title: Prevalence and correlates of Trichomonas vaginalis among incarcerated persons assessed using a highly sensitive molecular assay.
abstract: We describe the epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) among San Francisco County Jail inmates using APTIMA TV analyte-specific reagents on remnant urine. We detected TV in 15/713 (2.1%) men and 95/297 (32.0%) women. Among women, increased age was significantly associated with TV. The benefits of TV screening should be determined.
authors.affiliation: San Francisco Department of Public Health, STD Prevention and Control Services, 1360 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. jana.h.freeman@gmail.com
authors.forename: Alexandra H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Pandori
authors.forename: Leah M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rauch
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Kohn
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liska
authors.forename: Kyle T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: Jeffrey D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Klausner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D011329:Prisoners; D012495:San Francisco / Q000453:epidemiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013048:Specimen Handling; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000652:urine; D014247:Trichomonas Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000652:urine; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult