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Prevention of Haemophilus ducreyi infections: one organism, two stories
International Journal of Infectious DiseasesIntroduction: Haemophilus ducreyi causes chancroid, a genital ulcer (GU) disease that facilitates HIV-1 transmission. Syndromic management of GU, which initially included treatment for chancroid, greatly decreased its prevalence, but chancroid persists ...
Dr Stanley Spinola
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A comparative study of single-dose treatment of chancroid using thiamphenicol versus Azithromycin
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesA study was conducted in São Paulo, Brazil, to compare azithromycin with thiamphenicol for the single-dose treatment of chancroid. In all, 54 men with chancroid were tested.
Walter B. Junior +5 more
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A Brief Review of Viral and Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Colorectal Practice [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2015 Context Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a common source of presentation to colorectal surgeons. Clinicians need to remain mindful of the possibility of STDs when faced with atypical clinical presentations.
Hajir Nabi
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Disciplining Prostitutes in the Hospital de la Magdalena in Barcelona (1923‐1959)
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.Summary Background and Objectives The Hospital de la Magdalena, a care home for female prostitutes with venereal diseases, operated in Barcelona from 1923 to 1959. The purpose of this investigation is to highlight how this hospital was used to educate female prostitutes morally in addition to providing medical treatment.
Florian Grafl, Florian Steger
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JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.Summary Background and Objectives Closed venereology wards existed in both Western and Eastern European dictatorships. These institutions isolated, disciplined, and “educated” individuals with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) or suspected infections.
Maximilian Schochow, Florian Steger
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Molecular phylogenetic analysis of non-sexually transmitted strains of Haemophilus ducreyi. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Haemophilus ducreyi, the etiologic agent of chancroid, has been previously reported to show genetic variance in several key virulence factors, placing strains of the bacterium into two genetically distinct classes.
Jordan R Gaston +2 more
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Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims Adolescents with disabilities are often perceived as sexually inactive and thus overlooked in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, particularly in low‐resource settings like Ethiopia. Despite having the same SRH needs as their non‐disabled peers, they face significant marginalization.
Hana Sewalem +2 more
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Sexually transmitted infections in Saudi Arabia
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2006 Background Data on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Saudi Arabia (SA) and other Islamic countries are limited. This study describes the results of a five-year surveillance for STIs in SA.
Madani Tariq A
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Clinics in DermatologyChancroid, caused by Haemophilus ducreyi, is a sexually transmitted genital ulcerative condition associated with inguinal bubo formation. The relative prevalence of chancroid has dramatically declined based on surveillance findings in those few endemic settings where the appropriate diagnostic tools exist; however, laboratory-based diagnostics are ...
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Genital ulcer disease: current challenges and perspectives
Zaporožskij Medicinskij ŽurnalAim. To analyze the role of etiological factors of genital ulcer disease based on data from professional literature and to develop proposals for improving diagnostic algorithms, as well as a syndromic approach to treatment and prevention, in particular ...
L. O. Kovtun
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