Genital infections and reproductive complications associated with Trichomonas vaginalis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Streptococcus agalactiae in women of Qom, central Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trichomonas vaginalis (T.vaginalis) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N.gonorrhoeae) are two most common non-viral sexually transmitted infections in the world. No data are available regarding the epidemiology of genital infections in women of Qom, central Iran.

Objective

Epidemiological investigation of sexually transmitted infections in genital specimens of women referred to the referral gynecology hospital in Qom, central Iran.

Materials and methods

Genital swab specimens were collected from women volunteers and used for identification of bacterial and protozoal infections by conventional microbial diagnostics, porA pseudo gene LightCycler^® real-time PCR (for N.gonorrhoeae) and ITS-PCR (for T.vaginalis

SUBMITTER: Nateghi Rostami M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5605857 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature