by
Nancy Fajman;
Claudiu Bandea;
Kahaliah Joseph;
Evan W. Secor;
Laurie A. Jones;
Joseph U. Igietseme;
Robert L. Sautter;
Margaret R. Hammerschlag;
Rebecca G. Girardet;
Carolyn M. Black
Trichomonas vaginalis infections are usually asymptomatic or can result in nonspecific clinical symptoms, which makes laboratory- based detection of this protozoan parasite essential for diagnosis and treatment. We report the development of a battery of highly sensitive and specific PCR assays for detection of T. vaginalis in urine, a noninvasive specimen, and development of a protocol for differentiating among Trichomonas species that commonly infect humans.