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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 ...
Infection with HIV as a risk factor for adverse obstetrical outcome.
(1990)
We carried out a case-control study to investigate the role of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including infection with HIV, as risk factors for adverse outcome of pregnancy. Overall, 1507 women were enrolled within ...
High HIV prevalence, low condom use and gender differences in sexual behaviour among patients with STD-related complaints at a Nairobi primary health care clinic.
(1997)
Of 22,274 patients > or = 12 years old attending a Nairobi primary health care (PHC) clinic, 1076 (4.8%) had STD-related complaints, of whom 980 underwent assessment of risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ...
Establishing and sustaining a healthy vaginal environment:
(2011)
Data from a randomized trial of oral periodic presumptive
treatment (PPT) to reduce vaginal infections were analyzed
to assess the effect of the intervention on a healthy vaginal
environment (normal flora confirmed by ...
Stabilised antenatal HIV-l seroprevalence in Nairobi, in the face of high population mobility: is age restriction now appropriate in screening?
(2003)
Abstract
Objectives: To measure HIV -1 seroprevalence in pregnant women in Nairobi.
Design: Six serial surveys were carried out between November 1991 and April 1997. Methods: Women attending four Nairobi City Council ...
Maternal gonococcal infection as a preventable risk factor for low birth weight.
(1990)
With the objective of determining if specific sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are associated with prematurity (birth weight less than or equal to 2500 g and gestational age less than or equal to 36 weeks), a case-control ...
Treating chancroid with enoxacin
(1988)
Increasing resistance of Haemophilus ducreyi to antimicrobials necessitates further trials of new antimicrobial agents for treating chancroid. Enoxacin has excellent in vitro activity against H ducreyi, and a randomised ...
A nested case-control study of sexual practices and risk factors for prevalent HIV-1 infection among young men in Kisumu, Kenya
(2007)
Objectives
To investigate sexual practices and risk factors for prevalent HIV infection among young men in Kisumu, Kenya.
Goal
The goal of this study was to identify behaviors associated with HIV in Kisumu to maximize ...