Trichomonas vaginalis infection in a lesbian.
Trichomonas vaginalis infection in a lesbian.
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女同性恋者阴道毛滴虫感染。
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1989
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R. B. Roy
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K. Sivakumar;A. D. de Silva;R. B. Roy
Sir, It is believed among genitourinary physicians that the presence of genital warts in women warrants screening for other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). This view was supported by a study by Kinghorn,' in which he concluded that there was a relatively high incidence of other genital infections in women suffering from genital warts. At the time of this study routine tests for chlamydia were not available. The changing patterns of STD incidence over recent years might be expected to alter the risk of associated infections. We recently reviewed 100 consecutive women attending our department with genital warts, all ofwhom were screened for other STDs. All were screened using standard methods for Neisseria gonorrhoea, Candida albicans, Trichomonas vaginalis and syphilis. Cervical swabs were tested for identification of Chlamydia trachomatis by micro-immunofluorescence. "Bacterial vaginosis" was diagnosed in women with a symptomatic malodourous vaginal discharge, and in whom microscopy of vaginal samples revealed "clue cells" or abnormal flora. No women had positive syphilis serology or culture for gonorrhoea. The numbers (percentages) of women with positive diagnoses is shown in the table. We found a lower than expected incidence of associated STDs in women with genital warts. Although a number of authors have concluded that there is an increased incidence of other genital tract infections in