PEDIATRICS Vol. 53 No. 2 February 1974, pp. 196-200
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Neonatal Trichomonas Vaginalis

Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature

Farouk L. Al-Salihi M.D.1, John P. Curran M.D.1, and Jung-Shung Wang M.D.1

1 Newborn Service, Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics, Medical Center, Jersey City, New Jersey

The presence of Trichomonas vaginalis organisms was surveyed in 984 newborns by direct examination of wet smears from the vestibulum vaginae and by both direct examination and culture method in 333. The incidence of T. vaginalis was 0.1% by the direct examination alone and 0.6% by direct and culture method. Case reports of three neonates with T. vaginalis are presented. The present survey and previously reported series suggest that neonatal infection with T. vaginalis can exist in three forms: latent, mild, and virulent. Patients in two of the three cases reported in this article had concomitant monilial infection which resisted therapy until the trichomonads were eliminated.

Submitted on May 14, 1973
Accepted on August 10, 1973




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