Article
Phenotypic 'variant' forms of Trichomonas vaginalis trophozoites from cervical neoplasia patients.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Jul 2012
Yusof Afzan M, Kumar Suresh
Abstract excerpt
The protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis a sexually transmitted protozoan parasite causes vaginitis, urethritis and cervicitis in humans. The present study highlights phenotypic 'variant' forms of trophozoites isolated from patients suffering from cervical neoplasia condition. The growth curve of 10 isolates i.e., four non-cervical neoplasia (NCN) isolates (NCN1-NCN4) and six cervical neoplasia (CN) isolates (CN1-CN6)...
Topics
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Histocytochemistry
- Humans
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
- Phenotype
- Trichomonas Vaginitis
- Trichomonas vaginalis
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- Vaginal Smears
