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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, ...
Single-dose therapy of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum with ceftriaxone
(1986)
We conducted a randomized clinical trial comparing a single intramuscular dose of 125 mg of ceftriaxone with a single intramuscular dose of 75 mg of kanamycin followed by topical gentamicin for seven days, and with a single ...
Advances in the diagnosis and management of chancroid
(University of Nairobi,, 1986-09)
Improved technologies for the cultural diagnosis of chancroid have resulted in increased interest in the management and control of genital ulcer disease. New treatment regimens have been identified, and new control strategies ...
Antimicrobial therapy of chancroid: effectiveness of erythromycin
(University of Nairobi,, 1983-10)
The emergence of Haemophilus ducreyi resistant to multiple antibiotics has limited the effectiveness of sulfonamides and tetracycline for the therapy of chancroid. A randomized, double-blind study compared 10-day courses ...
Retrospective seroepidemiology of AIDS virus infection in Nairobi populations
(1987)
Among 446 sera from prostitutes in Nairobi, the prevalence of antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) rose from 4% in 1981 to 61% in 1985. None of 118 men with chancroid seen in 1980 had antibody to HIV compared ...
The clinical diagnosis of genital ulcer disease in men in the tropics
(University of Nairobi,, 1984-06)
Since the clinical diagnosis of genital ulcers without laboratory confirmation is not reliable in developed countries, we postulated that clinical diagnosis alone would be no more reliable in developing countries. A ...
Prostitutes are a major reservoir of sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1985-06)
Prostitutes are a major reservoir of sexually transmitted diseases in many developing nations. In Nairobi we found that 16%, 28%, and 46%, respectively, of upper-, middle-, and lower-social strata prostitutes were infected ...
Clinical and microbiologic studies of genital ulcers in Kenyan women.
(University of Nairobi,, 1985-12)
The etiology of genital ulcers in women in tropical regions is poorly understood. Eighty-nine women, presenting to a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Nairobi (Kenya) with a primary complaint of genital ulcers, were ...
Parents of infants with ophthalmia neonatorum: a high-risk group for sexually transmitted diseases
(University of Nairobi,, 1985-09)
One hundred forty-nine mothers and 74 fathers of infants who presented at the Special Treatment Clinic (Nairobi) with ophthalmia neonatorum were evaluated. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated from 60 (40%) of 149 mothers ...
Antimicrobial therapy of chancroid: an evaluation of five treatment regimens correlated with in vitro sensitivity
(University of Nairobi,, 1983-03)
One hundred fifty-one men with genital ulcer disease were assigned randomly to treatment with one of five oral antimicrobial regimens: (1) sulfadimidine (1 g four times daily for seven days); (2) tetracycline (500 mg four ...