RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Iatrogenic transmission of <em>Trichomonas vaginalis</em> by a traditional healer
JF Sexually Transmitted Infections
JO Sex Transm Infect
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 353
OP 354
DO 10.1136/sti.2010.043125
VO 86
IS 5
A1 Kevin Peterson
A1 Diarre Drame
YR 2010
UL http://sti.bmj.com/content/86/5/353.abstract
AB 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.