Trichomoniasis among men presenting to a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia
Brooke Webb
A * , Maryza Graham A B C D and Tony M. Korman A B E
A Department of Microbiology, Monash Pathology, Clayton, Vic., Australia.
B Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, Clayton, Vic., Australia.
C Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Vic., Australia.
D The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
E Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash Univeristy, Clayton, Vic., Australia.
Sexual Health 19(5) 484-485 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH22100
Submitted: 7 June 2022 Accepted: 16 June 2022 Published: 4 July 2022
© 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing
Abstract
In response to the report by Abraham et al., we present our observations of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) detection in men tested at a public hospital laboratory in Melbourne, Australia, using a multiplex PCR. These studies provide valuable information about TV prevalence in urban communities.
Keywords: Ausdiagnostics, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, Melbourne, multiplex PCR, prevalence, STIs, Trichomonas.
References
[1] Abraham E, Fairley CK, Aung ET, Bradshaw CS, Chen MY, Phillips TR, et al. Trichomoniasis among men presenting to a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia. Sex Health 2022; 19 70–3.| Trichomoniasis among men presenting to a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 35152941PubMed |
[2] Bygott JM, Robson JM. The rarity of Trichomonas vaginalis in urban Australia. Sex Transm Inf 2013; 89 509–13.
| The rarity of Trichomonas vaginalis in urban Australia.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
[3] Webb B, Crampton A, Francis MJ, Hamblin J, Korman TM, Graham M. Increased diagnostic yield of routine multiplex PCR compared to clinician requested testing for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis. Pathology 2021; 53 257–63.
| Increased diagnostic yield of routine multiplex PCR compared to clinician requested testing for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 33036769PubMed |
[4] Australian Sexual Health Alliance. Trichomoniasis. Australian Sexual Health Alliance; 2018. Available at http://www.sti.guidelines.org.au/sexually-transmissible-infections/trichomoniasis
