| [detection of candidiasis in non-gonococcal urethritis resistant to therapy]. | in this study, candida sp. and all other microorganisms were attempted to be isolated in 30 patients with non-gonococcal ürethritis who hadn't responded to classical antimicrobial therapy. candida sp. in 6, various bacteries in 11, salmonella in one and trichomonas vaginalis in one of them were detected. not any microorganisms were isolated in 13, 4 of these candida species which were detected by sabouraud culture, were also evaluated by direct microspoic examination. | 1986 | 3561282 |
| [physicochemical and biological properties of an allergen from trichomonas vaginalis]. | the chemical and biological characterization of the preparation, found to be strictly specific, is presented. the allergen is nontoxic and has sensitizing properties. the active principle of the preparation is protein. | 1987 | 3564785 |
| infection with multiple sexually transmitted agents. | a patient named as a contact by an individual with gonorrhea and syphilis was found to be an asymptomatic carrier of seven organisms known to be transmitted sexually. cultures were positive for neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, gardnerella vaginalis, mycoplasma hominis, ureaplasma urealyticum, and herpes simplex virus. trichomonas vaginalis was detected by a wet preparation and the papanicolaou smear. the cervix was found to have an ulcer on the posterior lip that yielded herpes simp ... | 1987 | 3573062 |
| sexually transmitted infections in adolescent girls. | two hundred and ten adolescent girls in residential care with an age range of 12 to 16 years were screened for sexually transmitted infections. the incidences of infection with neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, and trichomonas vaginalis were 13.7%, 16.2%, and 16.0% respectively. pelvic inflammatory disease was identified in 16.4% of those with c trachomatis or gonococcal infection. the high morbidity from sexually transmitted disease in these adolescent girls reinforces the need for ... | 1987 | 3583269 |
| morbidity after termination of pregnancy in first trimester. | the outcome of termination of pregnancy was observed in relation to the preoperative clinical and microbiological findings in 167 women attending a day care abortion unit in liverpool. before termination, chlamydia trachomatis was isolated from the cervix of 19 (11%) of the patients and high counts (greater than 10(4) colour changing units (ccu) per ml of specimen) of mycoplasmas were found in 30 (18%). coexistent infections with chlamydiae and high counts of mycoplasmas occurred in only seven ( ... | 1987 | 3610163 |
| [extensiveness of infection with trichomonas vaginalis, yeast-like fungi and neisseria gonorrhoeae in women in the city of rzeszów and its vicinity]. | | 1987 | 3630166 |
| epidemiological data, cytology and colposcopy in iud (intrauterine device), e-p (estro-progestogens) and diaphragm users. study of cytological changes of endometrium iud related. | the author compares the epidemiological, cytological and colposcopical data found in iud users, with a control population of estro-progestogens and condom users. the age, parity and clinical symptomatology, mainly leukorrhea, was higher in iud users. at the colposcopic examination a normal pattern was found in condom users more frequently, but the suspect colposcopic signs were frequently associated with the use of the iud. the oncologic evaluation of smears showed a slight dysplasia in 17.65% a ... | 1986 | 3708832 |
| a review of papanicolaou smears in a black hospital. | results of 3,009 papanicolaou smears from black women are reviewed. the modus operandi and cost for the outpatient component are presented. abnormal results were reported in 11.6 percent of the combined outpatients and inpatients. the major portion of the changes in this subset were due to atypia present in a substantial number of women with trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis. programs of this nature with a specific objective may be easily merged into the basic medical services provided by an outpa ... | 1986 | 3712481 |
| [mixed infections of the urogenital tract with trichomonas vaginalis and yeast-like fungi in humans with reference to treatment]. | comparative studies on the incidence of mixed infections with t. vaginalis and yeast-like fungi in man carried out within the years 1969-1980 and 1981-1984 showed a progressive increase of this kind of disease. clinical treatment with clotrimazole was performed in 35 patients. local therapy with clotrimazole was effective, if 3-5 days later the patients receive tinidazole at one dosage. in some patients, the therapy has to be continued with metronidazole. | 1986 | 3754079 |
| incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in rape victims during 1984. | during 1984, 46 women attended the sexually transmitted disease (std) clinic at st mary's hospital alleging that they had been raped. at presentation, 31 (67%) were asymptomatic. evidence of std was found in 14 (30%) women, mixed infections occurring in four. chlamydia trachomatis and trichomonas vaginalis were each detected in six (13%) patients and neisseria gonorrhoeae in three (6%). the source of the infection could not confidently be traced to the alleged rapist. two patients were found to ... | 1986 | 3755418 |
| a retrospective study of doxycycline in the treatment of genitourinary infections. | a retrospective study was conducted to assess the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis, ureaplasma ureolyticum, and mycoplasma sp in patients with suspected genital infection, and to assess the efficacy of doxycycline and other current antibiotic therapies. over a three-year period, 1,048 records of patients (64% female; 36% male) were reviewed. c trachomatis, u ureolyticum, or mycoplasma hominis was found in 39% of the men and 49% of the women. other pathogens included gardnerella vaginalis (in ... | 1986 | 3829089 |
| [occurrence of trichomonas vaginalis infection in patients with neoplasms of the female genitalia]. | | 1985 | 3834693 |
| [a patient with urogenital trichomoniasis unsuccessfully treated due to resistance of the causative agent to nitroimidazole preparations]. | | 1985 | 3871654 |
| effect of culture medium iron content on the biochemical composition and metabolism of trichomonas vaginalis. | trichomonas vaginalis grown in iron-enriched medium contained increased concentrations of iron-sulfur proteins, including ferredoxin and pyruvate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase. the increases in hydrogenosomal constituents correlated with increased in vivo hydrogenosomal metabolism. | 1985 | 3871763 |
| "in vitro" effect of microtubule inhibitors on trichomonas vaginalis. | this paper describes the effects of some antimicrotubular drugs (mebendazole, flubendazole, thiabendazole, colchicine, griseofulvin, vinblastine and isopropyl-n-phenylcarbamate or ipc) on growth and viability of trichomonas vaginalis. among the inhibitors tested, mebendazole and flubendazole irreversibly inhibit protozoa growth at low concentration (greater than or equal to 1 microgram/ml), while colchicine and griseofulvin act at higher concentrations and thiabendazole and ipc are ineffective. ... | 1985 | 3871893 |
| sensitivity testing of trichomonas vaginalis using bromocresol purple indicator. | | 1985 | 3872359 |
| reduction of nitroimidazole derivatives by hydrogenosomal extracts of trichomonas vaginalis. | the reduction rate of nitroimidazole derivatives by pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase activity in ferredoxin depleted hydrogenosomal extracts of trichomonas vaginalis depended on the one-electron midpoint potential (e7(1)) of 15 compounds out of the 16 tested. the results showed a linear correlation with a positive slope between the logarithm of the rate and the e7(1) in the range from -564 to -260 mv. addition of t. vaginalis ferredoxin stimulated the reduction. the additional rate (stimulated ... | 1985 | 3872412 |
| in vitro inhibition of giardia lamblia and trichomonas vaginalis growth by bithionol, dichlorophene, and hexachlorophene. | bithionol, dichlorophene, and hexachlorophene, which are used in treating some helminthic infections, killed trophozoites of giardia lamblia and trichomonas vaginalis in modified bi-s-33 and asami media, respectively. virtually all g. lamblia and t. vaginalis cells were killed within 24 h with a 0.42 mm concentration of these compounds, except that 0.93 mm dichlorophene was required for sterilizing t. vaginalis in the same period. in modified bi-s-33 and asami media from which bovine and human s ... | 1985 | 3872626 |
| measurement of adenine uptake as an in vitro screen for antitrichomonal agents. | a semi-automated microdilution test was adapted for the in vitro testing of potential antitrichomonal agents. washed cell suspensions of the pathogenic protozoan trichomonas vaginalis were incubated in microtitration plates for 4 h at 37 degrees c in the presence radiolabelled adenine and serial dilutions of the test compounds. after automatic harvesting of the cells onto filter paper discs, the extent of adenine uptake was estimated by scintillation counting. from the dose-response data it was ... | 1985 | 3872780 |
