The prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis in HIV-positive and negative patients in referral hospitals in Goiania, Goias, Brazil

International Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 24-27

  de Lemos, Patricia Abreu Pinheiro ^a   Garcia Zapata, Marco Tulio Antonio ^a  

^a Municipal Maternity Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; Immune status; Infection; Pregnancy; Trichomonas vaginalis; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITOSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

EID: 77955670659     PISSN: 18163319     EISSN: 1818779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijtmed.2010.24.27     Document Type: Article

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