| Literature DB >> 3936773 |
C Bentsi, C A Klufio, P L Perine, T A Bell, L D Cles, C M Koester, S P Wang.
Abstract
Women who attended the gynaecology clinic or were admitted to the postpartum ward of Korle Bu Hospital, Accra, Ghana were tested for infection with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Eight (4.9%) of 162 gynaecological patients were infected with C trachomatis and five (3.1%) with N gonorrhoeae, and respective prevalences among 148 postpartum women were 7.7% (3/39) and 3.4% (5/148). Among 40 gynaecological patients who were not pregnant and whose principal complaint was of lower abdominal pain, 4 (10%) were infected with C trachomatis and none with N gonorrhoeae. Antibodies against serovars D, E, F, and G were common, and three typable isolates were serovar G. C trachomatis would appear to be more common than N gonorrhoeae in obstetric and gynaecological patients in Ghana.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Antibiotics; Antibodies; Biology; Chlamydia; Developing Countries; Diseases; Drugs; English Speaking Africa; Examinations And Diagnoses; Ghana; Gonorrhea; Immunity; Immunologic Factors; Infections; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Measurement; Pain; Pelvic Infections; Physiology; Postpartum Women; Prevalence; Puerperium; Reproduction; Reproductive Tract Infections; Research Methodology; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Signs And Symptoms; Treatment; Western Africa
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Year: 1985 PMID： 3936773 PMCID： PMC1011755 DOI： 10.1136/sti.61.1.48
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Genitourin Med ISSN： 0266-4348