Problems of venereal disease in Nigeria. 2. Staphylococcus aureus as a possible cause of non-gonococcal urethritis.
The incidence of non-gonococcal urethritis has increased more than four-fold in the last decade and is now one of the most common of the sexually transmitted diseases. In a study of 429 cases of male urethritis presenting to a health centre in Nigeria, 202 (41%) of the cases had Gram-positive cocci present. Culture grew Staphylococcus aureus in 178 (53.7%) of the cases. The sensitivity of the organisms to antibiotics was tested, enabling effective antibiotics to be identified. It is suggested that Staphylococcus aureus may be a major cause of non-gonococcal urethritis.
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D014526:Urethritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents