Not so benign: the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of trichomoniasis in men

摘要: Trichomonas vaginalis may be the most underestimated sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Although trichomoniasis often spontaneously resolves in male patients, it can lead to significant urogenital morbidity. Despite ease with which treated using metronidazole or tinidazole, men are not routinely screened for and left infect re-infect their female partners. Moreover, newer point-of-care testing methods including latex agglutination immunochromatographic assays, could potentially used as screening tests, have been submitted peer-reviewed randomized clinical trials men. Further studies will necessary judge efficacy population. We conducted an exhaustive search of current literature traditional engines, Pubmed OVID, then supplemented findings by doing additional online engine, Google Scholar. report our on presentation, diagnosis treatment below.