Prevalence of chlamydial infection in acute epididymo-orchitis.
1987; BMJ; Volume: 63; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1136/sti.63.1.16
ISSN1472-3263
AutoresF Mulcahy, C J Bignell, R Rajakumar, Michael Waugh, John Hetherington, R Ewing, Peter Whelan,
Tópico(s)Urinary Tract Infections Management
ResumoThe prevalence of sexually transmitted infection was studied in 40 men presenting with acute epididymo-orchitis in Leeds. Chlamydia trachomatis infection was identified in 13 of 29 men (45%) aged under 35 years. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated from four of these 13 men with chlamydial urethritis. C trachomatis was isolated from the urethra of only one of 11 men (9%) aged over 35. Appreciable bacteriuria was found in six of these 11 men (55%). Noting details of sexual history and screening for sexually acquired pathogens is advocated in younger men with acute epidiymo-orchitis.
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