Genital ulcers in Kenya. Clinical and laboratory study.
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1981-12Author
Nsanze, H
Fast, MV
D'Costa, LJ
Tukei, P
Curran, J
Ronald, A
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Of 97 patients with genital ulcers attending a special treatment clinic in Nairobi, Kenya, 60 harboured Haemophilus ducreyi, four herpes simplex virus, and five Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Eleven patients had serological evidence of syphilis; of these one case was confirmed by darkfield microscopy. In the remaining cases no aetiological agent was identified. An enriched chocolate agar with vancomycin and serum was a useful medium for primary isolation of H ducreyi. Tetracycline was generally ineffective in the treatment of ulcers, but sulfadimidine was successful in almost 80% of cases.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6799142http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31451
Citation
Br J Vener Dis. 1981 Dec;57(6):378-81.Publisher
University of Nairobi, Department of Medicine
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10378]