title: Respiratory disease and Trichomonas vaginalis in premature newborn twins.
abstract: In premature newborn twins with respiratory disease, Trichomonas vaginalis infection was diagnosed by chance findings in respiratory samples and was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction of urine and vaginal samples from the boy and girl, respectively. Trichomonas vaginalis should be considered as a possible cause of respiratory disease in newborns and modern molecular detection techniques can help in the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: From the *Isala klinieken, Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; and †Isala klinieken, Princess Amalia Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marjan J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bruins
authors.forename: Irma L M
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: van Straaten
authors.forename: Gijs J H M
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Ruijs
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014427:Twins; D014556:Urine / Q000469:parasitology; D014621:Vagina / Q000469:parasitology