Journal article
Prevalence of trichomonas vaginalis in vaginal swabs from sex workers in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines as detected by PCR
Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol.38(1), pp.29-34
2010
Abstract
A prevalence study was conducted on Trichomonas vaginalis infection among female sex workers at-tending the Reproductive Health and Wellness Center of Angeles City, Pampanga in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using T. vaginalis-specific primers TV3/7 was utilized to detect T. vaginalis in vaginal swabs from the study population. The lower limit sensitivity of T. vaginalis detection by the PCR assay was found to be one trichomonad. The overall prevalence in 377 women was 9.55%. More than half of the study subjects are 23-27 years old. However, the largest proportion of positive cases was found among subjects 18-22 years old, making it the age group with the highest T. vaginalis prevalence (12.84%). © 2010 by The Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine.
Details
- Title
- Prevalence of trichomonas vaginalis in vaginal swabs from sex workers in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines as detected by PCR
- Authors
- Vanissa A Ong (Author) - University of Philippines, PhilippinesW L Rivera (Author) - University of Philippines, Philippines
- Publication details
- Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol.38(1), pp.29-34
- Publisher
- Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine
- Date published
- 2010
- DOI
- 10.2149/tmh.2009-17
- ISSN
- 1348-8945
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451290102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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