A review on metronidazole: an old warhorse in antimicrobial chemotherapy

D Leitsch - Parasitology, 2019 - cambridge.org
The 5-nitroimidazole drug metronidazole has remained the drug of choice in the treatment of
anaerobic infections, parasitic as well as bacterial, ever since its development in 1959. In …

Global epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis

DN Poole, RS McClelland - Sexually transmitted infections, 2013 - sti.bmj.com
Despite having the highest prevalence of any sexually transmitted infection (STI) globally,
there is a dearth of data describing Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) incidence and prevalence in …

Association between Trichomonas vaginalis and vaginal bacterial community composition among reproductive-age women

RM Brotman, LL Bradford, M Conrad… - Sexually transmitted …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Some vaginal bacterial communities are thought to prevent infection by sexually
transmitted organisms. Prior work demonstrated that the vaginal microbiota of reproductive …

Trichomonas vaginalis: pathogenicity and potential role in human reproductive failure

E Mielczarek, J Blaszkowska - Infection, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Trichomonas vaginalis, which colonizes the genitourinary tract of men and women,
is a sexually transmitted parasite causing symptomatic or asymptomatic trichomoniasis. The …

[HTML][HTML] Neglected parasitic infections in the United States: trichomoniasis

WE Secor, E Meites, MC Starr… - The American journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Trichomonas vaginalis is one of the most common human parasitic infections in the United
States, as well as the most prevalent non-viral sexually transmitted infection. However, it has …

Trichomonas vaginalis adherence phenotypes and extracellular vesicles impact parasite survival in a novel in vivo model of pathogenesis

BM Molgora, SK Mukherjee… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Trichomonas vaginalis is a human infective parasite responsible for trichomoniasis–the most
common, non-viral, sexually transmitted infection worldwide. T. vaginalis resides exclusively …

Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis in obstetrics and gynecology practice: new concepts and controversies

JS Coleman, CA Gaydos, F Witter - Obstetrical & gynecological …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) is the most common curable sexually transmitted infection
worldwide. Annually, 7.4 million new infections are estimated in the United States, which is …

Role of cytoneme structures and extracellular vesicles in Trichomonas vaginalis parasite-parasite communication

N Salas, MB Pedreros, T dos Santos Melo, VG Maguire… - elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Trichomonas vaginalis, the etiologic agent of the most common non-viral sexually
transmitted infection worldwide. With an estimated annual prevalence of 276 million new …

[HTML][HTML] Trichomonas vaginalis infection in symbiosis with Trichomonasvirus and Mycoplasma

R Fichorova, J Fraga, P Rappelli, PL Fiori - Research in microbiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Trichomonas vaginalis is a protozoan with an extracellular obligatory parasitic lifestyle
exclusively adapted to the human urogenital tract and responsible for nearly a quarter billion …

Viruses of protozoan parasites and viral therapy: Is the time now right?

P Barrow, JC Dujardin, N Fasel, AD Greenwood… - Virology journal, 2020 - Springer
Infections caused by protozoan parasites burden the world with huge costs in terms of
human and animal health. Most parasitic diseases caused by protozoans are neglected …