OCCURRENCE OF TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS IN WOMEN IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF POMBAL - PB IN CYTOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS

EDNALDO QUEIROGA DE LIMA; GEOVANNA MARIA DE MATOS; CLAUDIO GALENO DE OLIVEIRA QUEIROGA DE LIMA; MAYSA KEVIA LINHARES DANTAS QUEIROGA; EDNALDO QUEIROGA FILHO; NICOLE ALMEIDA VENTURA QUEIROGA

Volume : VII, Issue : XI, November - 2018

OCCURRENCE OF TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS IN WOMEN IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF POMBAL - PB IN CYTOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS

Ednaldo Queiroga De Lima, Geovanna Maria De Matos, Claudio Galeno De Oliveira Queiroga De Lima, Maysa Kevia Linhares Dantas Queiroga, Ednaldo Queiroga Filho, Nicole Almeida Ventura Queiroga

Abstract :

The trichomoniasis caused by the flagellated protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis is the most common non–viral sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the world. Aiming to verify the occurrence for T. vaginalis, in the last 4 years based on the results of the exams performed by women from the city of Pombal – PB. A retrospective study of data from eight PSF of the city was carried out, through the collection of data on cytological exams performed by the Papanicolau technique in records of the health unit of laboratory diagnosis in the period from 2012 to 2015. A total of 7059 cytopathological exams registering 89 cases of the parasite, representing a mean percentage of approximately 1.25% of the frequency in the period studied, with 2012 being the year with the highest number of cases (n = 27). The age of the infected patients ranged from 17 to 62 years and the age group with the highest frequency of T. vaginalis was 41–45 years (n = 17). The low occurrence of the parasite in this study can be explained by the fact that the sensitivity and specificity of the Papanicolau are not as high when compared to other techniques as the culture of the sample, but that it has the benefits of low cost and that can both search for malignancy and to track STDs. Although trichomoniasis is an STD, it has not been the target of many studies and prevention campaigns, demonstrating the need for work to clarify the form of transmission and the care needed to prevent and thus prevent infection