Diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis in women

Abstract

Objective: to review the different diagnostic methods of Trichomonas vaginal available at the present time. Material and method: it was reviewed the Latin-American and international bibliography using the Pub-Med and Scielo web sites. Results: Trichomonas vaginalis is considered the most common and prevalent sexual transmitted disease curable and non-viral worldwide. It was reviewed the different methods to diagnose the presence of Trichomonas vaginalis in female patients with symptoms and signs of infection produces by the flagellate protozoa. Conclusion: Different methods of diagnosis of the infection produced by Trichomonas vaginalis, since the classics to the most current methods that use high technology, were reviewed.