| isolation and characterization of dna from tritrichomonas foetus and trichomonas vaginalis. | high molecular weight dna samples free of contaminating proteins or rna were obtained from tritrichomonas foetus or trichomonas vaginalis by lysing the cells in 4 m guanidinium thiocyanate before centrifuging in cscl density gradient and then purifying the dna band by nacs-37 column chromatography. the bulk dna from either organism acted as a single component in ion-exchange chromatography, agarose gel electrophoresis, cscl density gradient centrifugation and thermal denaturation. t. foetus dna ... | 1985 | 3873006 |
| [trichomoniasis of the urogenital tract in patients hospitalized in 1976-1983]. | we report on investigations carried out on t. vaginalis and mixed infection (t. vaginalis and yeast-like fungi). special attention was paid to metronidazol resistance on t. vaginalis strains isolated from patients who had been repeatedly treated with this medicament. therefore we point to the necessity of defining the patients' susceptibility to this remedy. | 1985 | 3873142 |
| use of a time-kill technique for susceptibility testing of trichomonas vaginalis. | the emergence of metronidazole-resistant trichomonas vaginalis and questions about the safety of metronidazole are significant concerns in treatment of trichomoniasis. at 24 h, a microtiter assay was used to test antimicrobial susceptibility of 16 recent isolates; the mics of metronidazole ranged from less than 0.06 to 25 micrograms/ml. observable motility as an endpoint correlated imperfectly with survival as measured in pour plates. quantitative pour plate cultures of six t. vaginalis isolates ... | 1985 | 3873214 |
| prevalence of low genital tract infectious agents in young israeli women. | low genital tract infectious agents were examined 411 times in 386 young women. each examination included anamnesis, physical examination and broad-spectrum microbiologic analysis for the detection of: ureaplasma urealyticum, chlamydia trachomatis, trichomonas vaginalis, candida species, mycoplasma hominis, streptococcus beta hemolyticus group b, hemophilus vaginalis, neisseria gonorrhoeae and syphilis serology. three hundred and six patients were symptomatic for low genital tract infection and ... | 1985 | 3873446 |
| proliferative response of human lymphocytes to secretory and cellular antigens of trichomonas vaginalis. | lymphocytes from patients with active trichomoniasis showed a proliferative response when incubated in the presence of secretory and cellular products of either pathogenic or non-pathogenic trichomonas vaginalis. maximal responses were detected using 50 micrograms per ml protein after 5 days incubation. lymphocytes from non-infected laboratory workers showed no response to these antigens. this indicates that delayed hypersensitivity reactions may act to modulate inflammatory responses in trichom ... | 1985 | 3874274 |
| ultrastructural changes of trichomonas vaginalis prior and after cryopreservation. | fine structural changes of trichomonas vaginalis are described prior and after the freezing process in liquid nitrogen. dimethyl sulfoxide (dmso) used as the cryoprotectant caused distinct alterations of the cytoplasm when trichomonads were equilibrated with 5% dmso under various experimental conditions. changes were bubble-like protrusions, fissuration and/or vacuolation of the cytoplasm, doubling and removal or/and rupture of the cell membrane. apart from these findings cryopreservation caused ... | 1985 | 3874499 |
| trichomonas vaginalis infestation in sexually abused girls. | we report infection with trichomonas vaginalis in four sexually abused girls; two of these patients are unique in that they were premenarchal. we discuss the clinical features in premenarchal and postmenarchal children and relate infection to the likelihood of prior sexual abuse. | 1985 | 3875279 |
| importance of differential diagnosis in acute vaginitis. | acute vaginitis is one of the most common diseases seen in the practice of office gynecology. large survey studies of women with lower genital tract symptoms suggestive of vaginitis have demonstrated the presence of three major etiologic categories in acute vaginitis: (1) nonspecific vaginosis (gardnerella vaginalis), (2) vulvovaginal candidiasis (candida albicans), and (3) trichomoniasis (trichomonas vaginalis). effective treatment of acute vaginitis requires that an accurate diagnosis be estab ... | 1985 | 3875290 |
