Association of Trichomonas vaginalis and cytological abnormalities of the cervix in low risk women

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Donders, Gilbert G G ^a,b,c   Depuydt, Christophe E ^d   Bogers, John Paul ^d   Vereecken, Annie J ^d  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Regional Hospital Heilig Hart   (Belgium)

^c Department Clinical Research for Women ^*  (Belgium)

^d Sonic Healthcare Benelux Medical Laboratory   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATHOLOGY; PRECANCER; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR; VIROLOGY;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RISK FACTORS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 84893632011     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086266     Document Type: Article

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