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Infection and disease after perinatal exposure to Chlamydia trachomatis in Nairobi, Kenya
(1988)
A cohort of 49 infants exposed to maternal chlamydial infection and 40 nonexposed infants was studied after birth for a mean of 3.3 +/- 1.5 and 3 +/- 1.7 mo, respectively. Eighteen (37%) exposed infants had at least one ...
Evaluation of fleroxacin (RO 23-6240) as single-oral-dose therapy of culture-proven chancroid in Nairobi, Kenya
(1989)
Chancroid is gaining importance as a sexually transmitted disease because of its association with transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Effective, simply administered therapy for chancroid is necessary. ...
Clinical evaluation of rosoxacin for the treatment of chancroid
(1986)
One hundred seven men with Haemophilus ducreyi-positive chancroid were assigned to receive 300 mg of rosoxacin as a single dose or 150 mg twice daily for 3 days. Ulcers and buboes were followed clinically and bacteriologicaily ...
Treatment of chancroid with ciprofloxacin. A prospective, randomized clinical trial.
(1987)
Chancroid is a major sexually transmitted disease in many developing countries. Although single-dose and short-course treatment of chancroid have been described, the increasing resistance of Hemophilus ducreyi to antimicrobial ...
Three day oral course of Augmentin to treat chancroid.
(1986)
Amoxycillin and clavulanic acid (Augmentin; Beecham Research Laboratories) was used to treat patients with bacteriologically proved chancroid in three different dose regimens. A single dose of Augmentin (amoxycillin 3 g, ...
Urethral infection with Haemophilus ducreyi in men
(1988)
Carriage of Haemophilus ducreyi has not been adequately investigated in men, and its role in urethritis is unknown. In this study 456 men with H. ducreyi-culture positive genital ulcers were investigated. Among these men, ...
Standardization of an enzyme immunoassay for human antibody to Haemophilus ducreyi.
(1992)
We standardized a serologic enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for human immunoglobulin G and M antibodies against Haemophilus ducreyi. We evaluated the performance of this test with respect to the time from acute chancroid and ...
Human immunodeficiency virus, genital ulcers and the male foreskin: synergism in HIV-1 transmission.
(1990)
Epidemiologic studies in Nairobi and elsewhere in Africa, have shown that men infected with HIV-1 more commonly have a history of genital ulcer disease compared to uninfected men. In one study, HIV infected men were three ...
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in women attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Kenya.
(1992)
A cross-sectional study was conducted among women attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Nairobi, kenya, to determine the prevalence of and associated risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type ...
Fleroxacin in the treatment of chancroid: an open study in men seropositive or seronegative for the human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
(1993)
Fleroxacin was prescribed to treat both HIV-negative and HIV-positive men with proven chancroid in an open study. HIV-negative men were treated with a single 400-mg dose of fleroxacin, and HIV-positive men were treated ...