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ArticleClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2018

Prevalence and Correlates of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection Among Men and Women in the United States.

Eshan U Patel, Charlotte A Gaydos, Zoe R Packman, Thomas C Quinn, Aaron A R Tobian

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Article in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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57 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 147 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Eshan U PatelDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland.
Charlotte A GaydosDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland.
Zoe R PackmanDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland.
Thomas C QuinnDivision of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Baltimore, Maryland.
Aaron A R TobianDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland.
Johns Hopkins Medicine · USJohns Hopkins University · USNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · US

Funding

LC: HIV Prevention Trials Network - Laboratory Support for the SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Study (CoVPN 5002)UM1AI068613 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SUSAN H ESHLEMAN, Mark A Marzinke · 2011 to 2026
$100.2M
TrainingU54EB007958 · NIBIB · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Yukari C Manabe, Susan Anne Tuddenham · 2007 to 2026
$34.6M
Immunopathogenesis Of Chlamydia trachomatis InfectionZIAAI000358 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI QUINN, THOMAS · 2009 to 2022
$7.0M
Unlocking the Potential of HIV-Infected Deceased Donors for Organ TransplantationR01AI120938 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI TOBIAN, AARON A · 2016 to 2021
$4.3M
Penile Microbiome, Inflammation and HIV Susceptibility During Sexual Debut and Maturation Among Male AdolescentsR01AI128779 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI TOBIAN, AARON A · 2017 to 2020
$2.1M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI120938NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI128779NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI068613NIBIB NIH HHS U54 EB007958
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infection in the United States is poorly defined. Methods: Males and females aged 18-59 years who participated in the 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and provided a urine specimen were tested for TV infection (n = 4057). Participants were also examined for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection, genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and herpes simplex virus type 2 serostatus. Weighted adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) were estimated by multivariable Poisson regression. Results: TV infection prevalence was 0.5% and 1.8% among males and females, respectively. TV infection prevalence was 4.2% among black males, 8.9% among black females, and 0.03% and 0.8%, respectively, among males and females of other races/ethnicities. TV infection prevalence (aPR [95% confidence interval]) was positively associated with female sex (6.1 [3.3-11.3]), black race (vs other races/ethnicities; 7.9 [3.9-16.1]), older age (vs 18-24 years; 3.0 [1.2-7.1] for 25- to 39-year-olds and 3.5 [1.3-9.4] for 40- to 59-year-olds), having less than a high school education (vs completing high school or more; 2.0 [1.0-4.1]), being below the poverty level (vs at or above the poverty level; 4.0 [2.1-7.7]), and having ≥2 sexual partners in the past year (vs 0-1 sexual partners; 3.6 [2.0-6.6]). There were no TV and CT coinfections. Genital HPV detection was not independently associated with TV infection. Among persons aged 18-39 years, there was a significant racial disparity in all sexually transmitted infections examined, and this disparity was greatest for TV infection. Conclusions: There is a high and disproportionate burden of urinary TV infection in the adult civilian, noninstitutionalized black population in the United States that warrants intervention.

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AdolescentAdultAge FactorsBlack or African AmericanChlamydia InfectionsFemaleGonorrheaHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysPapillomavirus InfectionsPrevalenceRace FactorsSex FactorsSexual Behavior

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PMCPMC6031067
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