Trichomonas vaginalis infection is uncommon in the British general population: implications for clinical testing and public health screening

Nigel Field; Soazig Clifton; Sarah Alexander; Catherine A Ison; Rumena Khanom; Pamela Saunders; Gwenda Hughes; Laura Heath; Simon Beddows; Catherine H Mercer; Clare Tanton; Anne M Johnson; Pam Sonnenberg

doi:10.1136/sextrans-2016-052660

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Trichomonas vaginalis infection is uncommon in the British general population: implications for clinical testing and public health screening

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Nigel Field Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK Public Health England, National Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control (CIDSC), London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Soazig Clifton Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sarah Alexander Sexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiological Services, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Catherine A Ison Sexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiological Services, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rumena Khanom Sexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiological Services, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Pamela Saunders Sexually Transmitted Bacteria Reference Unit, Microbiological Services, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gwenda Hughes Public Health England, National Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control (CIDSC), London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Laura Heath Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Simon Beddows Virus Reference Department, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Catherine H Mercer Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Clare Tanton Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anne M Johnson Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Pam Sonnenberg Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Nigel Field, Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London WC1E 6JB, UK; Nigel.field{at}ucl.ac.uk

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Field N, Clifton S, Alexander S, et al

Trichomonas vaginalis infection is uncommon in the British general population: implications for clinical testing and public health screening

Sexually Transmitted Infections 2018;94:226-229.

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Received April 8, 2016
Revised August 18, 2016
Accepted August 27, 2016
First published September 29, 2016.

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May 15, 2018

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