| 13c-nmr reveals glycerol as an unexpected major metabolite of the protozoan parasite trichomonas vaginalis. | 13c-nmr has been used to study the kinetics of the formation of metabolites from [1-13c]glucose in intact cells of trichomonas vaginalis during anaerobic incubation. as well as the expected metabolites lactate and acetate, this technique revealed glycerol as an additional major product, present in amounts equimolar with acetate. the formation of glycerol is readily explained in terms of the need to maintain redox balance. this protozoan now joins the small group of organisms which are known to p ... | 1985 | 3876951 |
| vitamin b12 requirement for the growth of trichomonas vaginalis in vitro. | | 1985 | 3877156 |
| specific nature of trichomonas vaginalis parasitism of host cell surfaces. | the adherence of trichomonas vaginalis nyh 286 to host cells was evaluated by using monolayer cultures of hela and hep-2 epithelial cells and human fibroblast cell lines. saturation of sites on hela cells was achieved, yielding a maximal t. vaginalis nyh 286-to-cell ratio of two. the ability of radiolabeled nyh 286 to compete with unlabeled trichomonads for attachment and the time, temperature, and ph-dependent nature of host cell parasitism reinforced the idea of specific parasite-cell associat ... | 1985 | 3877690 |
| contact-dependent cytopathogenic mechanisms of trichomonas vaginalis. | the cytopathogenic mechanisms of trichomonas vaginalis have been debated since the 1940s. we examined the following three proposed pathogenic mechanisms: contact-dependent extracellular killing, cytophagocytosis, and extracellular cytotoxins. serial observations of chinese hamster ovary (cho) cell monolayers exposed to trichomonads revealed that (i) trichomonads form clumps, (ii) the clumps adhere to cells in culture, and (iii) monolayer destruction occurs only in areas of contact with t. vagina ... | 1985 | 3877693 |
| microbiology of the lower genital tract in postmenarchal adolescent girls: differences by sexual activity, contraception, and presence of nonspecific vaginitis. | the prevalence of selected microorganisms in the lower genital tract in postmenarchal adolescent girls was assessed, including vaginal gardnerella vaginalis, group b streptococcus, lactobacillus, mycoplasma species, ureaplasma urealyticum, staphylococcus aureus, and yeast, and endocervical mycoplasma species, u. urealyticum, chlamydia trachomatis, neisseria gonorrhoeae, and trichomonas vaginalis. specific attention was focused on important sexually transmitted disease organisms, and differences ... | 1985 | 3877803 |
| [specific antibodies in women treated for trichomonas vaginitis]. | | 1985 | 3878629 |
| [methods of obtaining a pure culture of trichomonas vaginalis]. | | 1985 | 3879061 |
| [vaginal microbial flora in a normal term pregnancy]. | | 1985 | 3879109 |
| aspartate: 2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase from trichomonas vaginalis. identity of aspartate aminotransferase and aromatic amino acid aminotransferase. | aspartate: 2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase from the anaerobic protozoon trichomonas vaginalis was purified to homogeneity and characterized. it is a dimeric protein of overall mr approx. 100000. only a single isoenzyme was found in t. vaginalis. the overall molecular and catalytic properties have features in common with both the vertebrate cytoplasmic and mitochondrial isoenzymes. the purified aspartate aminotransferase from t. vaginalis showed very high rates of activity with aromatic amino aci ... | 1985 | 3879173 |
| isolation of gardnerella vaginalis from high vaginal swabs. | vaginal swabs from 2715 consecutive unselected women with vaginal discharge were examined for gardnerella vaginalis, candida albicans and trichomonas vaginalis. of 2715 women, 2043 had non-specific vaginitis and g. vaginalis was isolated from 269 cases (13.2%). thirty five of the strains were isolated together with c. albicans, eight with t. vaginalis, six with bacteroides species and three each with group b streptococcus and staphylococcus aureus. two hundred and sixteen (80%) of the isolates w ... | 1985 | 3879398 |
| [ultrastructural study of the in vitro mode of action of p-chlorophenyl bis-(2-hydroxynaphthyl)methane on trichomonas vaginalis]. | | 1985 | 3879716 |
| [antimicrobial activity of nifuratel]. | | 1985 | 3879754 |
| [antimicrobial activity of a douche containing ketoconazole]. | | 1985 | 3879755 |
| [effect of some steroid hormones on the growth of trichomonas vaginalis]. | studies were conducted to determine the effect of some steroid hormones, particularly sex hormones, on the growth of trichomonas vaginalis "in vitro". 17 alpha-estradiol and 17 beta-estradiol were stimulatory for parasite growth, progesterone and testosterone were inhibiting, whereas cholesterol and ergosterol lacked such effects. changes on the growth of t. vaginalis were observed in the first 20 hours of incubation with specific hormonal concentrations. these observations confirm the influence ... | 1985 | 3879810 |
