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dc.contributor.authorMirza, NB
dc.contributor.authorNsanze, H
dc.contributor.authorD'Costa, LJ
dc.contributor.authorPiot, P.
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-10T13:22:08Z
dc.date.available2013-06-10T13:22:08Z
dc.date.issued1983
dc.identifier.citationMicrobiology of vaginal discharge in Nairobi, Kenya. Mirza NB, Nsanze H, D'Costa LJ, Piot P. Br J Vener Dis. 1983 Jun;59(3):186-8en
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6405973
dc.identifier.urihttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30921
dc.description.abstractAmong women attending a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic in Nairobi with vaginal discharge, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis were isolated from the cervix in 32 (26%) of 122 and four (7%) of 58 women respectively. Infection with Trichomonas vaginalis, Candida albicans, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Mycoplasma spp were diagnosed in 42 of 122 (34%), 26 of 110 (24%), 75 of 100 (75%), and 42 of 89 (47%) women respectively. Mixed infections with at least two pathogens were found in 23 (26%) of 89 women examined for all microorganisms. Infection with N gonorrhoeae was significantly associated with abdominal pain.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.titleMicrobiology of vaginal discharge in Nairobi, Kenya.en
dc.typeArticleen


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