Pattern of sexually transmitted disease in Madurai, India.
Authors:
- P JeyasinghPJP Jeyasingh
- T B RamanaiahTRT B Ramanaiah
- S D FernandesSFS D Fernandes
- 1 December 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Vol. 61 (6) , 399-403
Abstract
The pattern of sexually transmitted disease (STD) in a public clinic in Madurai City, India, was studied for 10 years (1974-83). Syphilis was found to be the most common STD in men (28.3%) and trichomoniasis in women (39.6%). The tropical STDs (chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, and granuloma inguinale) formed a sizeable proportion (30.1%) of all STDs. A tendency to overdiagnose chancroid and lymphogranuloma venereum and a failure to detect many cases of gonorrhoea reflected a lack of laboratory facilities.Keywords
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