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Trichomonas vaginalis used as a marker for other sexually transmitted infections in women | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 292-294 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ekhlas Mushref; Naksheen M. Ardalan; ; a Abdul-Raheem Ahmed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Background: Vaginitis constitutes one of the most common problems in clinical medicine, and it is one of the main motives that lead women to see an obstetrician or gynecologist. Bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis and trichomoniasis are responsible for 90% of the cases of infection. Objectives: This study sheds light on using Trichomonas vaginalis as a risk marker for other sexually transmitted diseases such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Candida albicans. Material & Methods: Three high vaginal swabs were taken from 250 adult women attending the department of gynecology in AL-Yermouk Teaching Hospital with symptoms of heavy vaginal discharge. They were examined during the period extending from December 2005 to June 2006; then the swabs were cultured in three types of media according to the type of microorganism diagnosed , so for T. vaginalis Cysteine peptone liver maltose (CPLM) is used, sabouraud's dextrose agar media is used for Candida albicans and chocolate agar media is used for N. gonorrhoeae diagnosed. Results: Fifteen women (6.0%) of the women infected with T. vaginalis, had at least one other sexually transmitted infection. The prevalence of gonorrhoeae in women with trichomoniasis is 33.3%, while the prevalence of C. albicans with trichomoniasis is 40%. Conclusion: The results indicate that trichomoniasis vaginitis in women is frequently associated with other vaginal pathogen. Key word: T. vaginalis, N. gonorrhoeae, candida albicans, vaginitis, sexually transmitted diseases. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| vaginalis; gonorrhoeae; Candida Albicans; Vaginitis; sexually transmitted diseases | ||
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