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OBJECTIVES: Knowledge concerning genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections in eastern Europe is scarce. Data on the legal aspects, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the infection have never been collected, summarised, and presented to the international scientific community. The aim of this study was to present the current situation on the main aspects of chlamydial infections in the countries of eastern Europe. METHODS: Written questionnaires concerning legal aspects, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the infection were distributed among national STI operating administrators as well as researchers who had presented papers at earlier meetings of European chlamydia or STI societies. RESULTS: Most of the countries have not legalised reporting of chlamydial infections and in those who have done so, the quality of the reporting system is poor. Contact tracing is mostly done on a voluntary basis. Reported chlamydia incidence varies from 21 to 276 per 100000 inhabitants. The most commonly used diagnostic test remains the direct immunofluorescence test; however, some tendencies towards nucleic acid amplification are in evidence. Diagnostic services are paid for by the patient himself, while treatment in many countries is partially or completely covered by public insurance. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report summarising data concerning the situation on C trachomatis infections in eastern Europe. The reporting system and diagnosis of C trachomatis infections remain suboptimal, which allows neither control of the epidemiological situation nor optimal treatment of the patients. The most urgent work currently necessary is the education of professionals and the general population.
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This study describes the epidemiology and ethnography of an outbreak of infectious syphilis in Vancouver, British Columbia. Between 1996 and 1999, British Columbias's rate of infectious syphilis rose from 0.5 to 3.4 per 100,000, with a dense concentration of cases among sex trade workers, their clients, and street-involved people in the downtown eastside area of Vancouver. Sexual networks were imported cases with secondary spread (dyads and triads), large densely connected dendritic networks of sex trade workers and clients, or occasional starburst networks among gay men. Only 232 of 429 partners were documented as having been treated (54% of those named, or 0.9 per case). The geographical and demographic concentration of this outbreak led to consideration of a programme of focused mass treatment with single dose azithromycin.
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The susceptibility of 4009 recent clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae to gatifloxacin, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, penicillin, ceftriaxone and azithromycin was determined. Overall rates of susceptibility to these agents were 99.4, 98.7, 71.2, 55.2, 80.9, and 71.3%, respectively. Resistance to all tested agents was associated with penicillin resistance. Of penicillin nonsusceptible isolates, 36% were resistant. Resistance to the fluoroquinolones was unusual and gatifloxacin generally appeared to be four-fold more active than levofloxacin or ciprofloxacin. Multidrug resistant S. pneumoniae accounted for 6.2% of this sample. The lowest rate of susceptibility to non-fluoroquinolone antibiotics was observed in isolates from the South region of the United States, which appeared to be explained by both the proportion of and the inherently higher MICs of certain types of isolates.
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