Infections of the cervix with Chlamydia trachomatis are common, at least in those groups of sexually active women of child-bearing age who are seen in STD (sexually-transmitted diseases) clinics. Persistent untreated infection presents a hazard to the women themselves during pregnancy and to their infants who may develop chlamydial conjunctivitis. The clinical and laboratory findings in 1009 wo...

Sclerema neonatorum is a form of panniculitides characterized by diffuse hardening of subcutaneous tissue with minimal inflammation. It usually affects ill and preterm neonates. Prognosis is usually poor in many cases despite aggressive management. Various treatment modalities (antibiotics, intravenous immunoglobulin, steroids, and exchange transfusion) have been explained in literature. Steroi...

Carl Siegmund Franz Credé was born in Berlin on 23 December 1819. His parents were French, his father holding a senior position in the Ministry of Health and Education. After attending the Friedrich-Wilhelm Gymnasium, Credé studied medicine at the University of Berlin, although he also spent a few months in Heidelberg where Naegele was Professor of Obstetrics. After graduating in 1841 at the ag...

Neisseria gonorrhoeae infects a diverse array of niches in its human host, which expose the organism to dramatic variations in pH. We examined growth and lipooligosaccharide expression of two gonococcal strains in liquid and solid cultures under acidic, neutral, and alkaline conditions. Growth rates in broth were similar under the three conditions, and the pH remained fairly constant throughout...

The following cases of gouorrhoeal ophthalmia have lately been under my care, and in both the greatest benefit was derived from the local application of cocaine. As is well known, in gouorrhceal ophthalmia, it is of primary importance to lessen the inflammation rapidly ; to relieve the intense congestion of the conjunctival vessels; to reduce the chemosis, and by so doing to abrogate the tenden...