| sexually transmissible infections among female sex workers in manado, indonesia, using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction-based reverse line blot assay. | sexually transmissible infections (stis) remain highly prevalent, and hiv is increasing, among female sex workers (fsws) in indonesia. our aim was to determine the prevalence of, and risk factors for, stis among fsws in manado, indonesia. | 2011 | 21371382 |
| high rate of bacterial vaginosis among women with intrauterine devices in manado, indonesia. | recent research reported that bacterial vaginosis (bv) might enhance the acquisition and transmission of hiv. bv is also associated with an increased risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, a disease also associated with intrauterine device (iud) insertion. to measure the magnitude of this problem, we conducted a prevalence survey of bv and sexually transmitted diseases (stds; defined as current infections with neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, and/or trichomonas vaginalis) among all pa ... | 2001 | 11704096 |