current stis. | the importance of diagnosing trichomoniasis is highlighted by its strong association with hiv acquisition and viral shedding. the low sensitivity of wet preparation and often asymptomatic nature of trichomoniasis results in failure to recognize and treat this sexually transmitted infection. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of screening high-risk adolescent females using a new highly sensitive and specific naat assay. | 2010 | 20493735 |
| multiplex polymerase chain reaction-based reverse line blot hybridization assay to detect common genital pathogens. | the objective of the present paper is to develop and apply a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mpcr) based reverse line blot (rlb) hybridization assay to facilitate the diagnosis of genital infections by detection of seven recognized or putative genital pathogens (neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, ureaplasma urealyticum, ureaplasma parvum, mycoplasma genitalium, mycoplasma hominis and trichomonas vaginalis). species-specific biotin-labelled primer pairs were used in a single mpcr ... | 2010 | 20498099 |
| patient-delivered partner treatment and trichomonas vaginalis repeat infection among human immunodeficiency virus-infected women. | repeat infections with trichomonas vaginalis (tv) among human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected women are common and may increase the risk of hiv transmission. patient delivered partner treatment (pdpt) has been shown to reduce repeat infections of other sexually transmitted diseases. the purpose of this study was to evaluate adherence to pdpt and possible causes of repeat tv infection among hiv-infected women. | 2010 | 20502393 |
| etiology and sti/hiv coinfections among patients with urethral and vaginal discharge syndromes in south africa. | this study was undertaken to establish the etiology of the male urethral discharge (muds) and vaginal discharge (vds) syndromes, to determine the prevalence of other sexually transmitted infections (sti) and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) coinfections, and to examine associations between stis and hiv serostatus among sti patients in south africa. | 2010 | 20502394 |
| efficacy of punica granatum extract on in-vitro and in-vivo control of trichomonas vaginalis. | trichomoniasis vaginalis is now an important worldwide health problem. metronidazole has so far been used in treatment, but the metronidazole-resistant strains and unpleasant adverse effects have been developed. treatment of patients with metronidazole refractory vaginal trichomoniasis constitutes a major therapeutic challenge and treatment options are extremely limited. the last 7 years have seen over seven times as many publication indexed by midline dealing with pomegranate (punica granatum) ... | 2010 | 20503601 |
| observation of probable persistent, undetected trichomonas vaginalis infection among hiv-positive women. | 2010 | 20518674 | |
| evaluation of common organisms causing vaginal discharge. | vaginal discharge is very common problem among females. alteration in balance of normal vaginal organisms can cause the overgrowth of the bacteria that creates vaginal discharge. it is common among sexually active women yet there still remain gaps in our knowledge of this infectious disorder. | 2009 | 20524479 |
| susceptibility in vitro of clinically metronidazole-resistant trichomonas vaginalis to nitazoxanide, toyocamycin, and 2-fluoro-2'-deoxyadenosine. | this study investigates the susceptibility of a clinically metronidazole (mz)-resistant isolate of trichomonas vaginalis to alternative anti-trichomonal compounds. the microaerobic minimal inhibitory concentration (mic) of the 5-nitroimidazole (ni) drug, mz, against a typical mz-susceptible isolate of t. vaginalis is around 3.2 microm mz while the clinically, highly mz-resistant isolate has an mic of 50-100 microm. this isolate was cross-resistant to other members of the 5-ni family of compounds ... | 2010 | 20532912 |
| epidemiological synergy of trichomonas vaginalis and hiv in zimbabwean and south african women. | trichomonas vaginalis (t. vaginalis) is the most common nonviral sexually transmitted infection in the world. despite the coexisting global epidemics of t. vaginalis and hiv, little attention has focused on the emerging evidence that t. vaginalis increases susceptibility to, and potentially transmission of, hiv. | 2010 | 20562586 |
| prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and sexual risk behavior among female sex workers in nine provinces in indonesia, 2005. | the objective of this study was to assess the sexually transmitted infection (sti) prevalence and sexual risk behavior among female sex workers (fsws) in indonesia. this cross-sectional 2005 study involved 2500 fsws in nine provinces in indonesia. informed consent was obtained; behavioral and clinical data were collected. specimens were collected for sti testing, endocervical swabs were tested for chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae (pcr), vaginal smears were cultured to detect trich ... | 2010 | 20578531 |
| identification and characterization of a surface-associated, subtilisin-like serine protease in trichomonas vaginalis. | summary: trichomonas vaginalis is a protozoan parasite causing trichomonosis, a sexually transmitted infection in humans. this parasite has numerous proteases, most of which are cysteine proteases that appear to be involved in adherence and cytotoxicity of host cells. in this report we identify and characterize a putative subtilisin-like serine protease (sub1). the sub1 gene encodes a 101-kda protein. in silico analyses predict signal and pro-peptides at the n-terminus, and a transmembrane helix ... | 2010 | 20602853 |
| entamoeba histolytica and trichomonas vaginalis: trophozoite growth inhibition by metronidazole electro-transferred water. | the influence of low-frequency electromagnetic (lf-em) waves on microorganisms has been a subject of experimental investigations for more than two decades and the results are promising. in parallel, an interesting procedure known as biophysical-information-therapy or bioresonance therapy (brt) which in principle is based on lf-em stimulation, has emerged. brt was discovered in the late 1980's but it is still poorly studied. this paper demonstrates that by transferring metronidazole information t ... | 2011 | 20603119 |
| risk of having a sexually transmitted infection in women presenting at a termination of pregnancy clinic in pretoria, south africa. | this study was undertaken to assess the risk of being infected with a known sexually transmitted pathogen at the time of presentation for termination of pregnancy. endocervical and vaginal swabs were collected for the diagnosis of neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis and trichomonas vaginalis. single infections were found in 21.5% of the women, with c. trachomatis being the commonest (10.0%). mixed infections were found in nine women, with trichomoniasis and chlamydial infections in six. ... | 2010 | 20604651 |
| [clinical laboratory diagnosis of trichomoniasis in patients with internal diseases]. | urogenital trichomoniasis is an infectious inflammatory disease of the urogenital system caused by protozoan trichomonas vaginalis and characterized by rapid dissemination and development of complications. because laboratory diagnosis by microscopic methods encounters difficulty, we undertook detection of t. vaginalis by microscopic study of native and stained (methylene blue, acridine orange, gram, romanovsky-giemsa) uretheral scrapings. 69 patients having no clinical signs of the disease were ... | 2010 | 20608069 |
| medical and legal implications of testing for sexually transmitted infections in children. | testing for sexually transmitted infections (stis) in children presents a number of problems for the practitioner that are not usually faced when testing adults for the same infections. the identification of an sti in a child can have, in addition to medical implications, serious legal implications. the presence of an sti is often used to support the presence or allegations of sexual abuse, and conversely, the identification of an sti in a child will prompt an investigation of possible abuse. th ... | 2010 | 20610820 |
| male circumcision, hiv and sexually transmitted infections: a review. | three randomized controlled trials in sub-saharan africa have shown that circumcision reduces the risk of acquiring hiv infection in men by approximately 60%. in this paper, we review the evidence that male circumcision protects against infection with hiv and other sexually transmitted infections (stis) in men and their female partners. data from the clinical trials indicate that circumcision may be protective against genital ulcer disease, herpes simplex type 2, trichomonas vaginalis and human ... | 2010 | 20622758 |
