Prevalence and Associations of Genital Ulcer and Urethral Pathogens in Men Presenting With Genital Ulcer Syndrome to Primary Health Care Clinics in South Africa

Abstract

Herpes accounted for most GUD cases and urethral pathogen coinfections were common. Erythromycin, dispensed to treat infrequent chancroid and lymphogranuloma venereum cases, provided additional treatment of some asymptomatic urethral pathogens. Additional antibiotics would be required to treat asymptomatic trichomoniasis and gonorrhea.