Sexually transmitted infections in women with disabilities: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention: a review.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A dye-based method for determining applicator usage in microbicide trials has been developed to assess whether applicators have been exposed to vaginal fluid. Our objective was to evaluate this method on polypropylene HTI applicators that are being widely used in several effectiveness trials of microbicides....

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Austin MN,Rabe LK,Hillier SL

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-sectional surveys were conducted annually from 2006 to 2011 at a music festival. Eight thousand one hundred sixty-five young people completed surveys. STI testing rates increased over time, but there was an increase in the prevalence of some sexual risk behaviors and little improvement in STI knowledge between 2...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Lim MS,Bowring AL,Gold J,Aitken CK,Hellard ME

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to provide updated estimates of the average lifetime medical cost per infection for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis. METHODS:We adapted a published decision tree model that allowed for 7 possible outcomes of infection: (1) symptomatic infection, treated, no sequelae; (...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Kumar S,Chesson H,Spicknall IH,Kreisel K,Gift TL

更新日期：2021-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the effects of multiple freeze and thaw cycles on the sensitivity of the immunoglobulins IgG and IgM measured by enzyme-linked immunoassays in the sera of patients with syphilis. Stored frozen sera can withstand repeated freezing and thawing cycles with a minimal detrimental effect on the sensitivity of th...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Castro AR,Jost HA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Verification of relationship status beyond self-report is an important aspect in sexually transmitted infection research, including partner treatment studies where primary sexual partners are targeted for enrollment. This exploratory study describes the use of a novel couples' verification tool in a male partner treat...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Muzny CA,Pontius A,Woznicki N,Hudak KE,Lensing SY,Sobel JD,Schwebke JR

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Errors in the classification of male circumcision status could bias studies linking infection to lack of circumcision. GOAL:To determine the frequency and factors associated with the reproducibility of reporting circumcision status. STUDY DESIGN:Secondary analysis of data using logistic regression modeling...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Diseker RA 3rd,Lin LS,Kamb ML,Peterman TA,Kent C,Zenilman J,Lentz A,Douglas JM Jr,Rhodes F,Malotte KC,Iatesta M

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Targeted partner notification (PN), or limiting PN to groups in which efforts are most successful, has been suggested as a potentially cost-effective alternative to providing PN for all syphilis case-patients. The purpose of this study was to identify index case characteristics associated with highest yield ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hoots BE,Lewis FM,Anschuetz G,Schillinger JA,Blank S,Foskey T,Stover JA,Peterman TA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trichomoniasis is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus. Males are usually asymptomatic, and thus there is heavy reliance on partner notification for identifying infected male partners. The usual approach is partner referral but it is estimated that on...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Schwebke JR,Desmond RA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals diagnosed with gonorrhea are at elevated risk for HIV. Per US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline, individuals being evaluated for gonorrhea should be screened for HIV concurrently. There is limited information on HIV screening among gonorrhea-diagnosed individuals across differe...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Williford SL,Humes E,Greenbaum A,Schumacher CM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In developed nations, Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted pathogen. To determine whether prior disease affects the probability of subsequent chlamydial infection, we took culture specimens from 2,546 men and 1,998 women attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic. The men had nongonococc...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Katz BP,Batteiger BE,Jones RB

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence suggests that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection of the female anogenital tract is multifocal. Less is known of the distribution of HPVs in men. To investigate this, a prospective study was conducted of 116 men consecutively attending a clinic for ablative treatment of anogenital warts. Wart tiss...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hillman RJ,Botcherby M,Ryait BK,Hanna N,Taylor-Robinson D

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a frequent cause of vaginal discharge that may be more common among women reporting sex with women (WSW). The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of BV and predictors of infection among a sample of African American WSW. METHODS:African American WSW aged 18 yea...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Muzny CA,Sunesara IR,Austin EL,Mena LA,Schwebke JR

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patterns of electrophoretic (SDS-PAGE) migration of the major outer membrane protein I of 35 strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae causing disseminated gonococcal infections (DGI) were compared, and the proportion of colonies expressing the transparent phenotype on a solid medium was determined. Thirty-one of these DGI...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Martin D,Turgeon PL,Mathieu LG

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since 1995, the incidence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection has been increasing in Finland, although there have been no major changes in public sexually transmitted disease (STD) services or screening practice. OBJECTIVES:The objective was to study whether the change in C. trachomatis incidence is signific...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hiltunen-Back E,Haikala O,Kautiainen H,Ruutu P,Paavonen J,Reunala T

