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Treatment of chancroid with ciprofloxacin. A prospective, randomized clinical trial.
(1987)
Chancroid is a major sexually transmitted disease in many developing countries. Although single-dose and short-course treatment of chancroid have been described, the increasing resistance of Hemophilus ducreyi to antimicrobial ...
Postpartum upper genital tract infections in Nairobi, Kenya: epidemiology, etiology, and risk factors.
(1987)
We investigated the frequency of clinically defined upper genital tract infection (UGTI) and its relation to sexually transmitted diseases and other risk factors among 1,013 women initially studied while in labor at a ...
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 ...