| [trichomoniasis: prevalence in the female gender in 2004-2005 in sergipe state, brazil]. | trichomoniasis is a disease caused by the protozoan trichomonas vaginalis, which initiates a wide variety of clinical manifestations. it may be associated with human immunodeficiency virus, cervical cancer, infertility and other diseases. its incidence ranges from 20% up to 40% in brazil. the primary channel of transmission is by sexual contact and laboratorial diagnostic may be performed by chain polymerase reaction (cpr), culture medium isolation, fresh vaginal content exam and/or colored by g ... | 2010 | 20640302 |
| effect of the antimicrobial peptide tritrpticin on the in vitro viability and growth of trichomonas vaginalis. | antimicrobial peptides are widely distributed in nature; they play important roles in several aspects of innate immunity and may provide a basis for the design of novel therapeutic agents. in this study, c-amidated tritrpticin, a 13 amino acid tryptophan-rich antimicrobial peptide derived from a porcine cathelicidin, was tested against trichomonas vaginalis, a protozoan that causes a serious non-viral sexually transmitted disease associated with preterm birth, low birth weight, and high risk of ... | 2011 | 20640424 |
| internet-based screening for sexually transmitted infections to reach nonclinic populations in the community: risk factors for infection in men. | internet-based screening for sexually transmitted infections (stis) has been acceptable to women, and can reach high-risk populations. no prior published data describe internet-based screening for chlamydia trachomatis, neisseria gonorrhoeae, and trichomonas vaginalis in men. we studied whether internet-based screening was acceptable and reached a high-risk population, and what risk factors were associated with sti positivity. | 2010 | 20644498 |
| mycoplasma hominis infection of trichomonas vaginalis is not associated with metronidazole-resistant trichomoniasis in clinical isolates from the united states. | trichomonas vaginalis is a protozoan parasite that is the cause of the most common non-viral sexually transmitted disease, trichomoniasis. metronidazole and tinidazole are the only drugs approved for treatment of t. vaginalis infections in the usa. however, drug resistance exists and some patients are allergic to these medications. furthermore, the exact mechanism of metronidazole resistance remains undefined and current testing methods require several weeks before results are available. identif ... | 2010 | 20652315 |
| arginine metabolism in trichomonas vaginalis infected with mycoplasma hominis. | both mycoplasma hominis and trichomonas vaginalis utilize arginine as an energy source via the arginine dihydrolase (adh) pathway. it has been previously demonstrated that m. hominis forms a stable intracellular relationship with t. vaginalis; hence, in this study we examined the interaction of two localized adh pathways by comparing t. vaginalis strain ss22 with the laboratory-generated t. vaginalis strain ss22-moz2 infected with m. hominis moz2. the presence of m. hominis resulted in an approx ... | 2010 | 20656780 |
| a metazoan/plant-like capping enzyme and cap modified nucleotides in the unicellular eukaryote trichomonas vaginalis. | the cap structure of eukaryotic messenger rnas is initially elaborated through three enzymatic reactions: hydrolysis of the 5'-triphosphate, transfer of guanosine through a 5'-5' triphosphate linkage and n7-methylation of the guanine cap. three distinctive enzymes catalyze each reaction in various microbial eukaryotes, whereas the first two enzymes are fused into a single polypeptide in metazoans and plants. in addition to the guanosine cap, adjacent nucleotides are 2'-o-ribose methylated in met ... | 2010 | 20664792 |
| preliminary studies of 3,4-dichloroaniline amides as antiparasitic agents: structure-activity analysis of a compound library in vitro against trichomonas vaginalis. | trichomonas vaginalis, a human-infectious protozoan, can display resistance to treatment by metronidazole. a library of 3,4-dichloroaniline amides based on propanil, an herbicide, has been synthesized and screened to test susceptibility to these analogs. from this preliminary study, the most effective compound 15, inhibits growth of the organism by 66% and 69% on the two strains tested, t1 and g3, respectively. | 2010 | 20667728 |
| design, synthesis, and in vitro antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial activities of n-{2-[(7-chloroquinolin-4-yl)amino]ethyl}ureas. | we have synthesized a new series of quinoline tripartite hybrids from chloroquine, ethambutol, and isoxyl drugs, using a short synthetic route. compounds 1-8 were tested in vitro against five protozoa (giardia intestinalis, trichomonas vaginalis,entamoeba histolytica, leishmania mexicana and trypanosoma cruzi) and mycobacterium tuberculosis. n-(4-butoxyphenyl)-n'-{2-[(7-chloroquinolin-4-yl)amino]ethyl}urea (6) was the most active compound against all parasites tested. compound 6 was 670 times mo ... | 2010 | 20674375 |
| innate immunity and inflammatory response to trichomonas vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis: relationship to hiv acquisition. | most women contract hiv-1 through sexual intercourse with an infected partner. highly prevalent, unreported and often asymptomatic lower genital tract infections, including bacterial vaginosis (bv) and trichomoniasis (trichomonas vaginalis- tv), increase a woman's susceptibility to hiv-1 genital infection, given an exposure. a review of the literature from 1989 to the present was conducted. this article will review potential mechanisms by which bv and tv serve as hiv-1-enhancing cofactors includ ... | 2011 | 20678168 |
| trichomonas transmembrane cyclases result from massive gene duplication and concomitant development of pseudogenes. | trichomonas vaginalis has an unusually large genome (approximately 160 mb) encoding approximately 60,000 proteins. with the goal of beginning to understand why some trichomonas genes are present in so many copies, we characterized here a family of approximately 123 trichomonas genes that encode transmembrane adenylyl cyclases (tmacs). | 2010 | 20689771 |
| sequence signatures of nucleosome positioning in caenorhabditis elegans. | our recent investigation in the protist trichomonas vaginalis suggested a dna sequence periodicity with a unit length of 120.9 nt, which represents a sequence signature for nucleosome positioning. we now extended our observation in higher eukaryotes and identified a similar periodicity of 175 nt in length in caenorhabditis elegans. in the process of defining the sequence compositional characteristics, we found that the 10.5-nt periodicity, the sequence signature of dna double helix, may not be s ... | 2010 | 20691394 |
| prevention or treatment: the benefits of trichomonas vaginalis vaccine. | trichomoniasis (infection with trichomonas vaginalis) is the most common non-viral sexually transmitted disease (sti) in the world. although treatment is available, most cases occur in developing countries, where accessing healthcare is difficult and facilities are limited. additionally, infection is often asymptomatic and as such goes untreated, creating reservoirs of t. vaginalis that allow the disease to spread within the community. because of this there has been little success in controlling ... | 2010 | 20701891 |
| prevalence and risk factors of sexually transmitted infections and cervical neoplasia in women from a rural area of southern mozambique. | there is limited information on the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and the prevalence of cervical neoplasia in rural sub-saharan africa. this study describes the prevalence and the etiology of stis and the prevalence of cervical neoplasia among women in southern mozambique. an age-stratified cross-sectional study was performed where 262 women aged 14 to 61 years were recruited at the antenatal clinic (59%), the family-planning clinic (7%), and from the community (34%). at least on ... | 2010 | 20706691 |
| morphologic criteria associated with trichomonas vaginalis in liquid-based cytology. | to evaluate the morphologic criteria associated with trichomonas vaginalis on cytyc (marlborough, massachusetts, u.s.a.) liquid-based cytology and to compare results between 2 types of liquid-based cytology-cytyc and surepath (bd diagnostics-tripath, burlington, vermont, u.s.a). | 2010 | 20715660 |
| in vitro activity of dermaseptin s1 derivatives against genital pathogens. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the biological activity of nine dermaseptin-s1 (drs-s1) derivatives (synthesized by solid-phase methods and purified) against different pathogens causing genital infections (trichomonas vaginalis, herpes simplex virus, papillomavirus). the in vitro activity on t. vaginalis was determined by counting the protozoon in a hemocytometer after vital staining with trypan blue; antiviral activity of the compounds was tested on monolayers of vero cells for herpes sim ... | 2010 | 20718719 |
