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An immunohistochemical analysis of naturally occurring chancroid
(1996)
Haemophilus ducreyi is a major cause of genital ulcer disease in many developing countries and is associated with augmented transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, the mechanisms through which H. ducreyi ...
Emergence of quinolone resistance and cephalosporin MIC creep in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from a cohort of young men in Kisumu, Kenya, 2002 to 2009.
(2011)
We evaluated antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from men enrolled in a randomized trial of male circumcision to prevent HIV. Urethral specimens from men with discharge were cultured for N. gonorrhoeae. ...
The Nairobi STD program. An international partnership.
(1991)
Since 1980, Canadian, Belgian, and American scientists have been working together with colleagues in Kenya to understand the epidemiology and biology of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Africa. The rapid spread of ...
An immunohistochemical analysis of naturally occurring chancroid
(University of Nairobi, 1996-08)
Haemophilus ducreyi is a major cause of genital ulcer disease in many developing countries and is associated with augmented transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, the mechanisms through which H. ducreyi ...
Treatment of Chacroid with a 5-day Low Dose Erythromycin Regimen.
(University of Nairobi, 1992-07)
Acyclovir and transmission of HIV-1 from persons infected with HIV-1 and HSV-2.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2010)
Presumptive specific clinical diagnosis of genital ulcer disease (GUD) in a primary health care setting in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
Of 22,274 patients 12 years of age or older attending a primary health care clinic in Nairobi, 1076 (4.8%) complained of symptoms suggesting a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Of these, 518 females and 462 males underwent ...
Morphological Study of Penile Chancroid Lesions in Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
(University of Nairobi, 1996-10)
Chancroid, the most common cause of genital ulceration in Africa, is known to be associated epidemiologically with heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The pathophysiological mechanisms by which ...
Laboratory diagnosis of Haemophilus ducreyi: sensitivity of culture media
(University of Nairobi,, 1986-03)
Laboratory confirmation of the clinical diagnosis of chancroid requires the isolation of Haemophilus ducreyi. Enriched gonococcal (GcHbS) and Mueller-Hinton agar (MHHb) both support the growth of most strains of H. ducreyi. ...
Isolation of Mycoplasma hominis from genital ulcerations of patients in Eastern and Southern Africa
(University of Nairobi,, 1983-12)
In three separate surveys involving 413 patients in Mbabane (Swaziland), Nairobi (Kenya), and Carletonville (South Africa), Mycoplasma hominis was isolated from the base of ulcers in 41 (16%) of 251 men with genital ulcer ...