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Pregnancy and contraceptive use among women participating in an HIV prevention trial in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVES: Information on pregnancy rates and factors associated with pregnancy and contraceptive use is important for clinical trials in women in sub-Saharan Africa where withdrawal of investigational products may be required in the event of pregnancy ...
Baisley, Kathy, Changalucha, John, Hayes, Richard J, Odutola, Aderonke, Ross, David A, Rusizoka, Mary, Tanton, Clare, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Weiss, Helen A   +8 more
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Comparison of Three Methods for Diagnosing Trichomoniasis in Female Patients with Sexual Activity Attended at a Hospital in Peru

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2023
Background. Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection that mainly affects women. The diagnosis is made by different methods that identify the presence of Trichomonas vaginalis; therefore, sensitivity, specificity, and performance are essential ...
Jaime Rosales-Rimache, Jorge L. Inolopú, Fernando C. Soncco-Llulluy, Leslie Medina-Ciprian   +3 more
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Dissecting the Transcriptomes of Multiple Metronidazole-Resistant and Sensitive Trichomonas vaginalis Strains Identified Distinct Genes and Pathways Associated with Drug Resistance and Cell Death

Biomedicines, 2021
Trichomonas vaginalis is the causative agent of trichomoniasis, the most prevalent non-viral sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Metronidazole (MTZ) is the mainstay of anti-trichomonal chemotherapy; however, drug resistance has become an ...
Po-Jung Huang, Ching-Yun Huang, Yu-Xuan Li, Yi-Chung Liu, Lichieh-Julie Chu, Yuan-Ming Yeh, Wei-Hung Cheng, Ruei-Ming Chen, Chi-Ching Lee, Lih-Chyang Chen, Hsin-Chung Lin, Shu-Fang Chiu, Wei-Ning Lin, Ping-Chiang Lyu, Petrus Tang, Kuo-Yang Huang   +15 more
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History of the Diagnosis of a Sexually Transmitted Disease is Linked to Normal Variation in Personality Traits [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction. Stable individual differences in personality traits have well-documented associations with various aspects of health. One of the health outcomes that directly depends on people's behavioral choices, and may therefore be linked to ...
Allik, Andres Metspalu, Anu Realo, Bjekic, Bogg, Connolly, Conrod, Costa, De Fruyt, De Genna, Deary, Distel, Ericksen, Fenton, Fenton, Goodwin, Hagger‐Johnson, Hagger‐Johnson, Harned, Hill, Hoyle, Jüri Allik, Kallasmaa, Kendler, Laisaar, Lykken, Malouff, Marrazzo, McCrae, McCrae, Mõttus, O'Connor, O'Connor, René Mõttus, Riemann, Roberts, Schmitt, Schmitt, Sherman, Sutin, Terracciano, Trobst, Tõnu Esko   +42 more
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Sexually transmitted infections: old foes on the rise

Microbial Cell, 2016
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are commonly spread via sexual contact. It is estimated that one million STIs are acquired every day worldwide. Besides their impact on sexual, reproductive and neonatal health, they can cause disastrous and life ...
Didac Carmona-Gutierrez, Katharina Kainz, Frank Madeo   +2 more
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Recent Advances in the Discovery of Novel Antiprotozoal Agents

Molecules, 2019
Parasitic diseases have serious health, social, and economic impacts, especially in the tropical regions of the world. Diseases caused by protozoan parasites are responsible for considerable mortality and morbidity, affecting more than 500 million people
Seong-Min Lee, Min-Sun Kim, Faisal Hayat, Dongyun Shin   +3 more
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Rapid and point-of-care tests for the diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis in women and men. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Trichomonasvaginalis (TV) is a highly prevalent parasitic infection worldwide. It is associated with many adverse reproductive health outcomes.
Coltart, Cordelia, Gaydos, Charlotte A, Kelly, Helen, Klausner, Jeffrey D, Pai, Nitika Pant, Peeling, Rosanna W   +5 more
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RELEVANCE OF TRICHOMONIASIS PROBLEM IN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE WITH NON-PREGNANCY CERVICITIS [PDF]

Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал, 2008
Trichomoniasis is a widespread infection characterized by polymorphism of the causative agent, polyorganic impairment of the urogenital tract, obliterated symptomatics. Frequent recurrences of trichomoniasis- induced cervicovaginitis are based on associa
I.E. Rogozhina, Т.Д. Basova
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Sexually transmitted infections case notification rates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2005–2012 [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are major public health concerns around the world. This study describes the epidemiology of reported STI cases from 2005 to 2012 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Al-Hakeem, Raafat F., Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Filemban, Sanaa M., Hassan, Majdy Hamed, Memish, Ziad A.   +4 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of infectious vaginitis: Proposal for a new algorithm

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
BackgroundVaginitis is the most common gynecologic diagnosis in primary care, and most women have at least one episode during their lives. The need for standardized strategies to diagnose and treat vaginitis, both in primary care and among gynecologists,
José Eleutério, Adriana Bittencourt Campaner, Newton Sergio de Carvalho   +2 more
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