Trichomonas vaginalis among multiethnic female UK students
- P Oakeshott1,
- J Ahmed2,
- P E Hay3,
- F Reid1,
- S R Kerry1,
- A Aghaizu1,
- C Y W Tong2
- 1Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's, University of London, London, UK
- 2Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- 3G-U Medicine, St George's Hospital, London, UK
- Correspondence to Dr P Oakeshott, Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's, University of London, London SW17 ORE, UK; oakeshot{at}sgul.ac.uk
- Accepted 9 April 2011
- Published Online First 10 May 2011
In their study of HIV outpatient clinic attenders, Gatski and colleagues found a high rate of bacterial vaginosis (67%, 163/244) in HIV positive, mainly African American women infected with Trichomonas vaginalis (TV).1 We recently conducted a pilot study to test for TV in 183 stored self-taken vaginal samples from multiethnic female London students who took part in the prevention of pelvic infection chlamydia screening …
