From Wet Mount to Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques: Current Diagnostic Methods and Future Perspectives Based on Patenting of New Assays, Stains, and Diagnostic Images for <i>Trichomonas vaginalis</i> Detection

Trichomoniasis is the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world. The estimated global prevalence in 2016 was 156 million adults aged 15–49. However, these data are underestimated, since the most used diagnostic method is the wet mount, which has low sensitivity, the inf...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Gomes Cardoso, Mariana Dicki Freitas, Tiana Tasca, Graziela Vargas Rigo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Venereology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0710/3/1/4