VA-MENGOC-BC Vaccination Induces Serum and Mucosal Anti Neisseria gonorrhoeae Immune Responses and Reduces the Incidence of Gonorrhea.

Background: Overall, there are over 30 different sexually transmitted infections with Neisseria gonorrhoeae being the third most frequent with a reported 78 million cases per year. Gonococcal infection causes genital inflammation, which can be a risk factor for others sexually transmitted infections, particularly human immunodeficiency virus. Gonorrhea is a treatable disease, but recently an increase in antibiotic resistance has been of concern.

[Clinical start of AIDS in Cuba].

Sixty three patients were studied using sociodemographic, behavioral, clinical-immunological and risk factor variables. The objective was to estimate the size of clinical start of AIDS in Cuba and characterize these patients in terms of potentially associated factors. Clinical start represented 4.

Prevalence of Candida albicans and Trichomonas vaginalis in pregnant women in Havana City by an immunologic latex agglutination test.

We aimed to estimate the prevalence of Candida albicans and Trichomonas vaginalis in immunocompetent pregnant women living in Havana City, Cuba, with or without symptoms of vaginitis, using a sample of 640 women from 6 Gyneco-obstetrics hospitals, which represents 2.5% of total yearly pregnant women. Diagnosis was made using a new latex agglutination kit (Newvagin C-Kure, La Habana, Cuba).