Differential susceptibility of fresh Trichomonas vaginalis isolates to complement in menstrual blood and cervical mucus

Genitourinary Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 176-179

  Demes, P ^a   Gombosova, A ^a   Valent, M ^a   Janoska, A ^a   Fabusova, H ^a   Petrenko, M ^a  

^a Institute of Parasitology Comenius University Bratislava ^*  (CSK)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT;

CYTOLYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SERUM; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0023714422     PISSN: 02664348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.64.3.176     Document Type: Article

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