Is There a Seasonal Difference in the Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis by Cervical Cytology?
This objective of our study was to determine the prevalence of a Trichomonas vaginalis diagnosis in routine Papanicolaou smears and whether it is seasonal. We reviewed the diagnosis rendered for 93,681 Papanicolaou smears evaluated at a medical school hospital laboratory between 1992 and 1997. The o...
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| description | This objective of our study was to determine the prevalence of a Trichomonas vaginalis diagnosis in routine Papanicolaou smears and whether it is seasonal. We reviewed the diagnosis rendered for 93,681 Papanicolaou smears evaluated at a medical school hospital laboratory between 1992 and 1997. The occurrence of a diagnosis of T. vaginalis was analyzed by year, by quarter, and by month using a generalized linear regression model. The prevalence of a T. vaginalis diagnosis during the 6-year study period was 3.1%. The between-month and between-quarter comparisons of prevalence were not statistically different. In the population reported here, the prevalence of a Papanicolaou smear diagnosis of T. vaginalis was low and no seasonal difference in making this diagnosis was identified. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-377592315c3b495abd97f63a4f3c55a22025-02-03T01:28:51ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2003-01-013455010.1100/tsw.2003.10Is There a Seasonal Difference in the Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis by Cervical Cytology?Sydney Shrader0Enrique Hernandez1John Gaughan2Medical Corps, U.S. Navy, Temple University School of Medicine, 3420 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140, USADepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, 3420 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140, USADepartment of Biostatistics, Temple University School of Medicine, 3420 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140, USAThis objective of our study was to determine the prevalence of a Trichomonas vaginalis diagnosis in routine Papanicolaou smears and whether it is seasonal. We reviewed the diagnosis rendered for 93,681 Papanicolaou smears evaluated at a medical school hospital laboratory between 1992 and 1997. The occurrence of a diagnosis of T. vaginalis was analyzed by year, by quarter, and by month using a generalized linear regression model. The prevalence of a T. vaginalis diagnosis during the 6-year study period was 3.1%. The between-month and between-quarter comparisons of prevalence were not statistically different. In the population reported here, the prevalence of a Papanicolaou smear diagnosis of T. vaginalis was low and no seasonal difference in making this diagnosis was identified.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2003.10 |
| spellingShingle | Sydney Shrader Enrique Hernandez John Gaughan Is There a Seasonal Difference in the Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis by Cervical Cytology? The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Is There a Seasonal Difference in the Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis by Cervical Cytology? |
| title_full | Is There a Seasonal Difference in the Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis by Cervical Cytology? |
| title_fullStr | Is There a Seasonal Difference in the Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis by Cervical Cytology? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is There a Seasonal Difference in the Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis by Cervical Cytology? |
| title_short | Is There a Seasonal Difference in the Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis by Cervical Cytology? |
| title_sort | is there a seasonal difference in the detection of trichomonas vaginalis by cervical cytology |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2003.10 |
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