Biological variability in clinical isolates of Trichomonas vaginalis

Eighteen clinical isolates of Trichomonas vaginalis were obtained from women who attended health centers of the Goverment of Madrid. A total of 1,848 vaginal specimens recovered during the gynaecological examination were seeded in culture tubes containing liquid Diamond medium. Pathogenicity to mice...

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Main Authors: Alicia Gómez-Barrio, Juan J Nogal-Ruiz, David Montero-Pereira, Ester Rodríguez-Gallego, Esperanza Romero-Fernández, José A Escario
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000600026