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Bacteriology
Through out the years, Bacteriology section has carried out many research programs notably on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and typhoid. STDs have been studied for many years, including work on the treponematoses - syphilis and its relationship to endemic yaws, which is not sexually transmitted - and donovanosis, which is very common in Papua New Guinea. Studies within the Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Program on Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the causative organism of gonorrhoea, demonstrated that penicillin-resistant strains are present in Papua New Guinea. We also showed the high prevalence of infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. These studies led to changes in the standard treatment of sexually transmitted diseases as recommended by the Health Department. Surveys of genital ulcer disease and the most prevalent causative organisms of sexually transmitted disease, including viruses, have been undertaken. Community studies in the Asaro Valley have demonstrated that over half of randomly selected women from rural villages were suffering from one or more STD.
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