Evidence for Previously Unidentified Sexual Transmission of Protozoan Parasites

Knowing the mode of transmission of a disease can affect its control and prevention. Here, we identify 5 protozoan parasites with demonstrated presence in seminal fluid, only 1 of which has been identified as a sexually transmitted disease among humans.

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Autores principales: Crespillo-Andujar, Clara, Díaz-Menéndez, Marta, Mora-Rillo, Marta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29460761
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2403.171838
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spelling pubmed-58233552018-03-01 Evidence for Previously Unidentified Sexual Transmission of Protozoan Parasites Crespillo-Andujar, Clara Díaz-Menéndez, Marta Mora-Rillo, Marta Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Knowing the mode of transmission of a disease can affect its control and prevention. Here, we identify 5 protozoan parasites with demonstrated presence in seminal fluid, only 1 of which has been identified as a sexually transmitted disease among humans. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-03 /pmc/articles/PMC5823355/ /pubmed/29460761 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2403.171838 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Crespillo-Andujar, Clara
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Mora-Rillo, Marta
Evidence for Previously Unidentified Sexual Transmission of Protozoan Parasites
title Evidence for Previously Unidentified Sexual Transmission of Protozoan Parasites
title_full Evidence for Previously Unidentified Sexual Transmission of Protozoan Parasites
title_fullStr Evidence for Previously Unidentified Sexual Transmission of Protozoan Parasites
title_full_unstemmed Evidence for Previously Unidentified Sexual Transmission of Protozoan Parasites
title_short Evidence for Previously Unidentified Sexual Transmission of Protozoan Parasites
title_sort evidence for previously unidentified sexual transmission of protozoan parasites
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29460761
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2403.171838
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