简介：Objective:Tomakeaclinicalanalysisonthebasisof36casesofatypicalgenitalherpes(GH)patients.Methods:Thirty-sixcasesofatypicalGHwerediagnosedclinically,andtheircasehistories,symptomsandsignswererecordedindetailandfollowedup.Polymerasechainreaction(PCR)wasadoptedfortestingHSV2-DNAwithcotton-tippedswabs.Enzyme-linkedimmunosorbentassay(ELISA)forserumanti-HSV2-IgMwasdonetoestablishadefinfiivediagnosis.Otherdiagnoseswereexcludedatthesametimebytestingforrelatedpathogensincludingfungi,Chlamydia,Mycoplasma,Treponemapallidum,gonococci,Trichomonas,etc.Results:ThemainclinicalmanifestationsofatypicalGHwere:(1)smallgenitalulcers;(2)inflammationofurethralmeatus;(3)nonspecificgenitalerythema;(4)papuloidnodulesontheglands;(5)nonspecificvaginitis.Twenty-threecases(64%)testedbyPCRwereHSV2-DNAsera-positive,and36cases(100%)anti-HSV2-IgMsera-positivebyELISA.Conclusion:atypicalHSVisdifficulttobediagnosed.ButthecombinationofPCRandELIASwillbehelpfultothediagnosisofatypicalHSV.

简介：Objective:Todetectandquantitategenitalherpessimplexvirus(HSV)DNAinspecimensfrom100patientsclinicallydiagnosedwithgenitalherpes.Methods:PolymeraseChainReaction(PCR)andenzyme-linkedimmunosorbentassay(ELISA)wereusedwithastandardcurveofDNAcopiesofHSVasquantitativecontrast.Results:Ninety-threecaseswereconfirmedHSVpositiveand7caseswerefoundtobenegative.Therewere58casesofHSV-2(62.4%)and35casesofHSV-1(37.6%)amongthe93positivecases.ThenumberofDNAplasmidsrangedfrom115to1.1×l0^5per250pLamongthe93positivesamples(mean=7.1×10^4/250μL).ThenumberofHSVDNAplasmidsrangedfrom136to1.1×l0^5copiesper250pL(mean=7.6×10^4)amongthosewithHSV-2,and115to9.4×10^4per250pL(mean=6.3×10^4)amongthosewithHSV-1.Meanwhile10μLofextractedanddissolvedDNArandomlytakenfrom8eachofHSV-2andHSV-1samplesweretested.ThenumberofHSV-2DNAplasmidsrangedfrom35copiesto2.7×10^4(Mean=l.8×10^4)andthenumberofHSV-1DNArangedfrom29to2.5×10^4(Mean=1.6×10^4).Inthe7negativecases,thequantityofHSVplasmidswaszero.Conclusion:ThesensitivityofELISAquantitation(93%)isequaltothatofSouthernblot.ThesensitivityofPCRfordiagnosisis91%,and88%forPCRtyping.

简介：Objective:Tostudythecellularimmunitystatusofpatientswithrecurrentgenitalherpes.Methods:Serumlevelsofinterlukin-2anditssolublereceptorandinterlukin-6weremeasuredbyELISAin34patientswithrecurrentgenitalherpes.Results:SerumlevelsofIL-2andIL-6weresignificantlydecreasedinpatientscomparedtohealthycontrols(P<0.01),andthelevelofsIL-2Rwassignificantlyincreasedinpatientswithrecurrentgenitalherpes(P<0.01).Therewerenosignificantdifferencesinallvariablesamongstpatientsregardingrelapsestageandremissionstage(P>0.05).Conclusion:Therewasacellularimmunedeficiencyinpatientswithrecurrentgenitalherpes.

简介：Objective:ThisstudyanalyzedtheTlymphocytesandThl/Th2typecytokineprofileshiftintheperipheralbloodofpatientswithrecurrentgenitalherpes(RGH).Methods:Immunofluorescentstainingofcellsurfaceantigenandintracellularcytokines(IL-2,IL-4,IL-12,IFN-r)inperipheralbloodfrom20RGHpatientsand10controlswereanalyzedusingflowcytometrictechniques.Results:RGHpatientshadsignificantlylowerlevelsofCD3^+Tcells,CD4^+TcellsandCD4^+T/CD8^+Tcellsratiocomparedtocontrollevels(P<0.001),andIL-2-producing,IFN-r-producingandIL-12-producingTcellswereincreasedinRGHpatients(CD4^+T:P<0.001,CD8^+T:P<0.05respectively),whereasIL-4-producingTcellswereincreasedinRGHpatientscomparedtocontrols(CD4+T:P<0.05;CDS^+T:P<0.001respectively).Conclusions:RGHpatientshaveTlymphocytesubsetvariationsandThl/Th2cytokinechanges.TheincreaseinTh2cellsThl/Th2imbalancemayhaveimportantimplicationsforRGHpathogenesis.

简介：Objective:TostudytheeffectoftraditionalChinesemedicineantiviralcapsulesinthetreatmentofgenitalherpes.Methods:Usingfemaleguineapiggenitalherpesastheanimalmodel,thisstudyusedoraladministrationoftwoformulationsofantiviralcapsules(AC)andobservedtheeffectonvaginalHSV-2titersandvulvarsymptoms.CellcultureswerealsousedtoexaminethedirectinactivationofHSV-2bytheantiviralcapsulesandthesuppressionofHSV-2viathreedrugadministrationmethods.Results:Therewasnosignificantdifferenceofmeanvaginalvirustitersbetweentheantiviralcapsulegroupsandthatofthepositiveacyclovir(ACV)control(P>0.05).Meanvulvarsymptomscoresofthetwoantiviralcapsulegroupswerealsosignificantlylowerthanthatofthesalinenegativecontrolgroupondays2,3,5,7and8(P<0.05)andsimilartothatoftheACVcontrol(P>0.05).CellcultureshowedtheminimuminhibitoryconcentrationsofantiviralcapsulesNo.1andNo.2were0.390625mg/mland1.5625mg/ml,respectively.Conclusion:ThetraditionalChinesemedicineantiviralcapsuleshadsuppressiveeffectsonHSV-2inbothanimalmodelGHandinvitrocellculture.

简介：TostudytheroleofTh1/Th2cytokinesinthepathogenesisofrecurrentgenitalherpes(RGH),andtobetterunderstandtherelationshipbetweenthem.Methods:Atwo-colorimmunofluorescentstainingofcellsurfaceantigenandintracellularcytokinesforflowcytometricanalysiswasusedforCD3,IL-2,IL-10,IL-12,IFN-yandTNF-ainCD3^+T-lymphocytesinactivatedperipheralbloodmononuclearcellsofpatientswithRGH.Results:Comparedtocontrols,patientswithRGHshowedfewerCD3^+Tcells(P<0.05)andIL-2producingandIFN-7producingTcells(P<0.02andP<0.001,respectively)afterinvitrostimulationwithPMAandionomycininthepresenceofaproteintransportinhibitor.MoreIL-10producingandIL-12producingTcellswerefoundinpatientswithRGH(P<0.01).TherewasnosignificantdifferenceinthenumberofTNY-αproducingcellsbetweenRGHpatientsandcontrols(P<0.05).Conclusion:RGHpatientsshowedrelativelymoreTh2cytokines.TheimbalancebetweenThlandTh2cytokinesresultsininhibitoryeffectsonaseriesofcell-immuneresponses,whichmayplayanimportantroleinthepathogenesisofRGH.

简介：Objective:Tostudytheroleofmonocytesinthepathogenesisofgenitalherpes.Methods:TNF-aandIL-6levelsin27casesofgenitalherpesweredetectedbyenzymelinkedimmunosorbantassay(ELISA).HLAclassⅡantigenexpressiononmonocytesweredetectedbyanalkalinephosphataseanti-alkalinephosphatasemethod.Results:Comparedwithnormalcontrols,levelsofTNF-aandIL-6secretedbymonocytesrespondingtoLPSmitogeninvitroweresignificantlydecreased[(3.13±0.44ng/ml)vs(4.68±0.54ng/ml),P<0.05and(3.32±1.06ng/ml)vs(6.46±1.94ng/ml),P<0.05,respectively].HLAclassⅡantigenexpressiononmonocytesinthegenitalherpesgroupwasalsosignificantlydecreased[HLA-DR(67.48%±1.51%)vs(81.03%±1.32%),P<0.01andHLA-DQ(29.54%±1.15%)vs(37.63%±1.79%),P<0.01respectively].Conclusion:Thesefindingssuggestthatthedecreasedmonocytefunctionmaycontributetothepathogenesisofgenitalherpes.Augmentingorinducingmonocytefunctionmaybeimportantintheprevention,treatment,andreductionofgenitalherpescases.

简介：Objective:ToevaluatetheclinicalapplicationofmultiplexPCRinthedetectionofTreponemapallidum,Herpessimplexvirus(HSV),andHaemophilusducreyi.Method:ThreestandardstrainswereusedtosetupamultiplexPCR(MPCR)fordetectingsyphilis,herpesgenitalis,andchancroidsimultaneously.Samplesfrom122patientswithgenitalulcerdisease(GUD)weresubjectedtoMPCRandtheresultswerecomparedwiththeseofdark-fiddmicroscopyandTPserology,HSVanligenELISA,andH.ducreyiculture,Result:Inthe122patientswithGUD,MPCRidentified34casesofT.palliduminfection,40casesofHSVinfection,and2casesofmixedinfectionofT.pallidumandherpes.NopositiveresultsofH.ducreyiwerefound.ThesensitivityofMPCRtoT.pallidumandherpeswas100%and93.3%,respectivdy.Thesensitivitiesofdark-fieldmicroscopyandTPserology,HSVantigenELISA,andH.ducreyiculturewas35.3%,50%and100%,respectively.Conclusion:MPCRshowedarelativelyhighersensitivityforT.pallidumascomparedwiththeroutinetechniques.AlthoughitssensitivityforHSVwasnotasgoodasthatofantigenELISA,italsoyieldedahighdetectionrate.MPCRcandetectmorethanonepathogen.Itissimple,quick,sensitive,andsuitableforclinicaluseorepidemiologicalinvestigation.

简介：Althoughmanytraditionaltherapiesareavailableforgenitalwarts(GW)，oneofthemajorproblemsinthetreatmentofGWisahighrecurrenencerate．Inordertoresolvetheproblemofrecurrence，newtheraputicapproacheshavebeeninvestigated．Newapproachesbeingexploredinclude5-fluorouracil／epinephrineinjectablecollagengel,5％imiguimodcreamandhumanpapillomavirusvaccine．Fluorouracil／epinephrineinjectablecollagengelachieveshighconcentrationoffluorouracilatthesiteofinjection．Imiguimodisanovelimmune-responesmodifier,givinggoodclearanceratesandtolerablesideeffects．AlthoughtheuseofanHPVvaccineisfaraway，preliminarystudiesshowthatitmaybepossibletodevelopsuitableprophylacticandtherapeuticvaccinestogenitalwarts．

简介：Objective:Toinvestigatetheefficacyofcombina-tionofcircumcisionandmicrowaveongenitalwartsinuncircumcisedmen.Methods:Arandomized,prospectivestudyof109uncircumcisedadultmenwithgenitalwartswascon-ductedinaSTDclinicinZhanjiang,Guangdong.Onegroup(n=54)receivedmicrowavetherapyonly,whiletheothergroup(n=55)wastakenthecombinationofcircumcisionandmicrowavetherapy.Therecurrenceswereobservedattheendofmonths3,6and12,andoperativecomplicationswerealsorecorded.Results:Therewerenosignificantdifferencesinthemeanageanddurationofthediseasebetweentwogroups(P>0.05).Noseriousoperativecomplicationsweredocumented.Therecurrencerateincircumci-sionplusmicrowavegroupwasmarkedlylowerthanthatinmicrowavegroup(12.7%vs29.6%,P<0.05),whilethedifferencesinearlyandlaterecurrencesbetweentwogroupsshowednostatisticalsignificance(P>O.05).Conclusion:Circumcisioncanbesafelyperformedunderlocalanesthesiainanoutpatientsetting.Com-binationofcircumcisionandmicrowavecanproduceexcellenteffectaswellaslesstissuedamage,therefore,itmaybeidealforuncircumcisedpatientswithextensivecondvlomas.

