CULTIVATION OF TRICHOMONAS

The Cultivation of Trichomonas of the Human Mouth (tetratrichomonas Hominis)

Trichomonades from the mouth were studied by Steinberg who proposed to group them into three distinct types; namely, Trichomonas elongata, Trichomonas caudata, and Trichomonas flagellata. Doflein (3) regards them as probably identical with Trichomonas hominis. Opinions differ as to whether or not Trichomonas vaginalis Donné and Trichomonas hominis Grassi are the same species. Lynch, for instanc...

Isolation, cultivation, low temperature preservation, and infectivity titration of Trichomonas vaginalis.

The diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis (Donne, 1837) infection by direct recognition of the parasite is comparatively easy in the acute phase in the female, more difficult in the male and in the female in the non-acute phase. Because of this difficulty conclusive epidemiological studies on T. vaginalis infection are few. Burch, Rees, and Reardon (1959) have contributed an informative study of t...

Prevalence of Trichomonas Vaginalis in Diabetic Females

Abstract Background and Objective: Trichomonas vaginalis is a pathogenic agent known worldwide and affects about 180 million annually. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis in diabetic patients referred to diabetic research center. Material and Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study, 215 women referring to the Diabetic Center in Kermanshah Province were invest...

Trichomonas empyema.

Tricky trichomonas

I ended a relationship about a year ago. I have always seemed to have a yeast infection when I went to doctors before. In my relationship I had went to the doctors before because of discharge and just told them I didn?t need to really be looked at because I know what it is. Well at the end of my relationship I went to the doctor to get a whole check-up. Come to find out that what I thought was ...