| [detection of specific antibodies against trichomonas vaginalis in human serum]. | | 1985 | 3882195 |
| the treatment of trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis. an open controlled prospective study comparing a single dose of metronidazole tablets, benzoyl metronidazole suspension and tinidazole tablets. | metronidazole tablets, benzoyl metronidazole suspension and tinidazole tablets each given as a single 2 g bolus dose in an open controlled prospective study were found to be effective forms of treatment for trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis. the cure rates on wet smear preparations were 100%, 100% and 94,8% respectively, and symptomatic and observed improvements were excellent. there was a statistically significant difference between the response rates associated with both metronidazole preparatio ... | 1985 | 3885425 |
| detection and characterization of serum antitrichomonal antibodies in urogenital trichomoniasis. | antibodies against trichomonas vaginalis were detected in serum samples from 98 patients by three immunological assays. a good correlation was observed between the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and the immunofluorescence method, whereas it was found that the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay correlated better with the current or past detection of organisms than did other serological methods (immunofluorescence and hemagglutination). similar results were obtained with whole trichomonads and t ... | 1985 | 3886694 |
| [the trichomonads]. | | 1985 | 3887632 |
| [transmission of urogenital trichomoniasis in female prostitutes]. | a group of female prostitutes (n = 41) was found to be infected with trichomonas vaginalis to 36.6%, diagnosed by using culture methods. the examination of these women for t. vaginalis and their treatment is not obligatory, therefore the transmission of these parasites by infected prostitutes is not properly controlled; transmission of the trichomoniasis continues under nearly optimal conditions. it is urgently necessary to examine female prostitutes for t. vaginalis infections without exception ... | 1985 | 3888822 |
| [clinico-experimental study of local humoral immunity of the vagina in human cases of trichomoniasis]. | | 1985 | 3890111 |
| the modes of action of some anti-protozoal drugs. | | 1985 | 3892438 |
| identification of a surface antigen of trichomonas vaginalis. | a major surface antigen of trichomonas vaginalis was purified by using three independently derived monoclonal antibodies (two immunoglobulin m and one immunoglobulin g1) prepared against t. vaginalis phs-2j. a 115,000-molecular-weight antigen and one or more components with a molecular weight of 58,000 to 64,000 were recovered when any of the three antibodies was used as an immunoadsorbent. the purified antigen reacted with all three monoclonal antibodies in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ... | 1985 | 3894230 |
| problems in the cultivation of cervical bacteria. | multiple variations in the types, species and prevalence of cervical bacteria are described in the literature. a review of the literature was undertaken to determine the effect of delay on the ability to identify bacteria. experiments were initiated to elaborate on those observations. the rate of organism isolation was related to the delay in transport to the laboratory. | 1985 | 3894658 |
| problems in specimen collection for sexually transmitted diseases. | laboratory methods for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases (stds) are continuously undergoing improvement. it remains the responsibility of the clinician to become familiar with the tests available for the diagnosis of stds. those tests depend on obtaining clinical specimens from the proper site and on transporting them to the laboratory under satisfactory conditions. | 1985 | 3894659 |
| relationship of vaginitis to the sex of conceptuses. | the relative viability of x-bearing and y-bearing spermatozoa is influenced by factors in the vagina such as ph. the vaginal environment, in turn, is influenced by its flora. this study examined the relationship of the vaginal flora to the sex of conceptuses. it was found that women who carried trichomonas vaginalis or bacteroides sp or who had nonspecific vaginitis at first prenatal visit were significantly more likely to deliver females than women who carried none of these organisms (54 versus ... | 1985 | 3895073 |
