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Trichomoniasis

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Trichomonas vaginalis was first discovered by Donné in 1836. Today, it is responsible for 25 % of all cases of clinically diagnosed vaginitis. More than half of infected women and nearly 90% of infected men are asymptomatic, which increases the reservoir of people spreading the infection. Trichomoniasis increases the risks of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission and HIV acquisition.

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  1. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

    Anne Moore RNC, MSN, FAANP (Professor of Nursing, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner)

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  1. Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA

    Anita L. Nelson MD

  2. Health Care Partners, Redondo Beach, CA

    JoAnn Woodward RNC, BSN, NP

  3. Harbor/UCLA Nurse Practitioner Program, Torrance, CA

    JoAnn Woodward RNC, BSN, NP

  4. National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, Washington, DC

    Susan Wysocki RNC, NP, FAANP (President and CEO) (President and CEO)

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Moore, A. (2006). Trichomoniasis. In: Nelson, A.L., Woodward, J., Wysocki, S. (eds) Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-040-9_10

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