Trichomoniasis is perhaps the most common curable sexually transmitted disease
worldwide, yet few resources are devoted to its control. It is associated with potentially …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate recent advances in our understanding of the clinical relevance,
diagnosis, and treatment of vaginal infections, and to determine an efficient and effective …

In this study of the vaginal flora of 171 pregnant women in labor at term, the flora was
categorized as normal (Lactobacillus predominant), intermediate, or representative of …

Objective: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of vaginal Gram stain as interpreted by
the Nugent criteria for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis, and to consider the use of Gram …

Trichomoniasis remains an extremely common infection despite the fact that rates of other
treatable sexually transmitted diseases are declining. Newer diagnostic techniques such as …

Dequalinium chloride (CAS 522-51-0) and povidone iodine (CAS 25655-41-8) are known as
antiseptic agents and used in the local treatment of vaginal infections. Clotrimazole (CAS …

The present study has been carried out with the main objective of determining the
prevalence rate of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in a population of asymptomatic pregnant women …

Background Trichomoniasis vaginalis is now an important worldwide health problem.
Metronidazole has so far been used in treatment, but the metronidazole-resistant strains and …

Colonization with Trichomonas vaginalis is a possible cause of poor pregnancy outcome. To
facilitate the diagnosis of this condition during pregnancy, we conducted a prospective …

The effect that vaginal lactobacilli have on trichomoniasis is not known. At 3 clinics for
treatment of sexually transmitted disease, we recruited 521 female patients with …