Publications

prevalence of hsv-2 antibodies among std clinic patients in tanzania.	patients attending a referral sexually transmissible diseases clinic at muhimbili medical centre in dar-es-salaam during the period 1989 to 1993 were examined for herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) antibodies. an elisa technique, using glycoprotein g of hsv-2 as antigen, was used to test 294 patients' sera. of these, 126 sera were hsv-2 positive, while 168 were negative, yielding an overall hsv-2 prevalence of 42.9%. sixty-three per cent of the women and 35.5% of the men were hsv-2 positive. se ...	1998	9506376
detection of hsv-2 in genital ulcers from std patients in dar es salaam, tanzania.	genital ulcer disease (gud) is common in many developing countries. several reports indicate that there is an association with hiv infection. analysis by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) has demonstrated that the ulcers are frequently caused by herpes simplex type 2 (hsv-2), although hsv-1 is becoming increasingly important in many parts of the world. comparable studies have not been performed in tanzania.	2002	11856619
etiology of genital ulcer disease and association with human immunodeficiency virus infection in two tanzanian cities.	the etiological agent is usually not established in cases of genital ulcer disease (gud) in tanzania, since diagnosis and treatment of this disease are based mainly on clinical rather than microbiologic parameters. gud increases the risk of infection with hiv. however, the association between specific gud infections and hiv infection has not been fully investigated.	2003	12567167
herpes simplex virus infection and genital ulcer disease among patients with sexually transmitted infections in dar es salaam, tanzania.	the relative importance of haemophilus ducreyi and treponema pallidum in genital ulcer disease in africa has decreased recently, whereas that of herpes simplex virus (hsv) type 2 has increased. we analysed 301 lesional specimens from tanzanian patients with genital ulcer disease for the presence of h. ducreyi, t. pallidum and hsv-1/hsv-2 by performing a separate pcr for each pathogen. infectious agents were detected in 211 (70%) of the cases. a single pathogen was found in 191 samples and two or ...	2007	17598041
prevalence and predictors of human immunodeficiency virus and selected sexually transmitted infections among people who inject drugs in dar es salaam, tanzania: a new focus to get to zero.	previous studies in tanzania indicated that human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) prevalence among people who inject drugs (pwids) could be as high as 40%. we aim to provide data on the prevalence of hiv and sexually transmitted infection among pwids to inform national plans to get to zero.	2017	27984553