Prevalence and risk factors for Trichomonas vaginalis infection among adults in the U.S., 2013-2014.
Erin L TompkinsThomas A BeltranElizabeth J GelnerAaron R FarmerPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Trichomonas vaginalis infection continues to be relatively common, especially in women, smokers, non-Hispanic blacks, and in groups of lower socioeconomic status. Identifying the demographic characteristics of populations in the United States disproportionately affected by TV could impact screening and treatment of this infection in clinical practice. Further research on whether screening and treating for asymptomatic TV infection in high-risk populations improves risk for reproductive morbidity and HIV infection is warranted.