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Isolation of Mycoplasma hominis from genital ulcerations of patients in Eastern and Southern Africa
(University of Nairobi,, 1983-12)
In three separate surveys involving 413 patients in Mbabane (Swaziland), Nairobi (Kenya), and Carletonville (South Africa), Mycoplasma hominis was isolated from the base of ulcers in 41 (16%) of 251 men with genital ulcer ...
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 ...
AIDS in Africa: a public health priority
(1987)
AIDS and HIV infection are now endemic in many parts of Africa. The infection is mainly transmitted by heterosexual activity, as illustrated by a 1:1 female to male case ratio and high HIV seroprevalence rates in people ...
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 ...
Human immunodeficiency virus infection among men with sexually transmitted diseases. Experience from a center in Africa
(1988)
Heterosexual transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) appears to occur readily in Africa but less commonly in North America and Europe. We conducted a case-control study among men attending a clinic for ...
AIDS virus infection in Nairobi prostitutes. Spread of the epidemic to East Africa.
(1986)
The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is epidemic in Central Africa. To determine the prevalence of AIDS virus infection in East Africa, we studied 90 female prostitutes, 40 men treated at a clinic for sexually ...
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 ...
Ophthalmia neonatorum in Nairobi, Kenya: the roles of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis
(University of Nairobi,, 1986-05)
Among 149 consecutive infants with ophthalmia neonatorum in Nairobi, Neisseria gonorrhoeae was recovered from 43%, Chlamydia trachomatis from 13%, and both microorganisms from 4%. Three of five isolates of C. trachomatis ...
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 ...