| sexually transmitted diseases in children and evidence of sexual abuse. | during the period june 1989 to march 1991, laboratory evidence of sexually transmitted diseases (stds) was found in 107 patients at the red cross war memorial children's hospital in cape town. data was available on 96 patients aged 23 months to 14 years (mean 75.9 months). vaginal discharge was the most frequent presenting symptom (76%), particularly in those less than 5 years of age (90%). although a history of abuse was not given on presentation in 62%, evidence of abuse was subsequently elici ... | 1995 | 8556444 |
| human immunodeficiency virus infection and genital ulcer disease in south africa: the herpetic connection. | while genital ulcers are a risk factor in hiv infection, the association of specific agents of genital ulcer disease (gud) with hiv infection may vary. | 2000 | 10654864 |
| molecular typing of treponema pallidum in south africa: cross-sectional studies. | we evaluated a molecular subtyping system for treponema pallidum for its ability to differentiate between strains obtained from male patients with primary syphilis in south africa. of 201 t. pallidum-positive specimens, 161 were typeable, revealing 35 subtypes. the unique subtypes identified in durban, cape town, and carletonville and the total number of subtypes suggested that the strain population was very diverse and varied geographically. | 2002 | 11773125 |