| Descriptor English: | Trichomonas vaginalis | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Trichomonas vaginalis                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Trichomonas vaginalis | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Trichomonas vaginalis | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Trichomonas vaginali vaginali, Trichomonas  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        B01.630.800.808.717 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014246 | ||||
| Scope note: | A species of TRICHOMONAS that produces a refractory vaginal discharge in females, as well as bladder and urethral infections in males. | 
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| Annotation: | do not confuse with the disease TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; infection = probably TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS but if not, coordinate IM with TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS (IM) + precoord organ/dis term (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CH                                                            chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Trichomonas (1966-1971) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 72 | 
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| History Note: | 72 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 14646 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D014246 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | QX 70 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1972/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/28 | 
                        
                                                                    
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| Scope note | A species of TRICHOMONAS that produces a refractory vaginal discharge in females, as well as bladder and urethral infections in males. | 
| Preferred term | Trichomonas vaginalis | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Trichomonas vaginali                                                 vaginali, Trichomonas  | 
                                
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