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Claudiu I Bandea1, Kahaliah Joseph, Evan W Secor
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. cbandea@cdc.gov
Abstract:
Trichomonas vaginalis infections are usually asymptomatic or can result in nonspecific clinical symptoms, which makes laboratory-based detection of this protozoan parasite essential for diagnosis and treatment. We report the development of a battery of highly sensitive and specific PCR assays for detection of T. vaginalis in urine, a noninvasive specimen, and development of a protocol for differentiating among Trichomonas species that commonly infect humans.
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