Trichomoniasis

References

Citations

1. American Academy of Pediatrics (2006). Trichomonas vaginalis infections (Trichomoniasis). In LK Pickering, et al., eds., American Academy of Pediatrics, 27th ed., pp. 673–674. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

2. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2006). Vaginitis. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 72. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 107(5): 1195–1206.

3. British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (2007). Management of Trichomonas Vaginalis Infection. Available online: http://www.bashh.org/guidelines.asp.

4. American Public Health Association (2004). Trichomoniasis. In DL Heymann, ed., Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, 18th ed., pp. 549–550. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association.

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6. Hobbs MM, et al. (2008). Trichomonas vaginalis and trichomoniasis. In KK Holmes et al., eds., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 4th ed., pp. 771–793. New York: McGraw-Hill.

7. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2006). Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006 (CDC Publication Vol. 55, No. RR-11), pp. 52–54. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/STD/treatment/2006/rr5511.pdf.

8. Huppert JS, et al. (2005). Use of an immunochromatographic assay for rapid detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in vaginal specimens. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 43(2): 684–687.

9. Soper D (2004). Trichomoniasis: Under control or undercontrolled? American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 190: 281–290.

Other Works Consulted

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2006). Vaginitis. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 72. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 107(5): 1195–1206.

• Anderson MR, et al. (2004). Evaluation of vaginal complaints. JAMA, 291(11): 1368–1379.

• McCormack WM (2005). Trichomoniasis section of Volvovaginitis and cervicitis. In GL Mandell et al., eds., Principles and Practices of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., chap. 103, pp. 1361–1362. Philadelphia: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.

• Schwebke, JR, Hook EW III (2003). High rates of trichomonas vaginalis among men attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic: Implications for screening and urethritis management. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 188: 465–468.

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