Effect of the Symbiosis with <i>Mycoplasma hominis</i> and <i>Candidatus</i> Mycoplasma Girerdii on <i>Trichomonas vaginalis</i> Metronidazole Susceptibility

• Main Authors: Valentina Margarita (Author), Le Chi Cao (Author), Nicholas P. Bailey (Author), Thuy Ha Thi Ngoc (Author), Thi Minh Chau Ngo (Author), Phuong Anh Ton Nu (Author), Nicia Diaz (Author), Daniele Dessì (Author), Robert P. Hirt (Author), Pier Luigi Fiori (Author), Paola Rappelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Trichomoniasis, the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection worldwide, is caused by the protozoon <i>Trichomonas vaginalis.</i> The 5- nitroimidazole drugs, of which metronidazole is the most prescribed, are the only effective drugs to treat trichomoniasis. Resistance agains...