Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 15;73(6):1119-1124. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab514.
Trichomonas vaginalis infections in men are traditionally considered to be benign and consequently have been overlooked. However, men with this common sexually transmitted infection can experience urethritis, prostatitis, reduced fertility, and amplified human immunodeficiency virus risk. In addition, men are often asymptomatic and can unknowingly spread the infection to their female sexual partners. With advances in T. vaginalis diagnostics, more men are being diagnosed, yet the optimal method of treatment in men remains unknown. The purpose of this review is to discuss the epidemiology, natural history, diagnosis, and treatment of T. vaginalis among men.
男性滴虫感染传统上被认为是良性的,因此被忽视了。然而,患有这种常见性传播感染的男性可能会出现尿道炎、前列腺炎、生育能力下降和人类免疫缺陷病毒风险增加。此外,男性通常无症状,可能会不知不觉地将感染传播给他们的女性性伴侣。随着滴虫诊断技术的进步,越来越多的男性被诊断出患有这种疾病,但男性的最佳治疗方法仍不清楚。本文旨在讨论男性滴虫病的流行病学、自然史、诊断和治疗。