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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2006, p. 3787-3789, Vol. 44, No. 10
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01287-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Viability of Trichomonas vaginalis in Urine: Epidemiologic and Clinical Implications{triangledown}

Shira C. Shafir1* and Frank J. Sorvillo1,2

Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health, Center for Health Sciences, 650 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, California 90024,1 Data Collection and Analysis Unit, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, 313 N. Figueroa Avenue, #127, Los Angeles, California 900122

Received 22 June 2006/ Returned for modification 10 August 2006/ Accepted 14 August 2006

The impact of the viability of Trichomonas vaginalis in urine on wet mount, culture, and PCR methods was assessed. To minimize the chance of false-negative results, urine specimens should be processed within 30 min of specimen collection and maintained at 37°C, since temperature appears to affect the viability of Trichomonas.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Center for Health Sciences, Room 41-275, 650 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Phone: (310) 825-1293. Fax: (310) 206-6039. E-mail: sshafir{at}ucla.edu.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 23 August 2006.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2006, p. 3787-3789, Vol. 44, No. 10
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01287-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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