Genetic diversity of Trichomonas vaginalis reinfection in HIV-positive women.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Recently developed genotyping tools allow better understanding of Trichomonas vaginalis population genetics and epidemiology. These tools have yet to be applied to T vaginalis collected from HIV+ populations, where understanding the interaction between the pathogens is of great importance due to the correlation between T vaginalis infection and HIV transmission. The objectives of the study were twofold: first, to compare the genetic diversity and population structure of T vaginalis collected from HIV+ women with parasites from reference populations; second, to use the genetic markers to perform a case study demonstrating the usefulness of these techniques in investigating the mechanisms of repeat infections.

Methods

Repository T vaginalis samples from a previously

SUBMITTER: Conrad MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3755760 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature