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Vaginal Trichomoniasis (Coinfection)

Low Birth Weight Associated with Trichomoniasis Infection

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 1st, 1999

In a study of Congolese women, researchers found no increased association of trichomoniasis infection and low birthweight in the presence of HIV infection.

M.Y. Sutton, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and colleagues assessed "the prevalence of and risk factors for vaginal trichomoniasis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected and human immunodeficiency virus-uninfected pregnant Congolese women and its relationship to pregnancy outcomes" ("Trichomoniasis in Pregnant Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Uninfected Congolese Women: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Association with Low Birth Weight," American Journal of...

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