ArticleThe Korean journal of parasitology2014
Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis by PCR in men attending a primary care urology clinic in South Korea.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the global prevalence and infection risk factors of Trichomonas vaginalis.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2025Pooled it
- Molecular Diagnosis ofJournal of tropical medicine · 2026Review
- Trichomoniasis in Men: A Neglected Factor in Male Infertility?Acta parasitologica · 2025Article
- Inflammatory response to Trichomonas vaginalis in the pathogenesis of prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia.Parasites, hosts and diseases · 2023Review
- Prevalence and Genotype ofJournal of tropical medicine · 2023Article
- Molecular Examination ofEthiopian journal of health sciences · 2021Article
- Comparison of Two PCR Assays for Trichomonas vaginalis.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2019Article
- Comparison of Seropositivity to Trichomonas vaginalis between Men with Prostatic Tumor and Normal Men.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2019Article
- Group B Streptococci andIranian journal of microbiology · 2018Article
- Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis in Women Visiting 2 Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics in Daegu, South Korea.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2016Article
- Molecular Epidemiologic Study of Male Trichomoniasis in Hamadan, Western Iran.Iranian journal of parasitologyArticle
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Abstract
Trichomonas vaginalis, a causative agent of trichomoniasis, may trigger symptomatic or asymptomatic nongonococcal urethritis and chronic prostatitis in men. Despite the availability of highly sensitive diagnostic tests, such as nucleic acid amplification tests, including PCR, few prospective studies present data on male T. vaginalis infection in South Korea. In the present study, the prevalence of T. vaginalis and associated clinical conditions were evaluated in 201 male patients from a primary care urology clinic in South Korea. The prevalence of T. vaginalis infection in our cohort was 4% (8/201) by PCR. T. vaginalis infection was common in men older than 40 years (median age, 52 years). Among the 8 Trichomonas-positive patients, 87.5% (7/8) had prostatic diseases, such as prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia, and 25.0% (2/8) and 12.5% (1/8) were coinfected with Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium, respectively. Our results suggest that T. vaginalis infection is not rare in men attending primary care urology clinics in South Korea, especially in those older than 40 years, in whom it may explain the presence of prostatic disease. The possibility of T. vaginalis infection should be routinely considered in older male patients with prostatic diseases in South Korea.
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