Changes in the Etiology of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Botswana between 1993 and 2002: Implications for the Clinical Management of Genital Ulcer Disease | Zendy

Gabriela PazBailey | Zendy; Mohamed Abdel-Rahman | Zendy; Christopher S. Chen | Zendy; R C Ballard | Zendy; Howard Moffat | Zendy; Thomas Kenyon | Zendy; Peter H. Kilmarx | Zendy; Patricia A. Totten | Zendy; Sabina G. Astete | Zendy; MarieClaude Boily | Zendy; C. Ryan | Zendy

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Changes in the Etiology of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Botswana between 1993 and 2002: Implications for the Clinical Management of Genital Ulcer Disease

Author(s) -

Gabriela PazBailey,

Mohamed Abdel-Rahman,

Christopher S. Chen,

R C Ballard,

Howard Moffat,

Thomas Kenyon,

Peter H. Kilmarx,

Patricia A. Totten,

Sabina G. Astete,

MarieClaude Boily,

C. Ryan

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/496979

Subject(s) - genital ulcer , medicine , sex organ , etiology , disease , sexually transmitted disease , immunology , dermatology , pathology , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology , genetics

In recent years, increasing evidence has accumulated that suggests the majority of cases of genital ulcer disease in sub-Saharan Africa are due to viral and not bacterial infections. Although many cross-sectional studies support such a trend, few serial cross-sectional data are available to show the evolution of genital ulcer disease over time.

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