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PubMed1984

Problems of venereal disease in Nigeria. 2. Staphylococcus aureus as a possible cause of non-gonococcal urethritis.

The incidence of non-gonococcal urethritis has increased more than four-fold in the last decade and is now one of the most common of the sexually transmitted diseases. In a study of 429 cases of male urethritis presenting to a health centre in Nigeria, 202 (41%) of the cases had Gram-positive cocci present. Culture grew Staphylococcus aureus in 178 (53.7%) of the cases. The sensitivity of the organisms to antibiotics was tested, enabling effective antibiotics to be identified. It is suggested that Staphylococcus aureus may be a major cause of non-gonococcal urethritis.

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PubMed1978

Cohort study of venereal disease. I: the risk of gonorrhea transmission from infected women to men.

Reliable data on the risk of transmission of N. gonorrhoeae would enhance our understanding of the importance of host defenses against gonorrhea and would aid in the evaluation of prophylactic measures. This paper examines the risk of transmission of gonorrhea from infected female to male and the role that variables such as race, prophylaxis and amount of exposure play in the development of gonococcal urethritis. Volunteer crew members of a large naval vessel were followed prospectively as a cohort to study their risk of acquiring gonococcal infection during a four-day liberty period in the Far East. At the same time the prevalence of N. gonorrhoeae was determined in a population of females to whom the sailors were exposed. The calculated risk of transmission per exposure with an infected partner was .19 for whites and .53 for blacks. A statistically significant relationship was noted between the risk of transmission of gonorrhea and both the number of partners and the frequency of sexual intercourse. Further, the increasing infection rate with increasing numbers of exposures in men who had a single sex partner suggests that the majority of men are in fact susceptible to gonorrhea if the quantity of exposure is sufficient.

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High rates of enteric protozoal infections in selected homosexual men attending a venereal disease clinic.

Stool specimens from 89 high-risk, sexually active homosexual men were screened for enteric protozoal cysts. Patients whose specimens contained nonpathogenic cysts were investigated further by examination of fresh purged specimens. A total of 27 of the initial specimens (30%) contained protozoal cysts. Twenty-three patients (26%) harbored pathogens. There were 18 cases (20%) of amebiasis and 11 cases (12%) of giardiasis. Six men (7%) had concurrent amebiasis and giardiasis. The presence of infections correlated with a history of anilingus but not with place of birth, travel, or history of symptoms. The exceptionally high rate of prevalence of intestinal protozoal infection in this population suggests that enteric protozoal infections are important among sexually transmitted diseases.

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Strategic planning system for control of venereal disease: record keeping in a clinic for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.

A manual data processing system and a computer-based system that was integrated into the operations of a clinic for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases were developed. The automated system can generate routine management reports and cross-tabulate data for special studies. It is flexible and adaptable to other localities but is not a panacea for clinical problems.

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