Sexually Transmitted Disease
The Child Abuse Team at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center provides the following table as a guide for health care professionals in interpreting laboratory test results for Trichomonas, Trichomonas Vaginalis.
| Infection Sites | Vagina, urethra |
Incubation Period
and Symptoms | Many infections are asymptomatic. Male urethral infection is often asymptomatic. Vaginal discharge may develop between four to 28 days after contact. |
| Transmission | Perinatal vaginal infection may persist for many months following birth. Infection is usually by sexual contact. Non-sexual transmission is very unlikely, although possible. |
| Diagnostic Tests | Microscopic identification or bacterial culture of vaginal secretions. Must be differentiated from other types of trichomonas if identified in analysis of urine or stool. |
