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Trichomonas vaginalis: a review of epidemiologic, clinical and treatment issues

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Infectious Diseases, August 2015
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Title
Trichomonas vaginalis: a review of epidemiologic, clinical and treatment issues
Published in
BMC Infectious Diseases, August 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12879-015-1055-0
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Authors

Patricia Kissinger

Abstract

Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) is likely the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world. It is as an important source of reproductive morbidity, a facilitator of HIV transmission and acquisition, and thus it is an important public health problem. Despite its importance in human reproductive health and HIV transmission, it is not a reportable disease and surveillance is not generally done. This is problematic since most persons infected with TV are asymptomatic. Metronidazole (MTZ) has been the treatment of choice for women for decades, and single dose has been considered the first line of therapy. However, high rates of retest positive are found among TV infected persons after single dose MTZ treatment. This has not been explained by drug resistance since in vitro resistance is only 2-5 %. Treatment failure can range from 7-10 % and even higher among HIV+ women. Treatment efficacy may be influenced by vaginal ecology. The origins of repeat positives need further explanation and better treatment options are needed.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Japan 1 <1%
Unknown 601 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 122 20%
Student > Master 72 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 47 8%
Researcher 34 6%
Other 29 5%
Other 87 14%
Unknown 211 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 111 18%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 75 12%
Immunology and Microbiology 49 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 49 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 21 3%
Other 70 12%
Unknown 227 38%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 68. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 November 2023.
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#624,919
of 25,351,219 outputs
Outputs from BMC Infectious Diseases
#154
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#7,268
of 270,645 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Infectious Diseases
#3
of 143 outputs
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