Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis by PCR in Men Attending a Primary Care Urology Clinic in South Korea.
10.3347/kjp.2014.52.5.551
- Author:
Jun Hyeok SEO
1
;
Hye Won YANG
;
So Young JOO
;
Su Min SONG
;
Yu Ran LEE
;
Jae Sook RYU
;
Eun Sang YOO
;
Won Kee LEE
;
Hyun Hee KONG
;
Sang Eun LEE
;
Won Ja LEE
;
Youn Kyoung GOO
;
Dong Il CHUNG
;
Yeonchul HONG
Author Information
1. Top Urology Clinic, Daegu 704-821, Korea.
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Trichomonas vaginalis;
sexually transmitted disease;
diagnosis;
PCR;
multiplex PCR
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Child;
Chlamydia Infections/parasitology;
Chlamydia trachomatis/isolation & purification;
Coinfection;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Mycoplasma Infections/parasitology;
Mycoplasma genitalium/isolation & purification;
*Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Prostatitis/epidemiology/*parasitology;
Republic of Korea/epidemiology;
Trichomonas Infections/*diagnosis;
Trichomonas vaginalis/*isolation & purification;
Young Adult
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2014;52(5):551-555
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Trichomonas vaginalis, a causative agent of trichomoniasis, may trigger symptomatic or asymptomatic nongonococcal urethritis and chronic prostatitis in men. Despite the availability of highly sensitive diagnostic tests, such as nucleic acid amplification tests, including PCR, few prospective studies present data on male T. vaginalis infection in South Korea. In the present study, the prevalence of T. vaginalis and associated clinical conditions were evaluated in 201 male patients from a primary care urology clinic in South Korea. The prevalence of T. vaginalis infection in our cohort was 4% (8/201) by PCR. T. vaginalis infection was common in men older than 40 years (median age, 52 years). Among the 8 Trichomonas-positive patients, 87.5% (7/8) had prostatic diseases, such as prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia, and 25.0% (2/8) and 12.5% (1/8) were coinfected with Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium, respectively. Our results suggest that T. vaginalis infection is not rare in men attending primary care urology clinics in South Korea, especially in those older than 40 years, in whom it may explain the presence of prostatic disease. The possibility of T. vaginalis infection should be routinely considered in older male patients with prostatic diseases in South Korea.