简介：Objective:ThisstudyexaminedHerpesSimplexVirus(HSV)subclinicalsheddinginthegenitaltractofpatientswithgenitalherpes(GH)ornon-gonoccalurethritis(NGU).Method:SwabswerecollectedafterexposuretorashandgenitaltractduringGHrelapseorremissiononaweeklybasisforfourtosixweeks.NGUpatientswithnegativechlamydiaandmycoplasmatestswerealsoswabbedforasimilarduration.AllswabsunderwentHSVDNAdetectionwithquantitativePCR.Result:TherewasasignificantdifferenceintherateofasymptomaticHSVsheddinginurinarytractscomparingGHandthecontrolgroupandcomparingNGUandthecontrolgroup(P<0.05).TherateofHSVsheddingwas22%,9.8%and3.3%forGH,NGUandcontrolgroupsrespectively.TherateofHSVsheddingwas21.7%(20/92)forpatientswithactiveGHand23%forthoseinremission.TheHSVpositiveratewassignificantlyhigherinthegroupwithpatientswhohadmorethansixrelapseswithinoneyearcomparedtothegroupofpatientswithlessthansixGHrelapses.Conclusion:ThereisHSVsubclinicalsheddingintheirgenitaltractduringactiveGHandremission.SubclinicalHSVsheddingismorecommoninpatientswithmorethansixGHrelapsesperyearcomparedtoGHpatientswithfewerrelapses.Approximately9.9%ofNGUpatientswithnegativechlamydia,mycoplasmatestingwasfoundtohavesubclinicalHSVinfection.

简介：Toinvestigatetheetiologyofgenitalulcerdisease(GUD)amongpatientsattendingsexuallytransmitteddisease(STD)clinicsinGuangzhou,China.BetweenSeptember8,1998,andAugust9,assessed.ClinicaletiologyofGUDwasdependentonincludingthefollowing:darkfieldmicroscopyandserologyforTreponemapallidum(TP),swabsofgenitalulcerforsimultaneousdetectionofHSV,TP,Haemophiusducreyi(HD),Humanpapillomavirus(HPV),andserologyforHIVinfection.Twohundredthirtymenandthirty-sevenwomenwithamedianageof33.4(range16-74years)wereanalyzed.TheetiologyofGUDwassyphilis(26.59%)(71/267),genitalherpes(17.60%)(47/267),condylomataacuminata(4.87%)(13/267),candidiasis(3.37%)(10/267),andmultipeinfection(6.74%)(18/267).TheseroprevalenceofHIVwas0.07%(2/267).Noetiologywasidentifiedin50.56%(135/267).TheetiologyofGUDamongSTDpatientsinourareawasmultifactorialwithapredominanceofsyphilisandgenitalherpes.BasedonthislimiteddataobtainedatSTDclinics,HIVinfectionwasnotcommon.

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简介：Objectives:TodevelopamethodofsimultaneousPCRdetectionofHaemophilusducreyi,Treponemapallidum,andHerpesSimplexVirusTypes1and2fromgenitalulcersamongpatientsattendingSTDclinicsinGuangzhou,China;andevaluatetheclinicalapplicationofmultiplexPCR(M-PCR)assayfordiagnosingtheetiologyofgenitalulcerdiseases(GUD).Methods:244patientswithagenitalulcerwereevaluated.ClinicaletiologyofGUDwasbasedonphysicalappearanceandmicrobiologicevaluationsthatincludeddarkfieldmicroscopyexamination(D-F)andserologytestforsyphilis(STS).SwabsofeachgenitalulcerweretestedforHSVantigenbyenzymeimmunoassay(EIA)andprocessedinanM-PCRassayforsimultaneousdetectionofT.pallidum,HSVandH.ducreyi.Results:ThestandardstrainsofT.pallidum,HSVandH.ducreyiwereamplifiedbyM-PCR,producingamplifiedproductsof260bp,432bp,170bp,respectively.ThesensitivityofM-PCRis102pgDNA.M-PCRassayforT.pallidum,HSVandH.ducreyishowedgoodagreementwhencomparedwithD-FdetectionforT.pallidum,STS,H.ducreyicultureandEIAforHSVantigen(Kappascoresare0.774,0.704,0.793,0.756,respectively).Conclusions:TheM-PCRisaconvenient,accurateandreliableassayforthedetectionofT.pallidum,HSVandH.ducreyifromgenitalulcers,andcanbeusedasamethodofdiagnosingtheetiologyofGUD.