| electron microscope observations on the interaction of mycoplasma fermentans with trichomonas vaginalis. | cultures of trichomonas vaginalis were found to be contaminated with mycoplasma fermentans. by means of electron microscopy the interaction between the prokaryotic organisms and the trichomonads was examined. cells of m. fermentans were observed in the medium; some of them were attached to the surface of the trichomonads and others were observed in membrane-bounded vacuoles of trichomonads. they were also present in the ground substance of the cytoplasm. the mycoplasmas divided by binary fission ... | 1985 | 3895766 |
| [trichomoniasis]. | | 1985 | 3902591 |
| treatment of the gardnerella vaginalis syndrome. a controlled, double-blind study comparing pivampicillin and metronidazole. | a double-blind, randomized, therapeutic study was carried out in 289 patients with vaginal discharge and growth of gardnerella vaginalis (gv) and no growth of neisseria gonorrhoeae, trichomonas vaginalis or candida. treatment consisted of either pivampicillin (pondocillin), 700 mg twice daily for seven days, or metronidazole, 500 mg twice daily for seven days. the effect was evaluated on the basis of the patient's statement and on the result of culture for gv immediately after end of treatment. ... | 1985 | 3903906 |
| [detection of gardnerella vaginalis in the pathogen spectrum of sexually transmissible diseases in vulvovaginitis]. | gardnerella vaginalis, a sexually transmittable organism, is regarded as the indicator of the so-called "non-specific vaginitis". the isolation rate of g. vaginalis from 72 women attending our out-patient department during one year because of urogenital complaints was higher in pretreated than in untreated patients. in genital swabs taken from untreated patients, g. vaginalis could be isolated only in 17%, whereas this was observed in 38% of the specimens from women pretreated with various antim ... | 1985 | 3907172 |
| [analysis of growth curves of trichomonas vaginalis in the presence of staphylococcus aureus and escherichia coli]. | | 1985 | 3909648 |
| the relation between vaginal ph and the microbiological status in vaginitis. | the vaginal ph, microbial flora and presence of clue cells were investigated in 89 women who were seen at a sexually transmitted diseases clinic with a vaginal discharge or because they were contacts of men with gonococcal or non-gonococcal urethritis or because they were seeking a routine examination. none of the women had received antibiotics for at least 4 weeks before examination. a clinically normal vaginal secretion was found in 21 (55%) of 38 women who had a vaginal ph of 5.0-5.5, while s ... | 1985 | 3910080 |
| [vaginal microscopic evidence in women with symptoms of genital infection]. | | 1985 | 3915347 |
| metronidazole inhibition of hydrogen production in vivo in drug-sensitive and resistant strains of trichomonas vaginalis. | h2 production by the human protozoan parasite trichomonas vaginalis was monitored continuously under a mobile gas phase using a membrane-inlet mass spectrometer. simultaneous and continuous measurement of dissolved h2, o2 and co2 indicated that h2 evolution was inhibited at levels of o2 (less than 0.25 microm) undetectable by the technique, whereas co2 production was stimulated. respiration was not stimulated by admitting h2 to the gas phase. metronidazole inhibited both h2 and co2 production. v ... | 1985 | 3921658 |
| further studies on the surface saccharides in trichomonas vaginalis strains by fluorescein-conjugated lectins. | fluorescence emitted by individual cells of several trichomonas vaginalis strains, nearly all of which were cloned, incubated with fluorescein-conjugated lectins in the absence (experimental) or presence (control) of inhibitory sugars, or else in phosphate-buffered saline alone (autofluorescence) was measured with a leitz mpv compact microfluorometer. irrespective of whether the organisms were postfixed in formalin or glutaraldehyde, the relative fluorescence emitted by the cells was closely com ... | 1985 | 3927600 |
| [gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of gases produced by trichomonas vaginalis in vitro]. | five strains of trichomonas vaginalis were independently inoculated into cysteine-peptone-liver infusion-maltose medium (cplm medium), and gases in the culture bottle were qualitatively analysed at five days after the inoculation by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (gc-ms). methane, ethane and carbon dioxide were commonly found in the gases produced during the culture of trichomonas vaginalis in vitro. carbon monoxide was also found in the gases from 4 of 5 strains. small amount of both ethy ... | 1985 | 3928776 |
