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reproductive tract infections, gynaecological morbidity and hiv seroprevalence among women in mumbai, india.reported are the prevalence of reproductive tract infections and their contribution to pelvic inflammatory disease (pid), as well as the seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), among women living in three inner city wards of mumbai, india. women aged < or = 35 years were recruited and screened as cases if they had been admitted to hospital for gynaecological investigation for suspected pid (n = 151) or infertility (n = 295); controls were healthy fertile women attending for laparos ...19989744248
disease prevalence in women attending the std clinic in mumbai (formerly bombay), india.our objectives were to determine the prevalence of neisseria gonorrhoeae and its association with other std causing organisms. three hundred and thirty-six consecutive women (female sex workers (fsws) and married contacts), attending a sexually transmitted disease (std) clinic in mumbai, were screened for n. gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis and trichomonas vaginalis. per speculum examination was performed and clinical signs were recorded. symptoms perceived by the women were also recorded. the ...200010667900
utility of pooled urine specimens for detection of chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae in men attending public sexually transmitted infection clinics in mumbai, india, by pcr.pooling urogenital specimens for the detection of chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae by nucleic acid amplification tests is an attractive alternative to individual testing. as pooling can reduce the costs of testing as well as labor, it has been advocated for use in resource-poor settings. however, it has neither been widely adopted nor evaluated for use in developing countries. we evaluated the practical use of pooling first-catch urine (fcu) specimens for the detection of c. trach ...200515814983
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