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S Neumann

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Multiple partners and partner choice as risk factors for sexually transmitted disease among female college students.

Multiple sexual partners and partner choice are believed to increase the risk of sexually transmitted disease (STD), but these behaviors had not previously been assessed outside of clinical populations. In this study, a cross-sectional survey among single, white, female students in their senior year of college was conducted to measure the association between behavioral risk factors and the acquisition of self-reported STDs during college. The usable response rate was 47.2% (n = 467). The combined prevalence of chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, genital herpes, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, syphilis, and trichomoniasis during a 3.5-year period was 11.7%. There was a strong association between number of sexual partners and having an STD: those women with 5 or more sexual partners were 8 times more likely to report having an STD than those with only 1 partner, even after adjusting for age at first intercourse (odds ratio = 8.1; 95% confidence interval = 1.99, 32.64). The prevalence of a history of STDs increased with more causal partner choice and earlier age at first intercourse, but neither factor was independently associated with a history of STDs. Of the respondents, 23% always used condoms. Future research should focus on identifying ways of effectively changing high-risk sexual behavior.

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Comparative in vitro activity of fleroxacin, two other quinolones and three board-spectrum beta-lactams using the E-Test.

The in vitro activity of fleroxacin was compared to that of ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin and three broad-spectrum beta-lactams against 159 clinical isolates using the E-Test. Fleroxacin, ciprofloxacin, and ofloxacin were all active against Enterobacteriaceae with 93, 98 and 94% susceptibility, respectively. For other gram-negative strains, 81% were susceptible to fleroxacin and ofloxacin and 98% to ciprofloxacin. With regard to gram-positive strains, 72% were susceptible to fleroxacin, 83% to ciprofloxacin and 78% to ofloxacin. The broad antibacterial activity suggests that fleroxacin may be an alternative in the treatment of various infections, particularly in light of its favorable pharmacokinetics.

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[Calcifying tendinitis of the femur--diagnosis and differential diagnosis exemplified by 5 cases].

Five cases of calcifying tendinitis of the femur are presented. Diagnosis were proved histologically or catamnestically. The calcifying tendinitis occurred secondary to localized regressive changes in 3 patients; in 2 cases systemic inflammatory disease had to be assumed. In patients with unclear femoral pain and radiologically visible calcifications, especially at the linea aspera, one should include a calcifying tendinitis in the differential diagnosis besides juxtacortical osteosarcoma and myositis ossificans. This entity can sometimes be a symptom of systemic disease such as psoriasis and palmoplantar pustulosis.

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