| trichomonas vaginalis transcription-mediated amplification-based analyte-specific reagent and alternative target testing of primary clinical vaginal saline suspensions. | following wet mount analysis, 255 vaginal saline suspensions were aliquoted to lysis medium for transcription-mediated amplification (tma)-based trichomonas vaginalis analyte-specific reagent testing (asr) (gen-probe, san diego, ca). specimens with visible t. vaginalis were then refrigerated, with additional aliquoting at later intervals. twenty-four wet mount-positive specimens (9.4%) yielded a median luminescent value (x1000, relative light unit [rlu]) of 4736. in contrast, rlu ranged from 1 t ... | 2010 | 20727473 |
| [modified classification of microscopic evaluation of vulvovaginal infections]. | the objective of the study is to examine the role of microscopy using stained smears for diagnosis of vulvovavaginal infections: | 2010 | 20731300 |
| longitudinal examination of alcohol use: a predictor of risky sexual behavior and trichomonas vaginalis among african-american female adolescents. | alcohol use has been linked to risky sexual practices among adolescents. however, limited research on alcohol use and risky sexual behavior has been conducted on african-american female adolescents. this study examined high quantity of alcohol as a longitudinal predictor of risky sexual behavior and sexually transmitted diseases (stds) among african-american female adolescents, a high-risk population for stds. | 2011 | 20739910 |
| trichomonas vaginalis infection in the male. | 1945 | 20786292 | |
| sexually transmitted infections and risk of prostate cancer: review of historical and emerging hypotheses. | since the early 1950s when sexually transmitted infections (stis) were first proposed as a possible risk factor for prostate cancer, numerous epidemiologic studies have been conducted. initially, these studies were primarily small case-control studies with retrospective, self-reported assessments of a narrow range of stis, typically either any stis, or gonorrhea and syphilis. however, as new stis have been discovered/recognized, new and better tests to detect histories of stis have been develope ... | 2010 | 20799875 |
| prevalence and correlates of trichomonas vaginalis infection among female us federal prison inmates. | previous studies have observed high prevalences of trichomonas vaginalis infection among women entering us jails and state prisons (22%-47%). we sought to determine the prevalence among women incarcerated in 2 us female-only federal prisons. | 2010 | 20803782 |
| [protein analysis of trichomonas vaginalis treated by pulsatilla chinensis in vitro]. | water extract of pulsatilla chinensis (pwe) (0.625 mg/ml) was added to the medium for the culture of trichomonas vaginalis. after 2 h and 4 h treatment, the content and component of soluble proteins in the parasites were analyzed by sds-page. a total of 28 protein bands was demonstrated. after treated with pwe for 2 h, the content of 5 protein bands increased and that of 4 bands decreased significantly. four hours later, a new protein band appeared in the electrophoretogram, and the content of 5 ... | 2010 | 20806512 |
| microsatellite polymorphism in the sexually transmitted human pathogen trichomonas vaginalis indicates a genetically diverse parasite. | given the growing appreciation of serious health sequelae from widespread trichomonas vaginalis infection, new tools are needed to study the parasite's genetic diversity. to this end we have identified and characterized a panel of 21 microsatellites and six single-copy genes from the t. vaginalis genome, using seven laboratory strains of diverse origin. we have (1) adapted our microsatellite typing method to incorporate affordable fluorescent labeling, (2) determined that the microsatellite loci ... | 2011 | 20813140 |
| co-occurrence of trichomonas vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis among hiv-positive women. | trichomonas vaginalis (tv) and bacterial vaginosis (bv) were examined among human immunodeficiency virus+ women. the prevalence rates were 28.0% for tv, 51.4% for bv, and 17.5% for tv/bv co-infection. among human immunodeficiency virus+/tv+ women, the rate of bv was 61.0%. research is needed to examine how bv affects the clinical course and treatment of t. vaginalis. | 2011 | 20842073 |