| sexually transmitted diseases in females in a juvenile detention center. | of 37 female adolescent prostitutes and 63 other females held in the king county, washington, juvenile detention facility, 81 (81%) complained of vaginal discharge, and only eight (8%) had no genitourinary symptoms. the prevalence of genital infections among prostitutes and nonprostitutes was similar. neisseria gonorrhoeae was found in 18 (18%) of 98 detainees tested, and chlamydia trachomatis was found in 17 (20%) of 86 detainees tested; either organism was found in 27 (32%) of 85 tested for bo ... | 1985 | 3929406 |
| s-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase activity in trichomonas vaginalis and other trichomonads. | s-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase has been detected in crude homogenates of trichomonas vaginalis, tritrichomonas foetus and trichomitus batrachorum at activities of 14, 1.2 and 3.3 nmol min-1 mg-1 protein, respectively. the enzyme from t. vaginalis was found to be soluble with ph optimum of 8.0 and apparent km values for adenosine and homocysteine of 100 and 155 microm, respectively. ara a was shown to inhibit the t. vaginalis enzyme but only at relatively high concentration (i50 100 microm), wh ... | 1985 | 3932851 |
| [prevalence of 7 microorganisms in abnormal vaginal secretions (vaginitis)]. | seven microorganisms (n. gonorrhoeae, c. albicans, t. vaginalis, g. vaginalis, m. hominis, u. urealyticum and streptococcus of group b) have been assayed in genital samplings of 164 asymptomatic women (control group) and of 374 women suffering from abnormal vaginal secretions (vaginitis group). all these bacteria except group b streptococci were isolated in the vaginitis group more frequently than in the control group (p less than 0.01). the proportion of negative cultures for all tested bacteri ... | 1985 | 3934750 |
| influence of a constant magnetic field on antibody formation in experimentally immunized white rats. | | 1985 | 3938764 |
| bacterial flora of the cervix in women using different methods of contraception. | bacteriologic culture samples were taken from the cervix in three groups of 10 healthy, sexually active women using barrier contraception, oral contraceptives, or a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine contraceptive device. culture samples for candida albicans and trichomonas vaginalis were taken, a cytologic vaginal smear was obtained, and an amine sniff test was performed; these were in addition to a routine gynecologic examination. multiple bacteria were isolated from the cervix in women usi ... | 1986 | 3953700 |
| infection with chlamydia trachomatis in female college students. | chlamydia trachomatis was isolated from genital specimens from 21 (4.9%) of 431 female college students. antibody to c. trachomatis was found in the genital secretions of 52 (11.9%) of 437 women. multiple logistic regression analysis showed race, number of sexual partners, and use of barrier methods of contraception to be predictive of infection with c. trachomatis. logistic regression analysis found race, number of sexual partners, use of barrier methods of contraception, and presence of cervic ... | 1985 | 3964985 |
| cytologic manifestations of cervical and vaginal infections. i. epithelial and inflammatory cellular changes. | we used multiple logistic regression to analyze microbiological and clinical correlates of inflammatory and epithelial cell changes on papanicolaou-stained cervical smears in patients from a sexually transmitted disease clinic. among randomly selected patients, increased numbers of histiocytes and polymorphonuclear leukocytes and the presence of transformed lymphocytes were associated with chlamydia trachomatis infection, while increased lymphocytes were associated with trichomonas vaginalis inf ... | 1985 | 3968836 |
| urogenital involvements and rheumatic disorders in females. an interview study. | to study dependence between urogenital involvements and musculoskeletal complaints in females, 311 randomly selected women aged 15 to 54 were interviewed. in the analysis of these dependences musculoskeletal complaints were considered as a whole per person. a history of salpingitis, gonorrhoea, urinary tract infection (uti) and trichomonas vaginalis was revealed as constituting a relative risk factor of 4.4, 3.9, 3.1 and 4.5 respectively in connection with inflammatory rheumatic disease or suspi ... | 1985 | 4006385 |
