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Herpes simplex virus in clinically suspected chancroid in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1984-03)
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Of 110 males selected for review with possible chancroid, 96 were clinically diagnosed as having chancroid, 7 as having herpetic lesions, and 7 as having syphilis. Of the 96 patients diagnosed clinically as chancroid, ...
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 ...
Cefotaxime treatment of Haemophilus ducreyi infection in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1984-12)
The authors conducted a double-blind randomized clinical trial comparing single-dose cefotaxime (1 g im) plus daily placebo injections with cefotaxime (1 g im on each of three days). Each regimen was given with probenicid ...
Single-dose kanamycin therapy of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum
(University of Nairobi,, 1984-12)
117 infants with gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum, including 27 with infections due to penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae, were treated as outpatients with five different regimens of single-dose intramuscular ...
Comparison of media for the primary isolation of Haemophilus ducreyi
(University of Nairobi,, 1984-03)
The rates of isolation of Haemophilus ducreyi from patients with presumed chancroid has been low, and improved cultural techniques are required. We determined the isolation rates of H. ducreyi from 38 patients with clinical ...