دراسة مخبرية للمشعرة في مدينة حلب Trichomonas Vaginalis باستخدام طرائق تشخيصية مختلفة المهبلية

Abstract EN

Trichomonas vaginalis is a parasitic protozoan which causes most common non-viral sexually transmitted disease trichomoniasis and is associated with several adverse health outcome, such as preterm birth, delivery of a low-birth weight infant, and facilitation of sexual transmission of HIV and is association with cancer of cervix in female and infertility in male.

The aim of this study is to detect the prevalence of Trichomonas Vaginalis using several diagnosis methods among which is wet mount examination for the urine and vaginal samples, staining of urine and vaginal samples, culture methods for urine and vaginal samples, chromatographic immunoassay stripe test Samples obtained from 168 women with various complaints visiting clinic in Aleppo The study showed that Trichomonas Vaginalis detected in 20 positive cases with prevalence 12%.

The wet mount examination for vaginal and urine samples detected (10%) and(19%) respectively , while the gimesa stain for vaginal and urine samples detected (10%)and (19%) respectively.the culture of vaginal and urine samples detected (8%) and (16%) respectively.

While the immunochromatographic assay detected (22%).although Wet mount examination is the most cost-effective diagnostic test, but it has low sensitivity and Testing via stipe demonstrated high sensitivity and specifity Among the 20 women who tested positive for T.V (19/20) reported vaginal signs and symptoms and 65% were displaced.

The patient’s ages were ranging between 14 to 60 years divided in three categories Where the most common was among the category of (30-45) years with a percentage of 65% The percentage of infection among pregnant women is 30% while its 9% among non-pregnant women.