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Prevalence and Factors Associated With Trichomonas vaginalis Infection Among High-Risk Women in Los Angeles

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: In Brief Remnant specimen from 1215 women screening for chlamydia/gonorrhea at 4 different venue types (sexually transmitted disease clinics, home-test kit users, juvenile and adult detention) in Los Angeles, California, were tested for Trichomonas vaginalis. Prevalence of T. vaginalis varied by screening population, and concurrent chlamydia or gonorrhea was independently associated with T. vaginalis. In an observational study among women screening for chlamydia/gonorrhea, we found that the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infections was relatively high and varied by risk behaviors and concurrent sexually transmitted infection status.

Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000026