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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Routine screening is recommended for | Routine screening is recommended for [[asymptomatic]] [[HIV]]-positive individuals and for all individuals identified as being at increased risk of infection.<ref name=CDT>http://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/trichomoniasis.htm Accessed on September 14, 2016</ref><ref name="pmid23322080">{{cite journal| author=Coleman JS, Gaydos CA, Witter F| title=Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis in obstetrics and gynecology practice: new concepts and controversies. | journal=Obstet Gynecol Surv | year= 2013 | volume= 68 | issue= 1 | pages= 43-50 | pmid=23322080 | doi=10.1097/OGX.0b013e318279fb7d | pmc=3586271 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23322080 }} </ref> | ||
==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Routine screening is recommended for asymptomatic HIV-positive individuals and for all individuals identified as being at increased risk of infection.[1][2]
Screening
Routine screening is recommended in the following individuals:[1][2]
- HIV positive (annually)
- Multiple sexual partners
- Unprotected sexual intercourse
- Illict drug use
- Previous history of STD
- Individuals receiving care in highly prevalent areas
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/trichomoniasis.htm Accessed on September 14, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coleman JS, Gaydos CA, Witter F (2013). "Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis in obstetrics and gynecology practice: new concepts and controversies". Obstet Gynecol Surv. 68 (1): 43–50. doi:10.1097/OGX.0b013e318279fb7d. PMC 3586271. PMID 23322080.