| modified field's staining--a rapid stain for trichomonas vaginalis. | trichomonas vaginalis, a flagellate protozoan parasite commonly found in the human genitourinary tract, is transmitted primarily by sexual intercourse. diagnosis is usually by in vitro culture method and staining with giemsa stain. there are laboratories that use gram stain as well. we compared the use of modified field's (mf), giemsa, and gram stains on 2 axenic and xenic isolates of t. vaginalis, respectively. three smears from every sediment of spun cultures of all 4 isolates were stained, re ... | 2010 | 20846588 |
| aetiological agents of urethritis in symptomatic south african men attending a family practice. | the objective was to determine the occurrence of four urethral pathogens in urine specimens from symptomatic men using transcription mediated amplification (tma) assay. urethral swab and urine specimens from 300 men presenting to a family practitioner were gram stained and tested for neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, trichomonas vaginalis and mycoplasma genitalium using three tma assays respectively. except for t. vaginalis, the other recognized pathogens viz. n. gonorrhoeae, c. trac ... | 2010 | 20852197 |
| paromomycin treatment of recalcitrant trichomonas vaginalis. | 2010 | 20852211 | |
| neighborhood environment, sexual risk behaviors and acquisition of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents diagnosed with psychological disorders. | the association between neighborhood environment and prevalence of stis, sexual partner variables and condom use among adolescents with psychological disorders was examined. cross-sectional data in three urban areas of the us (southeast, northeast and midwest) were obtained from 384 sexually active male and female participants who provided urine samples for laboratory-confirmed testing of neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis and trichomonas vaginalis. a total of 15.4% of participants tes ... | 2010 | 20857329 |
| double-stranded rna viral infection of trichomonas vaginalis and correlation with genetic polymorphism of isolates. | trichomonas vaginalis can be infected with double-stranded rna (dsrna) viruses known as t. vaginalis virus (tvv). this viral infection may have important implications for trichomonal virulence and disease pathogenesis. the objective of this study was to determine the possible correlation between the t. vaginalis genetic polymorphism and the isolate infection with tvv. the random amplified polymorphic dna (rapd) technique was used to determine genetic differences among 37 isolates of t. vaginalis ... | 2010 | 20875411 |
| iatrogenic transmission of trichomonas vaginalis by a traditional healer. | a woman presenting to an sti/hiv clinic in the gambia with t vaginalis and a history of a digital vaginal 'exam' by a traditional healer implies non-sexual transmission of trichomonas between patients and reinforces the role of practitioner hygiene in preventing spread of infections. | 2010 | 20876753 |
| trichomonas vaginalis-an indicator for other sexually transmitted infecting agents. | the present study is based on 350 women having sexually transmitted diseases (std) and 68 male counterparts. trichomonas vaginalis was a significant contributor in 216 (61.7%) out of 350 female std cases and 56 (82.3%) out of 68 male counterparts. further, out of 126 (58.3%) out of 216 cases of t. vaginalis, 41 cases (32.5%) were associated with candida species; 29 cases (23%) were associated with neisseria gonorrhoeae (n gonorrhoeae); haemophilus ducreyi (h. ducreyi) 18 cases (14.3%) and chlamy ... | 2000 | 20877088 |
| cryptic diversity of free-living parabasalids, pseudotrichomonas keilini and lacusteria cypriaca n. g., n. sp., as inferred from small subunit rdna sequences. | ultrastructural and molecular phylogenetic evidence indicate that the parabasalia consists of seven main subgroups: the trichomonadida, honigbergiellida, hypotrichomonadida, tritrichomonadida, cristamonadida, spirotrichonymphida, and trichonymphida. only five species of free-living parabasalids are known: monotrichomonas carabina, ditrichomonas honigbergii, honigbergiella sp., tetratrichomonas undula, and pseudotrichomonas keilini. phylogenetic analyses show that free-living species do not form ... | 2010 | 20880033 |
