The increased sensitivities of nucleic acid amplification tests such as ligase chain reaction (LCR) have the potential to simplify specimen collection for gonorrhea diagnosis. In this study patients took their own vaginal swab specimens for gonorrhea culture and LCR testing. Immediately following specimen collection by patients, a trained clinician obtained endocervical swab specimens for the s...

OBJECTIVE To identify the optimal screening algorithm for gonorrhea infection among females in private sector care, using cost-effectiveness analysis. METHODS We compared 6 strategies using decision analysis for urine nucleic acid amplification testing for gonorrhea testing in a theoretical cohort of 10,000 females aged 15-35 years: 1) screen women aged younger than 25 years; 2) screen women ...

for many years , penicilline was the only drug of choice for treatment of gonorrhoeae, but the increased incidence of this disease in many parts of the world and the failure of penicilline-therapy against it has brought the theory of penicilline-resistant strains of gonococcus. on the other hand , the increased incidence of asymptomatic infection of gonorrhoeae especially in females has been co...

background and objective: in iran, prenatal chlamydia and gonorrhea screening of pregnant women and neonatal eye prophylaxis are not routine practice. the present research aimed to identify bacterial agents of neonatal conjunctivitis. materials & methods: a cross sectional study was conducted on all babies born over a period from april 2007 to april 2008 in hajar hospital of shahrekord uni...

Background: Plants are important sources of traditional medicine in many cultures. Ethiopia, being rich floral and cultural diversity, merits documentation medicinal plants associated knowledge various parts the country. To this end, an ethnobotanical study was conducted Nensebo district, southern Ethiopia. Methods: Ethnobotanical data were collected using semi-structured interviews, field guid...