Trichomonas
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Basics
Description
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:Etiology
- Flagellated protozoan:
- Commonly found in urethra, bladder, and Skene gland
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Citation
Rosen, Peter, et al., editors. "Trichomonas." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307408/all/Trichomonas.
Trichomonas. In: Rosen P, Shayne P, Barkin AZ, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. 5th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307408/all/Trichomonas. Accessed December 7, 2019.
Trichomonas. (2016). In Rosen, P., Shayne, P., Barkin, A. Z., Wolfe, R. E., Hayden, S. R., Barkin, R. M., & Schaider, J. J. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Available from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307408/all/Trichomonas
Trichomonas [Internet]. In: Rosen P, Shayne P, Barkin AZ, Wolfe RE, Hayden SR, Barkin RM, Schaider JJ, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2019 December 07]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307408/all/Trichomonas.
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