| towards a systematic characterization of the antiprotozoal activity landscape of benzimidazole derivatives. | parasitic infections caused by the protozoa trichomonas vaginalis and giardia intestinalis still represent a major problem in developing countries. despite the fact that benzimidazoles are promising compounds with activity against both protozoa, systematic studies to characterize and compare their structure-activity relationships (sar) are limited. herein, we report a systematic characterization of the sar of 32 benzimidazoles with activity against t. vaginalis and g. intestinalis. the analysis ... | 2010 | 20888242 |
| sphingolipids in parasitic protozoa. | the surface of most protozoan parasites relies heavily upon lipid-anchored molecules, to form protective barriers and play critical functions required for infectivity. sphingolipids (sls) play important roles through their abundance and involvement in membrane microdomain formation, as well as serving as the lipid anchor for many of these molecules and in some but possibly not all species, as important signaling molecules. interactions of parasite sphingolipid metabolism with that of the host ma ... | 2010 | 20919659 |
| estimating the number of unlicensed brothels operating in melbourne. | to estimate the number of unlicensed brothels operating in melbourne, australia, and the sexual health of the women working in them. | 2010 | 20920108 |
| trichomonas vaginalis - an indicator for other sexually transmitted infecting agents. | the present study is based on 350 women having sexually transmitted diseases and 68 men counterparts. trichomonas vaginalis was a significant contributor in 216 (61.7%) out of 350 female sid cases' and in 56 (82.3%) out of 68 male counterparts. further, out of 216 cases of t.vaginalis, 41 cases (32.5%) were associated with infection with candida species; 29 (23%) with neisseria gonorrhoea. 18 cases (14.3%) with haemophilus ducreyi and 11 cases (8.7%), chlamydia trachomatis. treponema pallidum wa ... | 1998 | 20921795 |
| cervicovaginal shedding of hiv type 1 is related to genital tract inflammation independent of changes in vaginal microbiota. | we examined the relationship of proinflammatory vaginal cytokines and secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (slpi) with genital hiv-1 shedding after controlling for genital coinfections. fifty-seven hiv-1-infected women in seattle, wa (n = 38) and rochester, ny (n = 19) were followed every 3-4 months for a total of 391 visits. at each visit, plasma and cervicovaginal lavage (cvl) were tested for hiv-1 rna using qpcr. vaginal samples were tested for bacterial vaginosis, yeast, hydrogen peroxide- ... | 2010 | 20929397 |
| trichomonas vaginalis 62 kda proteinase as a possible virulence factor. | the aim of this study was to analyze the presence of 62 kda proteinase and anti-62 kda proteinase antibody in clinical samples of symptomatic and asymptomatic infected women. proteinase was detected in all the swabs vaginal of infected women. significantly, amounts of antigen (mean optical density (od) values) were detected in swabs vaginal of symptomatic as compared to asymptomatic women. this protein was not detected in the group of patients with trichomonas vaginalis-culture-negative results ... | 2010 | 20938688 |
| [hydrogen peroxide treatment for vaginal trichomoniasis. 1955]. | 2010 | 20939246 | |
| clinicopathological study of papanicolaou (pap) smears for diagnosing of cervical infections. | cervical infections are not uncommon in our population especially in young and sexually active women. one thousand samples of married women, aged between 20 and 70 years, were studied by conventional papanicolaou smears. these samples were examined in the department of pathology, king edward medical university, lahore from january 2007 to june 2009. only cases without (pre)neoplastic cytology were included. six types of infections were diagnosed cytologically. the overall frequency of normal, in ... | 2010 | 20949462 |
| neonatal trichomonas vaginalis infection: a case report and review of literature. | neonatal infection with trichomonas vaginalis is an unusual occurrence. we present a case of t. vaginalis found on routine urinalysis in a five-day-old neonate born at 29 weeks gestational age. the patient was treated with metronidazole and had complete resolution of the infection. this report discusses the significance of diagnosis and treatment of t. vaginalis in the neonate. | 2010 | 20975098 |
