Comparison of genital and respiratory carriage of Haemophilus parainfluenzae in men.
In the first study, genital carriage of Haemophilus parainfluenzae was investigated in 103 women and 292 men attending a clinic for genitourinary medicine. In a second study, pairs of urethral and throat swabs were studied in 279 men. The vaginal carriage was 2%, urethral 12.4% and throat 13.3%. Biotype 2 was found to be a genital type and throat carriage of this biotype was significantly associated with its concomitant urethral carriage. Biotypes 1 and 3 were mainly found in the throat. Biotype 2 was significantly more likely to be resistant to ampicillin, tetracycline and sulphonamide but biotype 1 was significantly more likely to be resistant to trimethoprim.
Houang
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Department of Microbiology, Chelsea Hospital for Women, London.
Philippou
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Ahmet
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D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D005260:Female; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D012737:Sex Factors; D014521:Urethra / Q000382:microbiology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology