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“It gives me the strength and courage to take care of myself”: a qualitative exploration of experiences with STI testing among women who initiated PrEP during pregnancy in Western Kenya

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2025.
Abstract Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in pregnancy contribute to poor perinatal outcomes and increased HIV acquisition risk, underscoring the importance of delivering STI/HIV services within antenatal care. Few studies evaluate women's perspectives on the co‐delivery of antenatal STI testing and HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
Jerusha N. Mogaka, Tessa Concepcion, Felix Abuna, Eunita Akim, Chelsea Morroni, Aamirah Mussa, Melissa Mugambi, Helen Aketch, Sarah Obatsa, Allison R. Webel, John Kinuthia, Kenneth Ngure, Kristin M. Beima‐Sofie, Grace John‐Stewart, Jillian Pintye   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis Targets Bacteria with Laterally Acquired NlpC/P60 Peptidoglycan Hydrolases

mBio, 2018
Trichomonas vaginalis is a parasitic protozoan of the human urogenital tract that causes trichomoniasis, a very common sexually transmitted disease. Despite residing extracellularly and in close association with the vaginal bacteria (i.e., the microbiota)
J. Pinheiro, J. Biboy, W. Vollmer, R. Hirt, J. Keown, A. Artuyants, Moyra M. Black, D. Goldstone, A. Simoes-Barbosa   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

2024 European guidelines for the management of genital herpes

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Volume 39, Issue 4, Page 742-758, April 2025.
Genital herpes—guidelines for diagnostic and treatment (2024): strategies for diagnosis, management and follow‐up of the most common sexually transmitted infection. The guidelines covers common clinical scenarios (including recurrent genital herpes), infection during pregnancy and coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus.
Rajul Patel, Benjamin Moran, Emily Clarke, Anna Maria Geretti, Stephan Lautenschlager, John Green, Gilbert Donders, Mikhail Gomberg, Shyam Samraj, George Sorin Tiplica, Elizabeth Foley   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of Irradiated and Formalin-fixed Trichomonas vaginalis to Examine Protective Immune Responses in the Mouse Intraperitoneal Model [PDF]

, 2003
Gamma irradiated Trichomonas vaginalis was used to initiate a protective immune response in mice by intraperitoneal inoculation using host mortality as the measure of virulence. Irradiated trichomonads of a virulent strain gave some immune protection but
Baker, Max L., Daly, James J., Hostetler, Terryl L., O\u27Brien, Timothy J.   +3 more
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Contraception as a Risk Factor of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection Among Women Attending Outpatient of Al-Batool Teaching Hospital for Maternity and Children-Baqubah-Iraq

مجله كليه طب الكندي, 2019
Background:The effects of contraception on Trichomonas vaginalis have important implications for women who suffer from infections associated with disruptions in the vaginal ecology, such as bacterial vaginitis and urinary tract infections. Objective:
Sawsan Talib Salman
doaj   +1 more source

Improved diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection by PCR using vaginal swabs and urine specimens compared to diagnosis by wet mount microscopy, culture, and fluorescent staining [PDF]

, 1999
Four vaginal cotton swab specimens were obtained from each of 804 women visiting the outpatient sexually transmitted disease clinic of the Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, for ...
Belkum, A.F. (Alex) van, Brugge, E. van der, Luijendijk, A. (Ad), Meijden, W.I. (Willem) van der, O'Neill, E.L., Rijsoort-Vos, T. van, Schee, C. (Cindy) van der, Sluiters, J.F. (Hans), Verbrugh, H.A. (Henri), Zwijgers, L. (Lisette)   +9 more
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PHYTOTHERAPY IN FUNGI AND FUNGAL DISEASE: A REVIEW OF EFFECTIVE MEDICINAL PLANTS ON IMPORTANT FUNGAL STRAINS AND DISEASES [PDF]

, 2017
Infectious diseases are among the most important common diseases worldwide that bring stupendous costs for human community. Medicinal plants are considered a rich source of antimicrobial agents and therefore can be used as antimicrobial remedies because ...
Bahmani, M., Ezatpour, B., Khonsari, A., Rafieian-Kopaei, M., Sepahvand, A., Tarkhan, F.   +5 more
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Serological Aspects of Trichomonas vaginalis. [PDF]

Sexually Transmitted Infections, 1958
Trichomonas vaginalis has now been accepted as a cause of infections in the lower genital tracts of both males and females. However, it is often found in considerable numbers in the absence of any clinical symptoms or signs; it then appears to be a harmless saprophyte or commensal.
openaire   +3 more sources

Trichomonas vaginalis infection among young pregnant women in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Our goal was to determine the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis and its associated risk factors in parturient women aged 15–24 years attending Brazilian public maternity units.
Angelica E. Miranda, Valdir M. Pinto, Charlotte A. Gaydos   +2 more
doaj  

Sexually transmitted diseases and infertility [PDF]

, 2017
Female infertility, including tubal factor infertility, is a major public health concern worldwide. Most cases of tubal factor infertility are attributable to untreated sexually transmitted diseases that ascend along the reproductive tract and are ...
Parks, Caitlin, Peipert, Jeffrey F., Tsevat, Danielle G., Wiesenfeld, Harold C.   +3 more
core   +1 more source