| electrophoretic analysis of soluble proteins and esterase, superoxide dismutase and acid phosphatase isoenzymes of members of the protozoan family trichomonadidae. | polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was used to compare the proteins and isoenzymes of esterase, superoxide dismutase, and acid phosphatase in soluble, whole-cell extracts of four strains of trichomonas vaginalis, two strains of trichomonas gallinae, and one strain each of tritrichomonas foetus, tritrichomonas augusta, tetratrichomonas gallinarum, and pentatrichomonas hominis. intraspecific, interspecific, and intergeneric differences were found in protein and isoenzyme profiles. at least four to ... | 1985 | 4017542 |
| [simultaneous occurrence of trichomonas vaginalis and gonorrhea in women]. | | 1985 | 4024310 |
| clinical manifestations of female trichomoniasis and comparison of direct microscopy and culture media in its diagnosis. | a group of 125 women attending a gynecologic clinic was studied to assess the value of four culture media, wet smear and papanicolaou stained smears and also to re-evaluate the clinical picture in the diagnosis of trichomoniasis. there was no significant difference between the results of 4 different culture media but significant difference was obtained from fresh wet vaginal smears and culture media on the one hand and with papanicolaou stained smears on the other hand. during the survey, cultur ... | 1985 | 4028319 |
| epidemiologic and clinical factors of chlamydia trachomatis in black, hispanic and white female adolescents. | rates of genital infection with chlamydia trachomatis, neisseria gonorrhoeae and trichomonas vaginalis were determined prospectively in 396 sexually active female adolescents from three ethnically different urban teen clinics. the organisms were identified respectively in cultures of specimens from 21%, 7% and 6% of all adolescents; 28%, 16% and 20% of blacks; 23%, 4% and 2% of hispanics, and 14%, 2% and 1% of whites. c trachomatis was identified in specimens from 27% of pregnant adolescents and ... | 1985 | 4036112 |
| vaginal trichomoniasis at a sexually transmitted disease clinic at khartoum. | at a sexually transmitted disease clinic at khartoum 613 sudanese women presenting with vaginal discharge were investigated. specimens were examined by microscopy and culture. trichomonas vaginalis infestation was found in 123 patients (20.1%), predominantly in the age groups 16-19 years (27.1%) and 46-65 years (27%). frequency of trichomonal vaginitis was highest (35.9%) among divorced women. of the pregnant women investigated, 16.3% were found to harbour the parasite. there was no significant ... | 1985 | 4049503 |
| effects of trichomonas vaginalis on the ph and glycogen content of the vagina. | | 1985 | 4054105 |
| alterations of cervical cytology and steroid contraceptive use. | the alterations of cervical cytology in 3206 'users' of steroid contraceptives (sc) and 2394 'non-users' (controls) have been followed by means of five surveys for eight years. the alterations of cervical cytology have not differed significantly between the two groups seven years after the first examination, but have differed significantly between younger and older women in both groups. the incidence of progression to and regression from pap iii class cytology was more frequent than the prevalen ... | 1985 | 4055204 |
| behavior and pathogenicity of trichomonas vaginalis donné in chick liver cell cultures. | | 1970 | 4101000 |
| [differences in cultivation on synthetic media of trichomonas vaginalis donné isolated from men and women of different ages]. | | 1970 | 4105525 |
| induction of in-vivo resistance of trichomonas vaginalis to nitrimidazine. | | 1971 | 4107939 |
| trichomonas vaginalis infection and rectal gonorrhoea in women. | | 1972 | 4115890 |
| a new look at vaginal discharges. | | 1972 | 4116312 |
| [experimental trichomonas vaginalis endoparasitism in mice. 4. histochemical study of lesions in infested animals]. | | 1971 | 4116392 |
| [effect of tynidazole on trichomonas vaginalis in vitro]. | | 1972 | 4119147 |
| a preliminary report on the management of high risk patients. | | 1973 | 4119662 |
| adequate staining of trichomonas vaginalis by mcmanus' periodic acid-schiff stain. | | 1973 | 4122087 |
| [experiments on the influence of metabolites and antimetabolites on the model of trichomonas vaginalis. xi. experiments with desthiobiotin, pregnandion, heparin and organic substances]. | | 1972 | 4122377 |
| experiences gained in the diagnosis of t. vaginalis by different culture and staining methods. | | 1973 | 4126043 |
| [technic of rapid staining of trichomonas vaginalis]. | | 1971 | 4130048 |
| [comparative evaluation of the detection of trichomonas vaginalis in men in native preparations and gram-stained smears]. | | 1973 | 4131349 |
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