Increased prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis in mid-aged women is linked to sexual activity and not to hormonal changes

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Donders, Gilbert G G ^a   Depuydt, Christophe ^b  

^a Femicare vzw   (Belgium)

^b Laboratory for Clinical and Molecular Pathology (RIATOL)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; METRONIDAZOLE;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SEX TOURISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 84885203721     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: 15260976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e318284dbc3     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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