Diagnosis, Treatment, Follow-up, and Persistence of Trichomonas vaginalis in Women 45 Years and Older According to HIV Status: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Gweneth B LazenbyDavid Soper

Abstract

Trichomonas vaginalis is a common treatable sexually transmitted infection among older women. Persistent T. vaginalis infection after treatment is common among women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We sought to determine if HIV-negative women were as likely as women with HIV to have persistent T. vaginalis infection. We performed a retrospective cohort study of women 45 years or older with T. vaginalis infection. We evaluated differences in persistent T. vaginalis infection according to HIV status using χ analysis. We performed regression analyses to describe factors associated with persistent and recurrent infection in older women. Over a 10-year study period, we identified 282 women with T. vaginalis, 46 with HIV. Most women (240, 86%) were treated in accordance with 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sexually Transmitted Diseases treatment guidelines. Half of the women (144, 53%) had a repeat T. vaginalis test 90 to 365 days after treatment, and one third had persistent infection (39/125, 31%). Persistent infection was similar between women with HIV and HIV-negative women treated according to Centers for Disease Control recommendations (17% vs 33%, P = 0.3). When adjusting for age and incidental diagnos...Continue Reading

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