sexually transmitted infections in tehran
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objective: sexually transmitted infections (stis) remain a public health problem of major significance in most parts of the world. this study aimed to detect the most prevalent pathogens in patients with signs and symptoms of sti referring to a group of university clinics in tehran. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study using randomized cluster sampling, 507 consecutive male and female patients presenting with signs and symptoms of sti referring to selected health care centers of shahid beheshti university were evaluated between may 2005 and may 2007. diagnosis was made according to who criteria for signs and symptoms of sti in addition to microscopic study of genital discharges. results: the most prevalent sti pathogens were candida, trichomona, neisseria gonorrhoeae and chlamydia with respective frequencies of 53.96%, 18.87%, 4.91% and 22.26% in women and 47.10%, 8.67%, 9.50% and 34.71% in men. conclusion: candida was detected in majority of cases. chlamydia was the most prevalent sti in both sexes. simple preventive care has crucial role in decreasing the frequency of stis in society.
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journal of family and reproductive healthجلد ۲، شماره ۳، صفحات ۱۲۳-۱۲۸
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