International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

Trichomonas vaginalis cases presenting at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hosptial, Ghana over a period of 11 years: 1994 to 2004

Welbeck A. Twum*
  • Welbeck A. Twum*
  • Ghana AIDS Commission, Ghana
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Clement Opoku-Okrah
  • Clement Opoku-Okrah
  • Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, Ghana.
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S. C. K. Tay
  • S. C. K. Tay
  • Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
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E. H. Frimpong
  • E. H. Frimpong
  • Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
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Charles O. Agyei
  • Charles O. Agyei
  • Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
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Godfred Acheampong
  • Godfred Acheampong
  • Department of Medical Microbiology, University of East London, UK.
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  •  Received: 20 October 2013
  •  Accepted: 04 April 2014
  •  Published: 31 May 2014

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