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Archway Sexual Health Clinic is an inner city genitourinary medicine clinic. Its attendees have a high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by UK standards. Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) was found in 2.3% of women screened in the year 2000. TV is diagnosed by wet preparation microscopy and cultures. Typically 1–5 women/week are diagnosed with TV.
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A variety of flagellate protozoa resembling Trichomonas vaginalis can contaminate saline
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Use of sterile saline for wet preparation microscopy will avoid such contamination
In February 2001 12 women were diagnosed with TV by wet preparation microscopy in a 1 week period. This cluster was noted, raising the possibility of a local TV epidemic. Case notes were reviewed to further …
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