Adesão de protozoários ̀a superfície de dispositivos intra-uterinos

dc.contributor.authorAlvarenga, Vera Lucy de Santi [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPizzolitto, Elisabeth Loshchagin [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCicarelli, Regina Maria Barretto [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:20:35Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:20:35Z
dc.date.issued2002-12-01
dc.description.abstractIntrauterine devices (IUD) have been used by approximately hundred million of women in the world. IUD are unprescribed to women who have pelvic inflammation disease predisposition which is caused in general by non-treated sexually transmitted diseases (STD). Trichomoniasis, one of the most important vaginal infections, is caused by a flagellated protozoan, Trichomonas vaginalis, transmitted by sexual contact and also asyntomatic women are able to transmit it. The objective of this work was verify by scanning microscopy the adhesion of this protozoan on plastic and metalic IUD surfaces. IUD fragments were added in Diamond medium containing T. vaginalis and after 3 days at 37°C incubation, they were taken out and treated as necessary for scanning microscopy. The analysis showed showed the adhesion of the protozoans on plastic and metalic IUD surfaces. Even though the IUD were not yet directly associated with high incidence of the inflammation pelvic disease, it would become an infection reservoir of potencial pathogenic organisms.en
dc.description.affiliationDepto. de Analises Clinicas Faculdade de Ciencias Farmaceuticas UNESP, 14801-902 - Araraquara - SP
dc.description.affiliationDepto. de Ciencias Biologicas Faculdade de Ciencias Farmaceuticas UNESP, 14801-902 - Araraquara - SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepto. de Analises Clinicas Faculdade de Ciencias Farmaceuticas UNESP, 14801-902 - Araraquara - SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepto. de Ciencias Biologicas Faculdade de Ciencias Farmaceuticas UNESP, 14801-902 - Araraquara - SP
dc.format.extent135-140
dc.identifier.citationRevista de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, v. 23, n. 1, p. 135-140, 2002.
dc.identifier.issn0101-3793
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0037936555
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/67134
dc.language.isopor
dc.relation.ispartofRevista de Ciencias Farmaceuticas
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dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAdhesion
dc.subjectIVD
dc.subjectTrichomonas vaginalis
dc.subjectculture medium
dc.subjectdiamond medium
dc.subjectdisease predisposition
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectflagellum
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectincidence
dc.subjectincubation time
dc.subjectintrauterine contraceptive device
dc.subjectpathogenesis
dc.subjectpelvic inflammatory disease
dc.subjectprescription
dc.subjectprotozoal infection
dc.subjectscanning electron microscopy
dc.subjectsexual transmission
dc.subjectsexually transmitted disease
dc.subjectsurface property
dc.subjecttrichomoniasis
dc.subjectvaginitis
dc.titleAdesão de protozoários ̀a superfície de dispositivos intra-uterinospt
dc.title.alternativeProtozoan adhesion on intra uterine device (IUD) surfaceen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Araraquarapt

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