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Gonorrhoea in Greenland, incidence and previous preventive measures: a review to improve future strategies

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2017
Gonorrhoea continues to be a significant health challenge in Greenland. The aim of this study was to describe the development of gonorrhoea in Greenland through time including incidence rates and previous measures taken to address the challenge.
Sine Berntsen, Anders Peder Højer Karlsen, Michael Lynge Pedersen, Gert Mulvad   +3 more
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Profile Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases In A Clinic In The Suburb Of Kolkata (West Bengal)

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2003
Records of new STD patients attending the Base Hospital, Barrackpore, near Kolkata between 1991 and 2000 were analysed to examine the pattern of STDs among them.
Jaiswal A K, Chatterjee M, Walia N, Bal A S, Ramaswamy M S   +4 more
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A Study Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases With Application Of Syndromic Approach

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2000
The pattern of sexually transmitted diseases in Assam Medical College was studied for a period of one year. The incidence of sexually transmitted diseases was 1.43%.
Choudhury Hasan Hana, Huda M M, Bajaj Pawan   +2 more
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CLINICAL PROFILE AND SEXUAL BEHAVIORS IN PATIENTS OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL OF EASTERN NEPAL

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003
A hospital based prospective cross sectional study was under taken over one-year period from April 1998 to March 1999 to study the clinical profile and sexual behavior in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) patients at Dermatology and Venereology OPD at
Sudha Agrawal, V K Garg, A Agarwalla, M Deb   +3 more
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Sexually transmitted infections in Pakistan

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2011
Background and Objectives: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) represent a major global health problem leading to morbidity, mortality and stigma.
Maan Muhammad, Hussain Fatma, Iqbal Javed, Akhtar Shahid   +3 more
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Male Circumcision and STI Acquisition in Britain: Evidence from a National Probability Sample Survey.

PLoS ONE, 2015
BackgroundIt is well-established that male circumcision reduces acquisition of HIV, herpes simplex virus 2, chancroid, and syphilis. However, the effect on the acquisition of non-ulcerative sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains unclear.
Virginia Homfray, Clare Tanton, Robert F Miller, Simon Beddows, Nigel Field, Pam Sonnenberg, Kaye Wellings, Kavita Panwar, Anne M Johnson, Catherine H Mercer   +9 more
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The role of B cells in local immune defense against five traditional sexually transmitted diseases: Mechanisms and translational perspectives

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As the core effectors of humoral immunity, B cells play a complex and dynamic bidirectional regulatory role in local immune defense against the five traditional sexually transmitted diseases, including syphilis, gonorrhea, chancre, sexually transmitted ...
XIE Xiaoyuan, XIE Xiaoyan, LI Huanlin, WANG Weiliang   +3 more
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Sexually transmitted infections in India: Current status (except human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2007
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are more dynamic than other infections prevailing in the community. It is important that such dynamic epidemiological changes in STIs are acknowledged and kept track of in a vast and populous developing country like
Thappa Devinder, Kaimal Sowmya
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PROFILE OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AMONG ATTENDEES OF SPECIAL (SURAKSHA) CLINICS AT AN APEX REGIONAL SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE CENTRE IN NORTH INDIA- A FIVE-YEAR STUDY

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Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) present significant global and national health challenges, particularly in India.  Objective: This study investigates the prevalence and characteristics of STIs among attendees at the Suraksha ...
Sumathi Muralidhar, Prashant Gupta, Abhishek Lachyan, Soni Singh, Ratan Singh Rana, Niti Khunger   +5 more
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Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C Virus infections among male to female (MFT) transgenders in Rawalpindi (Pakistan)

Advancements in Life Sciences, 2018
Background: Transgenders are the individuals, who due to certain psychological or physical requirement mismatch with their naturally received genders.
Hashaam Akhtar, Yasmeen Badshah, Samar Akhtar, Faheem Hasan, Muhammad Faisal, Najam us Sahar Sadaf Zaidi, Ishtiaq Qadri   +6 more
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