Trichomonas vaginalis: An Updated Overview Towards Diagnostic Improvement
- Authors: Ferrão AR, Martinez-de-Oliveira J, Oliveira AS, Palmeira-de-Oliveira A, Pereira FM
- Publication Year: 2016
- Journal: Acta Parasitologica
- Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26751868
The protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) is responsible for trichomonosis, a sexually transmitted disease (STD) with a significant incidence worldwide. This infection is one of the most common non-viral STDs, representing almost 50% of all curable STDs. Trichomonosis has an incidence of 180 million new cases worldwide. Nowadays, the ‘gold standard’ for TV diagnosis remains the […]
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