Syndromes Associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections in Lilongwe, Malawi: Burden and Trends, 2006 to 2015.
Journal
Sexually transmitted diseases
ISSN: 1537-4521
Titre abrégé: Sex Transm Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7705941
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 06 2021
01 06 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
15
9
2020
medline:
25
5
2021
entrez:
14
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Monitoring the burden of and trends in sexually transmitted infection syndromes is useful in informing syndromic management guidelines. Among sexually transmitted infection clinic patients in Lilongwe, Malawi, between 2006 and 2015, genital discharge, lower abdominal pain, and genital ulcer syndromes were common. Prevalence of most syndromes remained stable during the 10-year period.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32925596
pii: 00007435-202106000-00011
doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001278
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e68-e72Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of Interest and Sources of Funding: The authors do not have any conflicts of interest to declare. Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under award numbers R01 AI083059, R01 AI114320, and 5R01 DK108424-03. M.M. was supported by NIH, The Fogarty Global Health Fellowship Program Grant No. D43 TW009340. J.S.C. was supported by NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (T32 AI070114). This work received support from Lilongwe DHO, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi; UNC Project, Malawi, Lilongwe Malawi; and UNC Institute of Global Health and Infectious Diseases.
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