Browsing Department of Biological Sciences by Author "Cools, Piet"

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High prevalence of curable sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in a rural county hospital in Kilifi, Kenya

Masha, Simon Chengo; Wahome, Elizabeth; Vaneechoutte, Mario; Cools, Piet; Crucitti, Tania; Sanders, Eduard J. (PLOS ONE, 2017-03-31)

Background Women attending antenatal care (ANC) in resource-limited countries are frequently screened for syphilis and HIV, but rarely for other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We assessed the prevalence of ...
Molecular typing of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates by actin gene sequence analysis and carriage of T. vaginalis viruses

Masha, Simon C.; Cools, Piet; Crucitti, Tania; Sanders, Eduard J.; Vaneechoutte, Mario (Parasites & Vectors, 2017)

Background: The protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis is the most common non-viral, sexually transmitted pathogen. Although T. vaginalis is highly prevalent among women in Kenya, there is lack of data regarding genetic ...