Genotyping of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates from Egypt
Mohamed, B., Elleboudy, N., Hussein, H., Khalifa, K., Azab, M. (2019). Genotyping of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates from Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 12(3), 209-220. doi: 10.21608/puj.2019.19332.1054
Basant Mohamed; Noha Elleboudy; Hesham Hussein; Khalifa Khalifa; Magda Azab. "Genotyping of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates from Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 12, 3, 2019, 209-220. doi: 10.21608/puj.2019.19332.1054
Mohamed, B., Elleboudy, N., Hussein, H., Khalifa, K., Azab, M. (2019). 'Genotyping of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates from Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 12(3), pp. 209-220. doi: 10.21608/puj.2019.19332.1054
Mohamed, B., Elleboudy, N., Hussein, H., Khalifa, K., Azab, M. Genotyping of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates from Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 12(3): 209-220. doi: 10.21608/puj.2019.19332.1054

Genotyping of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates from Egypt

Parasitologists United Journal
Article 5, Volume 12, Issue 3, December 2019, Page 209-220  XML PDF (415.52 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/puj.2019.19332.1054
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Authors
Basant Mohamedorcid 1; Noha Elleboudyorcid 1; Hesham Hussein1; Khalifa Khalifa email orcid 1; Magda Azaborcid 2
1Medical Parasitology Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams Universitiy, 11591 Cairo, Egypt.
2Medical Parasitology Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams Universitiy, 11591 Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Trichomoniasis is the most prevalent non-viral sexually transmitted infection worldwide. The outcome of infections is governed by several parasite and host factors. Molecular typing methods revealed two-type population structures for T. vaginalis, type I and type II that may differ in pathogenicity, drug resistance, and clinical presentation.
Objective: To elucidate the genotype of the Egyptian isolates of T. vaginalis using multilocus sequence typing (MLST). In part, this study aims to evaluate possible relationship between genotypes and growth kinetics, metronidazole (MTZ) susceptibility and clinical presentation.
Patients and Methods: Three hundred vaginal washouts were collected from Egyptian women patients aged 20-45 years suspected of having trichomoniasis. Microscopically, positive samples were cultured on modified trypticase yeast extract maltose (TYM) medium and isolates were submitted to MLST targeting three housekeeping genes namely tryptophanase (p1), alanyltRNA synthetase (p8) and DNA mismatch repair protein (p13).
Results: Of the 300 samples collected, 12 (4%) proved positive for T. vaginalis by wet mount examination and culture. MLST proved that Egyptian isolates comprised two types, genotype I, constituting 70 % of the isolates and genotype II, 20 %. Mixed infection was detected in 10% of cases. No correlation was found between genotype and growth kinetics, MTZ susceptibility and clinical presentation. 
Conclusion: MLST is important in investigating the genetic diversity of T. vaginalis Egyptian isolates. It is recommended that a future larger multicenter study is carried out, whereby a larger number of isolates obtained from both females and males is investigated for a complete picture of genetic diversity and epidemiology.
 
Keywords
Genotyping; growth kinetics; metronidazole resistance; MLST; T. vaginalis
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