Volume 24, Number 3—March 2018
Research Letter
Evidence for Previously Unidentified Sexual Transmission of Protozoan Parasites
Table
Parasite (reference) | Method for parasite identification | Type of study | Evidence of sexual transmission | Evidence of causing infertility |
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Entamoeba hystolytica (2) | Microscopy | Case report | In humans | In humans |
Schistosoma haematobium (3) | Microscopy | Cohort study | No evidence | In humans |
Trichomonas vaginalis (4) | PCR | Cohort study | In humans | In humans |
Trypanosoma cruzi (5) | PCR | Cohort study | Experimental mouse model | In animals |
Toxoplasma gondii (6) | Microscopy | Cohort study | Experimental sheep model | In humans |
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1These first authors contributed equally to this article.
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