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Cytopathology and Histopathology of the Female Genital Tract in Trichomonas vaginalis Infection

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Trichomonads Parasitic in Humans

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Four species of trichomonads inhabit humans: Trichomonas vaginalis, described initially by Donné,1 Trichomonads tenax, first seen by O.F. Müller,2 Pentatrichomonas hominis, reported originally by Davaine,3 and Trichomitus fecalis, isolated by Cleveland.4

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Gupta, P.K., Frost, J.K. (1990). Cytopathology and Histopathology of the Female Genital Tract in Trichomonas vaginalis Infection. In: Honigberg, B.M. (eds) Trichomonads Parasitic in Humans. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3224-7_14

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