| trichomonas vaginalis: reevaluation of its clinical presentation and laboratory diagnosis. | vaginal discharge is the most common complaint and trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis the most frequently diagnosed problem among women attending the dekalb county georgia, veneral disease clinic. despite this prevalence, the 1837 observations of donné are the criteria frequently used in the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of trichomoniasis. our study shows that a purulent, frothy discharge is indeed a characteristic of trichomonal vaginitis, but if it is used as the sole diagnostic criterion, 88 ... | 1980 | 6965976 |
| health risk factors among detained adolescent females. | to identify the prevalence of health risk factors among a sample of detained adolescent females and determine whether there are racial/ethnic differences. | 2004 | 15556741 |
| association of chlamydia trachomatis with persistence of high-risk types of human papillomavirus in a cohort of female adolescents. | human papillomavirus (hpv) infection is a necessary but not sufficient cause of cervical cancer. while chlamydia infection has been associated with cervical cancer, the meaning of this association remains unclear. the authors' objective was to investigate this association by evaluating whether concurrent genital tract infections are associated with hpv persistence, a precursor to cervical cancer. interview data and biologic samples for hpv, chlamydia trachomatis, neisseria gonorrhoeae, trichomon ... | 2005 | 16120706 |
| the protective value of school enrolment against sexually transmitted disease: a study of high-risk african american adolescent females. | to identify whether school enrolment is protective against laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases (stds) and against a spectrum of sexual risk factors. | 2007 | 17569721 |
| exposure to alcohol problems and its association with sexual behaviour and biologically confirmed trichomonas vaginalis among women living with hiv. | only a small number of studies have examined the association between alcohol use and risky sexual behaviour among women living with hiv, particularly african-american women. the present study examined the association between alcohol problems, sexual behaviour and biologically confirmed sexually transmitted infections (sti) among a sample of predominantly african-american women living with hiv. | 2008 | 18524841 |