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  • Title: Trichomoniasis among women with vaginal discharge in Benghazi city, Libya.
    Author: Kassem HH, Majoud OA.
    Journal: J Egypt Soc Parasitol; 2006 Dec; 36(3):1007-16. PubMed ID: 17153709.
    Abstract:
    From April 2000 to July 2001, clinical and wet-mount examination were performed on 2,450 women attending gynecologic department, El-Keish Polyclinic, Benghazi City. The mean age was 34+/-7 (in years). 328 (13.4%) women were clinically diagnosed as having viginatis. Sterile vaginal swab of the posterior fornix was stained by Giemsa and examined as wet smear for trichomoniasis infection. 29/2450, (1.2%) had T. vaginalis. The infected women suffered vaginalis discharge (93.10%), burning (81.48%), vulvar pruritus (79.39%), dyspareuria (40.47%), dysuria (21.43%) and strawberry appearance (75.86%).
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