Fortuitous diagnosis of Trichomoniasis by PCR using panfungal primers
We report the unusual diagnosis of trichomoniasis in an 18 year old patient suffering from salpingitis. Chlamydiae, Mycoplasma and Gardnerella vaginalis were diagnosed using classic laboratory procedures. However, T. vaginalis infection was assessed fortuitously by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) fo...
Main Authors: | Damien Dupont, Pascal Gaucherand, Martine Wallon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219304473 |
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