| sexually transmitted diseases in clinic patients in lagos. | in a study of patients attending an std referral clinic in lagos, nigeria, the age distribution was similar to that seen on other parts of the world and the male-to-female ratio was 1.3:1. non-specific genital infection was diagnosed in about 59% of patients and gonorrhoea in 19%. most strains of neisseria gonorrhoeae were sensitive to penicillin (1 unit) and the six relatively penicillin-resistant strains did not produce penicillinase. candidosis and trichomoniasis were each diagnosed in about ... | 1980 | 6892789 |
| prevalence of trichomonas vaginalis in patients with vaginal discharge in lagos, nigeria. | trichomonas vaginalis is the most prevalent, non-viral sexually transmitted infection worldwide and probably the most commonly treatable in africa and worldwide. the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of t. vaginalis among women with vaginal discharge attending a gynaecologic clinic in lagos and to identify the common characteristics of the vaginal discharge in t vaginalis. high vaginal swabs were taken from consenting adults with vaginal discharge. the quantity, colour and od ... | 2001 | 11922025 |
| trachomoniasis in imo state, nigeria: a first report. | the prevalence of trichomonas vaginalis infection in imo state of nigeria is reported and adds to the meagre knowledge on its distribution in the country. the study (august 1978-march 1981) is based on 794 high vaginal swabs (hvs), 178 male urethral swabs (mus) and 5883 male and female urine samples obtained from out-patients at the owerri general hospital as well as 447 hvs from adult out-patients from holy rosary hospital, emekuku. 10.2% of 1241 hvs, 3.4% of 178 mus and 1.3% of 5883 urine sa ... | 1984 | 12340185 |
| prevalence of hiv among women with vaginal discharge in a gynecological clinic. | vaginal discharge is a common complaint among women with sexually transmitted diseases (stds) in nigeria. given the association between stds and hiv and the alarming rise in the prevalence of hiv in nigeria, we performed this study to determine the prevalence of hiv in patients with vaginal discharge. | 2004 | 15040519 |
| epidemiology of trichomonas vaginalis among women in lagos metropolis, nigeria. | a total of 544 women outpatients comprising 320 and 224 from lagos university teaching hospital (luth), idi-araba, lagos and military hospital, yaba, lagos, respectively, were examined for trichomonas vaginalis infection. both wet mount microscopy and giemsa staining technique were used. a prevalence of 3.3% was recorded from the 544 women using both methods, 5.4% in the military hospital and 1.9% from luth. the difference in prevalence was statistically significant using chi-square test analysi ... | 2007 | 19070181 |