Gen-Probe Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2009
... and new tests for human papillomavirus (HPV), prostate cancer and trichomonas - remain on track." In the second quarter of 2009, product sales ... $30 million, based on clinical trials of the Company's HPV, PCA3 and trichomonas assays. Marketing and sales expenses in the second quarter of 2009 ...Vaginalis Increases the Risk of Becoming Infected With HIV
... Infection with trichomonas vaginalis significantly increases a woman’s risk ... of HIV. Although there are 173 million cases of trichomonas vaginalis per year worldwide, there are few ... Mombasa in Kenya hypothesised that infection with trichomonas vaginalis increased the risk of HIV acquisition ...STD Trichomoniasis-Gene of Parasite Decoded
... Trichomoniasis is the most common but curable Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) disease, caused by the single-celled protozoan parasite, trichomonas Vaginalis. Though it is common in men and women, young and sexually active women likely to be affected more by this disease. Dr. Jane Carlton, ...The Acceava Trichomonas Rapid Test
Description:... The Acceava trichomonas Rapid Test is an immunochromatographic assay that detects pathogen antigens directly from vaginal swabs. Results are rapid, occurring within ...Scientists sequence genome of parasite responsible for common sexually transmitted infection
... continues to be made in deciphering the genomes of organisms, such as the trichomonas vaginalis parasite, helps to further our collective scientific ... A. Zerhouni, M.D. "By better understanding the genetic makeup of the trichomonas vaginalis parasite that causes trichomoniasis, we can target our efforts ...Common parasitic infection leads to increased risk for HIV infection
... the first to demonstrate a statistically significant association between trichomoniasis and HIV infection. Trichomoniasis, caused by the parasite, trichomonas vaginalis infects more than 170 million people worldwide each year. On its own, it usually does not cause serious complications. Some men may ...Genome of deadly amoeba shows surprising complexity, evidence of lateral gene transfer
... from the E. histolytica genome also have commonalities with those reported in two other amitochondrial human pathogens of global importance: trichomonas vaginalis and Giardia lamblia. "The enzymes that form the basis of these shared metabolic strategies are substantially different from human ...