TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Prevalence of <I>Trichomonas vaginalis</I> in HIV-Positive and Negative Patients in Referral Hospitals in Goiania, Goias, Brazil
AU - Garcia-Zapata, Marco Tulio Antonio AU - Lemos, Patricia Abreu Pinheiro de 
JO  - International Journal of Tropical Medicine
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
SP  - 24
EP  - 27
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-3319
DO  - ijtmed.2010.24.27
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijtmed.2010.24.27
KW  - pregnancy
KW  -Trichomonas vaginalis
KW  -women
KW  -human immunodeficiency virus
KW  -infection
KW  -immune status
AB  - The frequency of <I>Trichomonas vaginalis </I>infection in HIV-positive and negative women attending hospitals in Goiania, Brazil was evaluated using the gold standard diagnostic method of culture. A total of 237 vaginal swab specimens were examined: 125 (52.7%) comprising the HIV-positive group and 112 (47.3%) the HIV-negative control group. <I>T. vaginalis </I>was detected in 13.5% of the women, 23 (18.4%) of whom were HIV-positive while 9 (8.0%) were HIV-negative. This difference was statistically significant however, infection by this parasite was not found to be associated with immune status. <I>T. vaginalis </I>was found in 23.1% of the pregnant women and there was a statistically significant difference in the rate of infection by this parasite between the pregnant HIV-positive and the pregnant HIV-negative women (25.8% versus 12.5%). <I>T. vaginalis</I> was more prevalent in HIV-positive compared to HIV-negative women however, no association was found between the infection and the immune status of the patients.
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