| gonorrhea detection in a family planning clinic: a cost-benefit analysis of 2,000 triplicate cultures. | among 2,019 women screened by triplicate culture technique, 191 (9.5 per cent) had one or more positive cultures of specimens for neisseria gonorrhoeae. the prevalence rates by site of infection were as follows: cervix-8.1 per cent; rectum-2.4 per cent, and oropharynx-0.9 per cent. of the 191 patients with gonorrhea, 163 (85 per cent) had a positive culture of the cervical specimen. addition of routine cultures of rectal and oropharyngeal specimens detected only 15 per cent of positive cases, wh ... | 1975 | 803786 |
| mycoplasma genitalium infection among hiv-positive women: prevalence, risk factors and association with vaginal shedding. | this study examined the prevalence and factors associated with mycoplasma genitalium (mg) infection among hiv-positive women and the association between mg and vaginal hiv-1 rna shedding. hiv-positive women attending an outpatient clinic in new orleans, louisiana, usa, from 2002 to 2005 were examined for a battery of sexually transmitted infections (stis) and underwent a behavioural survey. a selected subset had a measurement of vaginal shedding analysed. of the 324 hiv-positive women, 32 (9.9%) ... | 2011 | 21464453 |
| missed opportunities for early detection of chlamydia and gonorrhea in school-based health centers. | the purpose of the study was to assess the extent to which students are screened for sexually transmitted diseases (stds) in their school-based health centers (sbhcs) in a louisiana school district. | 2006 | 16773033 |
| screening of males for chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae infections at std clinics in three us cities -- indianapolis, new orleans, seattle. | we assessed prevalence and risk factor data for men routinely screened for chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae in std clinics in four us cities from may 1995-march 1999. data were analysed separately for 'test-visits' (self-reported symptoms, clinical signs or sexual contact to an std) and 'screen-visits' (std screen only) for 32,595 men with 45,390 visits. among test-visits in seattle, indianapolis and new orleans, 8.7% (807/9285), 15.3% (1305/8519), and 10.1% (1551/15,296) of men w ... | 2004 | 15601489 |
| mycoplasma genitalium infection is associated with microscopic signs of cervical inflammation in liquid cytology specimens. | cervicitis is a common clinical finding often attributed to sexually transmitted infections (stis), but no etiologic agent is identified in the majority of cases. in this study, we comparatively assessed inflammation among the common infectious etiologies of cervicitis and assessed the potential value of liquid cytology specimens for predicting stis. among 473 louisiana women at low risk for acquiring stis, the prevalences of mycoplasma genitalium, chlamydia trachomatis, neisseria gonorrhoeae, a ... | 2014 | 24759719 |
| clinical manifestations of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus in women in louisiana. | to better understand the clinical manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection in women in louisiana, we conducted a retrospective review of the records of hiv-infected women who presented to the largest hiv outpatient clinic in louisiana as well as to a tertiary care university hospital in new orleans between january 1987 and december 1991. a total of 224 women were evaluated. gynecologic examinations revealed that 17.5% had cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and that 35% had ... | 1993 | 8399861 |
| community-based screening and treatment for stds: results from a mobile clinic initiative. | the persistence of syphilis and other bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (stds) in many areas of the united states suggests that innovative approaches to controlling these diseases are needed. | 2003 | 12897689 |
| more than 25,000 cases of gonorrhea reported in louisiana each year. | | 1984 | 6438277 |
| prevalence of gonorrhoea among women using various methods of contraception. | among 2,005 women attending a contraceptive clinic 9-3 per cent. were found to have gonorrhoea. when these women were classified according to the method of contraception used at the time of their initial visit to the clinic, the following prevalence of gonorrhoea was observed: oral contraceptives 11-5 per cent., intrauterine contraceptive devices 9-9 per cent., barrier methods (condom-diaphragm-foam) 4-2 per cent. these differences are statistically significant. the authors suggest that the addi ... | 1975 | 811317 |
| mycoplasma genitalium infections in asymptomatic men and men with urethritis attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in new orleans. | we report the results of a study of mycoplasma genitalium (detected with a modified polymerase chain reaction [pcr] assay) in men with urethritis and in asymptomatic control subjects at a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in new orleans. data for 97 men with urethritis and 184 asymptomatic men were available for analysis. m. genitalium infection rates in symptomatic and asymptomatic men who were negative for chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae were 25% and 7%, respectively (p=.006 ... | 2002 | 12410476 |
| evaluation of the gen-probe pace 2 assay for the detection of asymptomatic chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in male arrestees. | the let and gen-probe pace 2 assay are used to screen male arrestees for evidence of infection with chlamydia and gonorrhea in the intake/booking area of the jefferson parish correctional center. | 1998 | 9858343 |
| epidemiology of penicillinase-producing neisseria gonorrhoeae infections: analysis by auxotyping and serogrouping. | auxotyping and serogrouping by coagglutination were used to characterize penicillinase-producing neisseria gonorrhoeae and penicillinase-negative isolates from the state of washington, shreveport (louisiana), and the far east. fifty-four of 75 penicillinase-producing isolates (72 per cent) from washington required proline for growth and were serogroup w-l (pro-1), the predominant type of penicillinase-producing strains in the philippines; none of 86 penicillinase-negative isolates from washingto ... | 1982 | 6801513 |