Bovine veneral vibriosis: cure of genital infection in females by systemic immunization

Bovine veneral vibriosis: antigenic variation of the bacterium during infection.

Host parasite relationships in the female genital tract were studied in bovine venereal vibriosis by investigating agglutinin production and alterations in superficial antigens of the bacterium during the course of infection in two heifers. Cervicovaginal mucus (CVM) steamed cell agglutinins were shown to appear earlier and remain at consistently higher levels than whole-cell agglutinins. Whole...

Genital Vibriosis in Iowa Cattle

Genital infection in juvenile delinquent females.

Infections due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae continue to increase at an alarming rate in most parts of the world at the same time as the development of a more liberal attitude to sexual matters. The highest incidence of gonorrhoea is normally found amongst the most sexually active group aged 20 to 29 years, but in Canada in 1970, 33 per cent. of female patients with gonorrhoea were below 20 years of...

Genital Mycoplasma Infection in Cases of Abortion

Abstract Background and Objective: Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum are recognized as the main pathogens of urogenital tract. Mycoplasma genitalium can cause several reproductive tract inflammatory syndromes in women. Material and Methods: This study was conducted on 100 women with the history of abortion. The samples were obtained from cervical secretions and remaining products...

Factors associated with genital chlamydial and gonococcal infection in females.

BACKGROUND Predictors of chlamydia and gonorrhoea can be used to increase the cost-effectiveness and acceptability of screening programmes, and allow targeting of control strategies. METHODS All women attending an STD clinic in 1988-1990 were offered screening for chlamydia and gonorrhoea, and the test results correlated with a wide range of potential predictors using multiple logistic regres...