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    Trichomonas

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    Basics

    Description

    • Sexually transmitted disease (STD)
    • Associated with high prevalence of other STDs
    • Causes urogenital infections
    • Sequelae:
      • May cause premature rupture of membranes or preterm labor in pregnancy
      • May cause low-birth-weight newborns
      • May facilitate transmission of HIV
    • Prevalence:
      • 3–5 million cases per year in US
      • 35% of women treated in STD clinics
      • Overall prevalence 3.1%:
        • Prevalence in black women 13.3%
    • Incubation 4–28 days
    • May be asymptomatic

    Etiology

    Trichomonas vaginalis:
    • Flagellated protozoan:
      • Commonly found in urethra, bladder, and Skene gland

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    TY - ELEC T1 - Trichomonas ID - 307408 ED - Barkin,Adam Z, ED - Barkin,Roger M, ED - Hayden,Stephen R, ED - Rosen,Peter, ED - Schaider,Jeffrey J, ED - Shayne,Philip, ED - Wolfe,Richard E, BT - 5-Minute Emergency Consult UR - https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307408/all/Trichomonas PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ET - 5 DB - Emergency Central DP - Unbound Medicine ER -