| trichomonasvirus: a new genus of protozoan viruses in the family totiviridae. | 2010 | 20976609 | |
| infection of the urinary tract in the female due to trichomonas vaginalis. | 1946 | 20995869 | |
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| gonorrheal cervicitis and trichomonas vaginalis. | 1946 | 21022787 | |
| [association of human papillomavirus infection with other microbial pathogens in gynecology]. | to investigate correlation between screening assay of human papillomavirus (hpv) and microbial pathogens in gynecology. | 2010 | 21029592 |
| [detection of vaginal discharge by ultra-high power microscope and conventional microscope]. | to study the significance of the ultra-high power microscope in the examination of vaginal discharge. | 2010 | 21033119 |
| male circumcision for hiv prevention: current research and programmatic issues. | randomized controlled trials in sub-saharan africa have shown that adult male circumcision reduces the risk of hiv acquisition in men by about 60%. in this article, we review recent data on the association of male circumcision and hiv/sexually transmitted infection in men and women. this includes a summary of data showing some evidence of an effect of male circumcision against genital ulcer disease, hsv-2 infection, human papillomavirus and trichomonas vaginalis, but not chlamydia trachomatis or ... | 2010 | 21042054 |
| adohcy hydrolase of trichomonas vaginalis: studies of the effects of 5'-modified adenosine analogues and related 6-n-cyclopropyl derivatives. | trypanosoma brucei and trichomonas vaginalis are both parasitic protozoans that are known to share many similar biochemical pathways. aristeromycin, as well as 5'-iodovinyl and 5'-oxime analogues of adenosine, are potent inhibitors of adohcy hydrolase in t. brucei, an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of adohcy to adenosine and l-homocysteine. to help determine the role of this enzyme in t. vaginalis, we have tested a library of 5'-modified adenosine derivatives, including 5'-deoxy-5'-(iodome ... | 2010 | 21044841 |
| epidemiology of trichomonas vaginalis and human papillomavirus infection detected by real-time pcr in flanders. | the goal of this cross-sectional laboratory-based study is to investigate the association between trichomonas vaginalis (tv) and human papillomavirus (hpv) infections in cervical samples in flanders. | 2010 | 21051847 |
| in vitro activity of n-chlorotaurine (nct) in combination with nh4cl against trichomonas vaginalis. | trichomoniasis, caused by the protozoan trichomonas vaginalis, is usually treated with metronidazole, however resistance is on the rise. in this study, n-chlorotaurine (nct), a new endogenous mild active chlorine compound for topical use, killed t. vaginalis in vitro within 15 min of treatment at a concentration of 55 mm (1%), which is well tolerated by human tissue. the activity of nct was further enhanced by addition of ammonium chloride (nh(4)cl). a combination of 5.5 mm (0.1%) nct plus 19 mm ... | 2010 | 21074373 |
| hydrogenosome-localization of arginine deiminase in trichomonas vaginalis. | the arginine dihydrolase (adh) pathway has an analogous function to the urea cycle in mitochondria-containing cells, by removing nitrogen from amino acids and generating atp. subcellular localization of the adh pathway enzymes in trichomonas vaginalis revealed that arginine deiminase (adi) localizes to the hydrogenosome, a mitochondrion-like organelle of anaerobic protists. however the other enzymes of the adh pathway, ornithine carbamyltransferase and carbamate kinase localize to the cytosol. t ... | 2010 | 21074581 |
| high prevalence of hiv-1, hiv-2 and other sexually transmitted infections among women attending two sexual health clinics in bissau, guinea-bissau, west africa. | the objective was to examine the prevalence of hiv-1, hiv-2 and 10 other sexually transmitted infections (stis), and to explore the relationship between hiv and those stis in women attending two sexual health clinics in bissau, guinea-bissau. in all, 711 women with urogenital problems were included. clinical examination was performed and hiv-1, hiv-2, human t-cell lymphotropic virus (htlv)-1, htlv-2 and syphilis were diagnosed by serology. trichomonas vaginalis was examined using wet mount micro ... | 2010 | 21097735 |