Asymptomatic gonorrhea in prenatal patients

The role of the urban community hospital in gonorrhoea surveillance.

“…of positive results in the OB/ GYN Clinic is comparable to other studies conducted in clinics attended by pregnant patients (Waters and Roulston, 1969;Charles, Cohen, Kass, Richman, 1970). A rate of 3-5 per cent.…”

Antenatal screening for candidiasis, trichomoniasis, and gonorrhoea.

“…(Waters Received England and Wales, 1950and Roullston, 1969Charles, Cohen, Kass, and Richman 1970). In Great Britain, Thin and Michael (1970) found none, Rees and HIamlett (1972) foulnd 0s6 per cent., Cassie and Stevenson (1973) found 0s2 per cent., and Silverstone, Snodgrass, and Wigfield (1974) found none.…”

Unsuspected gonococcal infection in female patients.

“…Eriksson and Wanger (1975), Waters and Roulston (1969), and Pariser and Marino (1970) reported asymptomatic gonococcal infection in 35 3%, 8712%, and 90% of patients respectively. Generally, higher rates of infection have been reported from North American clinics (Charles et al, 1970;Prince et al, 1964;Waters and Roulston, 1969) than in Britain (Thin and Michael, 1970;Silverstone et al, 1974).…”

“…Female populations have been sampled by several workers throughout the world, and widely varying numbers of cases of gonorrhoea have been reported (Waters and Roulston, 1969;Charles et al, 1970;Thin and Michael, 1970;and Silverstone et al, 1974).…”