Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 752437, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/752437
Research Article

Trichomonas vaginalis Infection and Associated Risk Factors in a Socially-Marginalized Female Population in Coastal Peru

Segundo R. Leon,1,2 Kelika A. Konda,3 Kyle T. Bernstein,4 Jose B. Pajuelo,2 Ana M. Rosasco,2 Carlos F. Caceres,1,2 Thomas J. Coates,2 and Jeffrey D. Klausner4

1Laboratorio de Salud Sexual, Laboratorios de Investigación y Desarrollo, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 31, Peru
2Unidad de Salud, Sexualidad y Desarrollo Humano, Facultad de Salud Pública y Administración, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 31, Peru
3Division of Infectious Diseases and Program in Global Health, David Geefen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
4San Francisco Department of Public Health, STD Prevention and Control Section, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA

Received 26 December 2008; Revised 28 March 2009; Accepted 11 May 2009

Academic Editor: Jeanne Marrazzo

Copyright © 2009 Segundo R. Leon et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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