Trichomonads Parasitic in Humans

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Taxonomy and Nomenclature....Pages 3-4
Structure....Pages 5-35
Immunologic Aspects of Human Trichomoniasis....Pages 36-52
Biochemistry of Trichomonas vaginalis ....Pages 53-83
Nucleic Acid Metabolism in Trichomonas vaginalis ....Pages 84-90
Cultivation....Pages 91-111
Employment of Experimental Animals in Studies of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection....Pages 112-154
Host Cell-Trichomonad Interactions and Virulence Assays Using in In Vitro Systems....Pages 155-212
Microflora Associated with Trichomonas vaginalis and Vaccination Against Vaginal Trichomoniasis....Pages 213-224
Clinical Manifestations of Urogenital Trichomoniasis in Women....Pages 225-234
Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Urogenital Trichomoniasis in Men....Pages 235-245
Urogenital Trichomoniasis in Children....Pages 246-273
Cytopathology and Histopathology of the Female Genital Tract in Trichomonas vaginalis Infection....Pages 274-290
Pathology of Urogenital Trichomoniasis in Men....Pages 291-296
Laboratory Diagnostic Methods and Cryopreservation of Trichomonads....Pages 297-310
Epidemiology of Urogenital Trichomoniasis....Pages 311-323
Therapy of Urogenital Trichomoniasis....Pages 324-341
Trichomonads Found Outside the Urogenital Tract of Humans....Pages 342-393
Symptomatology, Pathology, Epidemiology, and Diagnosis of Dientamoeba fragilis ....Pages 394-410
Back Matter....Pages 411-424