Articles: disease.
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Sero-prevalence to hepatitis B and C virus infection in refugees from Mozambique in southern Africa.
Serological markers for evidence of past exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) were investigated in a cohort of refugees from Mozambique. Serological markers for past exposure to HBV were detected in 56% of the population and, in addition, 13.2% carried the HBV surface antigen. ⋯ Only one anti-HCV antibody positive individual was positive for HBsAg. Immunity to rubellavirus had reached 85% by 11 years of age.
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Bull. World Health Organ. · Jan 1995
Multicenter StudyRisk assessment and other screening options for gonorrhoea and chlamydial infections in women attending rural Tanzanian antenatal clinics.
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries and may play a key role in enhancing the heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Treatment of STDs is one of the most cost-effective of all health interventions in developing countries; however, STDs among women in rural populations have received little attention. ⋯ The recommended syndromic approach to screening for NG/CT infection, based on reported genital symptoms, had a low sensitivity (43%) and failed to discriminate between infected and uninfected women. A risk score approach that we developed, based on sociodemographic and other factors associated with NG/CT infection, had a higher sensitivity and lower cost per true case treated than other approaches, although its positive predictive value was only about 20%.
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Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. · Jan 1995
Review Case ReportsNecrotizing fasciitis following postpartum tubal ligation. A case report and review of the literature.
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, but devastating subcutaneous bacterial infection which occurs following breaks in skin integrity, either natural, post traumatic or post surgical. Although it has been described following many surgical procedures, necrotizing fasciitis has not been previously described following postpartum tubal ligation. ⋯ Postpartum tubal ligation is one of the most common surgical procedures in obstetrics and gynecology, thus reports of complications resulting from this procedure are quite relevant to clinical practice. We present here the first reported case of necrotizing fasciitis following postpartum tubal ligation through an infraumbilical incision.