Trichomonas
Article Sources
NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
Wu, A. (2006). Tietz Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, Fourth Edition. Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis, Missouri. Pp 1618.
Planned Parenthood: Trichomoniasis. Available online at http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/stds-hiv-safer-sex/trichomoniasis-4282.htm through http://www.plannedparenthood.org. Accessed June 2009.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fact Sheet: Trichomoniasis. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/std/trichomonas/STDFact-Trichomoniasis.htm through http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed June 2009.
American Social Health Association: VAGINITIS/TRICHOMONIASIS. Available online at http://www.ashastd.org/learn/learn_vag_trich_tri.cfm through http://www.ashastd.org. Accessed June 2009.
MedlinePlus Medical Encylopedia: Trichomoniasis. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001331.htm. Accessed June 2009.
TeensHealth: Trichomoniasis. Available online at http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/stds/std_trichomoniasis.html through http://kidshealth.org. Accessed June 2009.
Petrin D, Delgaty K, Bhatt R, et. al. Clinical and microbiological aspects of Trichomonas vaginalis. Clin Microbio Rev 11:300-317, 1998.
Briselden AM, Hiller SL. Evaluation of Afirm VP microbial identification for Gardnerella vaginalis and Trichomonas vaginalis. J Clin Microbiol 32:148-152, 1994.
DeMeo LR, Draper DL, McGregor JA, et. al. Evaluation of deoxyribonucleic acid probe for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in vaginal secretions. Am J Obstet Gynecol 174:1339-1342, 1996.
Rubino S, Muresu R, Rappelli P, et. al. Molecular probe for identification of Trichomonas vaginalis DNA. J Clin Microbiol 29:702-706, 1991.
Witkin SS, Inglis SR, Polaneczky M, et. al. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis by polymerase chain reaction in introital specimens from pregnant women. Am J Obstet Gynecol 175:165-167, 1996.
Campbell L, Woods V, Lloyd T, Elsayed S, Church DL. Evaluation of the OSOM Trichomonas rapid test versus wet preparation examination for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis in specimens from women with a low prevalence of infection. J Clin Microbiol 2008 Oct; 46(10):3467-9.
Sources Used in Previous Reviews
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Trichomonas Fact Sheet. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/trichomonas/factsht_trichomonas.htm through http://www.cdc.gov.
American Social Health Association: VAGINITIS/TRICHOMONIASIS, Questions & Answers. Available online at http://www.ashastd.org/learn/learn_vag_trich.cfm through http://www.ashastd.org.
