Treatment failure in Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis.

Nitrimidazine in the treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis.

Late recurrence of resistant Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis: relapse or re-infection?

Distinguishing between re-infection and relapse of trichomonas infections is often a difficult task in the clinical setting. The chronicity of trichomonas infections and the ongoing sexual activity are two confounding factors. We present a patient with recurrent resistant vaginal trichomoniasis shortly following a sexual contact with an untreated partner after a complete response to treatment w...

Managing trichomonal vaginitis refractory to conventional treatment with metronidazole.

Three patients with vulvovaginitis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis, which was refractory to conventional treatment with metronidazole are described. The T vaginalis strain isolated from one patient was resistant to metronidazole (minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) more than 100 mg/l) under aerobic conditions, although under anaerobic conditions it was as susceptible as a normal reference st...

Metronidazole-resistant Trichomonas vaginalis.

A 36-year-old woman with symptomatic metronidazole-resistant trichomonal vaginitis for 10 years had a total of 22 courses of treatment with either metronidazole or tinidazole according to different schedules. The minimum trichomonicidal concentration of metronidazole for the strain of Trichomonas vaginalis isolated from the patient was 160 microgram/ml compared with 1.25-10 microgram/ml for oth...

Urinary tract infection by Trichomonas vaginalis in a newborn baby.

Trichomonas vaginalis (Donne) is a flagellate protozoon, commonly found in this country and considered to be a cause of purulent vaginal discharge. It is a common finding in pregnant women attending antenatal clinics. Sexual intercourse is believed to be the principal, but not exclusive, mode of infection, the male partner usually remaining free of symptoms. Infection by Trichomonas vaginalis i...