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STD care in Zambia: an evaluation of the guidelines for case management through a syndromic approach
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- Hanson, S (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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Sunkutu, RM (author)
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Kamanga, J (author)
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Hojer, B (author)
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- Sandstrom, E (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- 2016-06-25
- 1996
- English.
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In: International journal of STD & AIDS. - : SAGE Publications. - 0956-4624 .- 1758-1052. ; 7:5, s. 324-332
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- Clinical diagnosis of STDs is unreliable and therefore constitutes a poor basis for choice of treatment. A syndromic approach has been suggested to increase effectiveness of treatment in resource poor settings. Algorithms for the treatment of STD syndromes were evaluated. A total of 436 patients were followed; cure rates were defined and estimated for genital ulcer disease (GUD), urethral and vaginal discharge. Cure rates for the discharge syndromes were high, 97-98%, for both sexes. The cure rate for GUD was 83% for female and 69% for male patients. A higher prevalence of syphilis in the female study population probably contributed to this. It is likely that a large proportion of the treatment failures were due to decreased susceptibility of Haemophilus ducreyi to trimethoprim-sulpha. The determination of cure rates met with a number of methodological problems. This makes it difficult to evaluate the algorithms as part of routine activities, as suggested earlier by WHO.
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