Percentage of individuals infected by partners with known T vaginalis infection
| Study | Year | Diagnostic method | Number of partners infected (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female to male transmission | |||
| Drummond47 | 1936 | Culture and microscopy of urethral swab, urine sediment, and prostatic fluid | 4/5 (80%) |
| Karnacky (in Lanceley)46 | 1938 | ? | 38/150 (25.3%) |
| Whittington11 | 1951 | Culture and microscopy of semen | 7/26 (26.9%) |
| Mascall68 | 1954 | Unspecified | 6/150 (4%) |
| Burch et al14 | 1959 | Culture of urethral swab or prostatic secretion | 13/31 (41.9%) |
| Watt and Jennison48 | 1960 | Culture of swab of preputial sac, urethra, and prostatic secretion | 18/30 (60%) |
| Rodin et al69 | 1960 | Microscopy of urethral scrape, culture of urethral swab and urine | 11/38 (29%) |
| Weston and Nicol55 | 1963 | Culture and microscopy of urethral discharge, scraping, urine sediment, and prostatic fluid | 93/206 (45.1%) |
| Krieger et al28 | 1992 | Culture of swab of preputial sac (or coronal sulcus) and first void urine | 33/147 (22.4%) |
| Male to female transmission | |||
| Whittington45 | 1957 | Microscopy and culture | 10/15 (66.7%) |
| Catterall and Nicol43 | 1960 | Microscopy and culture | 56/56 (100%) |
| Catterall44 | 1960 | Culture and microscopy | 57/67 (85.1%) |