Gynaecological Infections
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1. O papilomavirus humano e lesões do colo uterino
Analisamos uma coorte de mulheres no sul do Brasil, com objetivo de identificar associações epidemiológicas para persistência e cura da infecção pelo HPV e realizamos uma metanálise para determinar a acurácia da telomerase nas lesões precursoras do câncer cervical. Métodos: O estudo de coorte foi iniciado em fevereiro de 2003. Foram coletados esp�
Publicado em: 2008
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2. Sexually transmitted infections, bacterial vaginosis, and candidiasis in women of reproductive age in rural Northeast Brazil: a population-based study
Population-based data on sexually transmitted infections (STI), bacterial vaginosis (BV), and candidiasis reflect the epidemiological situation more accurately than studies performed in specific populations, but such data are scarce. To determine the prevalence of STI, BV, and candidiasis among women of reproductive age from a resource-poor community in Nort
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2007-09
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3. Some dilemmas in managing gynaecological infections.
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4. Chlamydia trachomatis in gynaecological infections in Luanda, Angola.
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5. Genital chlamydial infections in patients attending a gynaecological outpatient clinic.
Investigation for genital chlamydial infections was carried out on 160 patients of fertile age attending a gynaecological outpatient clinic. Thirteen (9%) of the 144 patients with valid specimens were found to be Chlamydia-positive. Seven (54%) of them had antichlamydial antibodies by the complement-fixation test, and 11 (85%) antichlamydial antibodies by a
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6. Genital infections with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Ghanaian women.
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 wo
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7. Cytological and histopathological abnormalities of the cervix in genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections
Since genital infection with Chlamydia trachomatis may be associated with cervical abnormalities 160 patients with grandular ectopia attending a gynaecological outpatient clinic were examined for antibodies against C trachomatis, the presence of C trachomatis infection, and cytological and histopathological abnormalities of the cervix.
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8. Genital HPV infection not a local but a regional infection: experience from a female teenage group.
OBJECTIVES--To investigate the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in a group of female teenagers, and to analyse to what extent HPV DNA was also detectable, in urethra and cervix samples among the patients with macroscopic genital warts compared with those without. DESIGN--The patients were interviewed about their sexual habits and history o
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9. Comparison of the Amplicor Chlamydia trachomatis test and cell culture for the detection of urogenital chlamydial infections.
OBJECTIVE--To compare the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Amplicor Chlamydia trachomatis test with the cell culture method, in diagnosing urogenital chlamydial infections. SUBJECTS--439 patients (327 women and 112 men) attending one STD clinic and Family Planning and Gynaecological Clinics in Lisbon, Portugal, between November 1993 and March 1994. METHODS--I
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10. Seroepidemiological and socioeconomic studies of genital chlamydial infection in Ethiopian women.
OBJECTIVE--To measure the prevalence of chlamydial genital infection in Ethiopian women attending gynaecological, obstetric and family planning clinics; to identify the epidemiological, social and economic factors affecting the prevalence of infection in a country where routine laboratory culture and serological tests for chlamydial species are unavailable;
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11. The relationship between knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases and actual sexual behaviour in a group of teenage girls.
PURPOSE: To assess longitudinally the relationship between knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and sexual behaviour, contraceptive use, STD protection and social class in a group of Swedish teenage girls. METHODS: Girls starting their upper secondary school education were invited to attend a teenage clinic during a period of 2 years (5 visit