Thin R N, Rendell P, Wadsworth J
Br J Vener Dis. 1979 Aug;55(4):278-80. doi: 10.1136/sti.55.4.278.
Although gonorrhoea is often regarded as the sexually transmitted disease against which others are measured, its infectivity is not clearly understood. Estimates of the infection rate have varied from 5--90%. In this study, 50 couples with gonorrhoea were matched with 50 couples with genital yeast infection. Gonorrhoea was diagnosed in both partners of 32 couples and genital yeast infection in both partners of 21 couples. These figures provide an indication of the sexual transmission of these conditions. The higher figure for gonorrhoea may be related to a greater urgency in tracing contacts.
尽管淋病常被视为用于衡量其他性传播疾病的参照标准,但人们对其传染性尚未完全了解。感染率的估计值在5%至90%之间波动。在本研究中,50对患有淋病的夫妇与50对患有生殖器酵母菌感染的夫妇进行了匹配。32对夫妇的双方均被诊断出患有淋病,21对夫妇的双方均被诊断出患有生殖器酵母菌感染。这些数据表明了这些疾病的性传播情况。淋病的较高数据可能与追踪接触者的紧迫性更高有关。