MedicineInfectious DiseasesPharmacologyAntimicrobial PharmacotherapyClinical PharmacologyMedical MicrobiologyEmpiric Antimicrobial TherapyPenile DisordersPenile PathologyEpidemiological DiagnosisInfected UlcersInfectious Penile DisordersPenile Infections
Using an enriched medium, H. ducreyi was isolated from 56 out of 670 patients with penile ulcers (8.3%). Their clinical, epidemiological characteristics and treatment responses to streptomycin, cotrimoxazole and other antimicrobial agents are analysed. 51% failed to respond to streptomycin.