Gardner W A, Culberson D E, Scimeca J M, Brady A G, Pindak F F, Abee C R
Genitourin Med. 1987 Jun;63(3):188-91. doi: 10.1136/sti.63.3.188.
The squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) has been proposed as a model for urogenital trichomoniasis in man, but has not been accepted as such because of the purported presence of naturally occurring vaginal trichomonads in this animal. The study published here shows that these are easily eradicated organisms of intestinal origin, which eliminates the potential confusion created by them. In addition, our experiments have shown that the hormonal status of primates seems to be a determinant in successfully establishing experimental trichomoniasis. This experimental infection recapitulates the clinical observations sufficiently to warrant the use of this model for studies of vaginal trichomoniasis.
松鼠猴（Saimiri sciureus）已被提议作为人类泌尿生殖系统滴虫病的模型，但由于据称该动物体内存在自然发生的阴道毛滴虫，它尚未被认可为这样的模型。此处发表的研究表明，这些是易于根除的肠道源性生物体，消除了它们造成的潜在混淆。此外，我们的实验表明，灵长类动物的激素状态似乎是成功建立实验性滴虫病的一个决定因素。这种实验性感染充分重现了临床观察结果，足以证明使用该模型研究阴道滴虫病是合理的。
