Title: Metronidazole-Resistant Vaginal Trichomoniasis — An Emerging Problem
Abstract:To the Editor: Trichomonal resistance to metronidazole was reported soon after its introduction and has been reported in many areas in the world. Although a sexually transmitted disease with dire cons...To the Editor: Trichomonal resistance to metronidazole was reported soon after its introduction and has been reported in many areas in the world. Although a sexually transmitted disease with dire consequences related to human immunodeficiency virus transmission, trichomoniasis is not a reportable infection, and epidemiologic data on its incidence in the United States are not available. Therefore, it is not surprising that accurate figures on metronidazole-resistant trichomoniasis are almost nonexistent. Nevertheless, clinically important resistance is considered rare, with estimates of high-level resistance to metronidazole occurring in only 1 in 2000 to 3000 cases.1 In clinics specializing in chronic vaginitis that . . .Read More