| syndromic approach to detection of gonococcal and chlamydial infections among female sex workers in two philippine cities. | in many developing countries, std control efforts often involve registration and periodic examinations of female sex workers (fsw). non-availability of sensitive and specific diagnostic tests frequently constrain this approach. | 1998 | 10023361 |
| a randomized trial of ciprofloxacin versus cefixime for treatment of gonorrhea after rapid emergence of gonococcal ciprofloxacin resistance in the philippines. | from 1994 through 1996-1997, high-level ciprofloxacin resistance (minimum inhibitory concentration [mic], > or = 4.0 microg/ml) increased from 9% to 49% of gonococcal isolates recovered from consecutive female sex workers in cebu and manila, the philippines (p < .01). during 1996-1997, 105 female sex workers with gonorrhea were prospectively randomized to receive treatment with oral ciprofloxacin, 500 mg, or cefixime, 400 mg, and followed for test of cure. neisseria gonorrhoeae was reisolated wi ... | 2001 | 11303266 |
| molecular epidemiology, in 1994, of neisseria gonorrhoeae in manila and cebu city, republic of the philippines. | failure of gonococcal infections to respond to 500 mg of ciprofloxacin or 400 mg of ofloxacin has been reported from australia, the united kingdom, and the united states. recently, high rates of decreased susceptibility to the fluoroquinolones have been detected in penicillinase-producing neisseria gonorrhoeae in the republic of the philippines. | 1997 | 9018776 |