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Single-dose therapy with trimethoprim-sulfametrole for chancroid in females
(University of Nairobi,, 1986-09)
Women with genital ulcer disease who were culture-positive for Haemophilus ducreyi were treated with a single dose of the drug combination trimethoprim-sulfametrole; the dosage was 640 mg of trimethoprim and 3,200 mg of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Treatment of chancroid. A comparison of sulphamethoxazole and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole.
(University of Nairobi,, 1983-10)
Since sulphonamides are no longer predictably effective in the treatment of chancroid the combination of trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) was evaluated to identify other effective regimens. One hundred and nine ...
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 ...
Isolation and identification of Haemophilus ducreyi in a clinical laboratory
(University of Nairobi, 1986-09)
Routine procedures used to isolate Haemophilus ducreyi in a busy laboratory are reported. Identification was based on colony morphology and nutritional and biochemical properties of 120 fresh isolates of H. ducreyi. These ...
Comparison of Sheffield media with standard media for the isolation of Haemophilus ducreyi
(1989)
Isolation of Haemophilus ducreyi is the only method for the definitive diagnosis of chancroid. Culture on supplemented gonococcal base (GCHgs) or on supplemented Muller-Hinton agar (MHHb) has yielded the best isolation ...
Female to male transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1: risk factors for seroconversion in men
(1989)
To determine the frequency and risk factors for female to male sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), a prospective study was carried out in 422 men who had acquired a sexually transmitted ...
Epidemiology of ophthalmia neonatorum in Kenya
(1986)
In a Nairobi hospital where ocular prophylaxis against ophthalmia neonatorum has been discontinued, 1,019 women were screened for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis during labour and 7 and 28 days postpartum. ...