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Iatrogenic transmission of Trichomonas vaginalis by a traditional healer
Abstract
A woman presenting to an STI/HIV clinic in The Gambia with T vaginalis and a history of a digital vaginal ‘exam’ by a traditional healer implies non-sexual transmission of trichomonas between patients and reinforces the role of practitioner hygiene in preventing spread of infections.
- Trichomonas vaginalis
- traditional medicine
- infectious disease transmission
- professional-to-patient
- Africa
- infection control
- transmission
- Trichomonas
- tropical STDS
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