Journal article
Etiology of Genital Ulcers and Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection in 10 US Cities
The Journal of infectious diseases, v 178(6), pp 1795-1798
Dec 1998
PMID: 9815237
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Abstract
To determine the etiology of genital ulcers and to assess the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in ulcer patients in 10 US cities, ulcer and serum specimens were collected from ∼50 ulcer patients at a sexually transmitted disease clinic in each city. Ulcer specimens were tested using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay to detect Haemophilus ducreyi, Treponema pallidum, and herpes simplex virus (HSV); sera were tested for antibody to HIV. H. ducreyi was detected in ulcer specimens from patients in Memphis (20% of specimens) and Chicago (12%). T. pallidum was detected in ulcer specimens from every city except Los Angeles (median, 9% of specimens; range, 0%–46%). HSV was detected in ≥50% of specimens from all cities except Memphis (42%). HIV seroprevalence in ulcer patients was 6% (range by city, 0%–18%). These data suggest that chancroid is prevalent in some US cities and that persons with genital ulcers should be a focus of HIV prevention activities.
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- Title
- Etiology of Genital Ulcers and Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection in 10 US Cities
- Creators
- Kristen J. Mertz - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDavid TreesWilliam C. LevineJoel S. LewisBilly LitchfieldKevin S. PettusStephen A. MorseMichael E. St. LouisJudith B. WeissJane SchwebkeJames DickesRomina KeeJames ReynoldsDon HutchesonDonata Green - Health DepartmentIrene Dyer - Health DepartmentGary A. RichwaldJames Novotny - Health DepartmentIsaac WeisfuseMartin GoldbergJudith A. O'DonnellRichard Knaup - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionGenital Ulcer Dis Surveillance GrpDaniel A Green - Materials Science and Engineering
- Publication Details
- The Journal of infectious diseases, v 178(6), pp 1795-1798
- Publisher
- University Chicago Press
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000077466700036
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-17344370356
- Other Identifier
- 991019168726304721
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- Industry collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology