| Individual susceptibility to neisserial infection? | |
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PMID: 111765 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Specimens from genital, anorectal, and pharyngeal sites from 1671 men and 1419 women were cultured for Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Pharyngeal specimens were also cultured for Neisseria meningitidis, N. gonnorrhoeae was isolated from a genital site 2.7 times more often in men and 1.8 times more in women who also carried meningococci in their pharynx than from those who did not; the meningococcus was isolated 3.4 times more often from men and 2.0 times more often from women with genital gonorrhoea than from those without. In both men and women the association of each organism with the other was statistically significant (p less than 0.001) and may be related to sexual behaviour rather than to individual susceptibility to neisserial infection. |
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Authors:
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H Young; A B Harris; D H Robertson |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The British journal of venereal diseases Volume: 55 ISSN: 0007-134X ISO Abbreviation: Br J Vener Dis Publication Date: 1979 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1979-10-26 Completed Date: 1979-10-26 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0421042 Medline TA: Br J Vener Dis Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 188-90 Citation Subset: IM |
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Cervix Uteri
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microbiology Female Gonorrhea / microbiology Humans Male Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification, pathogenicity* Neisseria meningitidis / isolation & purification, pathogenicity* Pharynx / microbiology Rectum / microbiology Sex Factors Sexual Behavior Urethra / microbiology |
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