title: Glycogen medium, antitrichomonal drug activity in vaginal liquids.
abstract: The amount of glycogen in vaginal liquids decreases with Trichomonas vaginalis and this is connected with T. vaginalis activity in specimens. A glycogen-hydrolysed casein medium ("glycogen medium") added to vaginal liquid is a valid maintenance medium for T. vaginalis and therefore enables a direct test for antitrichomonas drugs to be performed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Pharmacology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simonetti
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Simonetti
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: D'Auria
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000994:Antitrichomonal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D002364:Caseins / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000187:drug effects; D014621:Vagina / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000994:Antitrichomonal Agents; D002364:Caseins; D003470:Culture Media; D006003:Glycogen