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cisgender female sex workers (CFSWs) have elevated rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI) yet are underrepresented in targeted programming and research in the United States. We examined the prevalence, incidence and predictors of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomonas infection among CFSW. METHODS:Tw...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Park JN,Gaydos CA,White RH,Decker MR,Footer KHA,Galai N,Silberzahn BE,Riegger K,Morris M,Huettner SS,Allen ST,Sherman SG

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration of the protein CA-125 in serum was determined in women with a normal pelvis visualized at laparoscopy (control group, n = 15) and compared with serum levels of this protein in women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) (n = 14). Mean serum concentrations of CA-125 were similar in the two groups: 17...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Brumsted JR,Mead PB,Gibson M

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of concurrency on sexually transmitted infection transmission depends on coital frequency, condom use, duration of relationship overlap, and number of partners. Previous research has identified distinct concurrency types; however, little is known about their risk characteristics. METHODS:Men (n =...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Warren JT,Harvey SM,Washburn IJ,Sanchez DM,Schoenbach VJ,Agnew CR

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Model impact of increasing screening and partner notification (PN) on chlamydia positivity. METHODS:We used a stochastic simulation model describing pair formation and dissolution in an age-structured heterosexual population. The model accounts for steady, casual, and concurrent partnerships and a highly se...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Kretzschmar M,Satterwhite C,Leichliter J,Berman S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the prevalence of rectal chlamydia treatment failures in men who have sex with men and women attending Alberta sexually transmitted infection clinics. Among those completing a test of cure, there was no significant difference among patients treated initially with azithromycin (treatment failure, 39/460 [8....

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Gratrix J,Brandley J,Dane M,Plitt SS,Smyczek P,Read R,Singh AE

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metronidazole-resistant trichomoniasis is an uncommon condition that presents significant therapeutic challenges. Combination therapy with high-dose oral tinidazole and vaginal paromomycin cream has been uniformly successful. We present a case report of a patient who responded to combination therapy with high-dose ora...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Henien M,Nyirjesy P,Smith K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual partnerships between people at higher and lower risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (i.e., bridging) occur through dissortative mixing and concurrent partnerships, yet the relative effects of these network patterns on population STI spread are poorly understood. GOAL:Using a stochastic mo...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Doherty IA,Shiboski S,Ellen JM,Adimora AA,Padian NS

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Higher gender equality is associated with many human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) preventive behaviors, including HIV testing. HIV self-testing is a relatively new testing technology that could assist with HIV prevention. However, there are no studies examining gender equality and HIV self-testing. We examin...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Vrana-Diaz CJ,Korte JE,Gebregziabher M,Richey L,Selassie A,Sweat M,Gichangi A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:South Africa has one of the world's fastest growing HIV epidemics. Genital bleeding during sexual intercourse may play a role in facilitating HIV transmission in South Africa. PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and sources of coital bleeding among men and women living in a Cape ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Kalichman SC,Simbayi LC,Cain D,Cherry C,Jooste S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the role of concurrent sexual partnerships (i.e., having sexual activity with another partner after a current partnership has been established) has been most strongly associated with the transmission of bacterial sexually transmitted infections, its role in the transmission of viral sexually transmi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Javanbakht M,Gorbach PM,Amani B,Walker S,Cranston RD,Datta SD,Kerndt PR

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Persons attending a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic have shown to be at a higher risk for HIV infection than the population in general. We evaluate the patterns of HIV prevalence and testing in relation to reported risk behavior. STUDY DESIGN:Data have been collected on all new atte...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Smith E,Worm AM,Jepsen LV,Larsen J,Brandrup F,Veien N,Andersen BL

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES:To describe partner notification practices for chlamydial infections among private sector clinicians. STUDY DESIGN:Telephone interviews of clinicians and patients identified through public health case reports in Seattle-King County, August-October 1998. RESULTS:Clinicians reported advising 135...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Golden MR,Whittington WL,Gorbach PM,Coronado N,Boyd MA,Holmes KK

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major global problem, transmitted primarily by percutaneous exposure to contaminated blood. GOAL:The goal of the study was to determine the seroprevalence of and risk factors for HCV among patients attending two urban STD clinics in Alberta. STUDY DESIGN:Anonymous unlinked sero...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Romanowski B,Preiksaitis J,Campbell P,Fenton J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:We assessed baseline prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and other STDs, as well as behavioral and biologic risk factors for HIV-1 in a population of female bar/hotel workers in Moshi, Tanzania. STUDY DESIGN:Between 2002 and 2003, we enrolled 1042 female bar/hotel workers in an ongoing pros...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Ao TT,Sam NE,Masenga EJ,Seage GR 3rd,Kapiga SH

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide chlamydia and gonorrhea screening and treatment to adolescents presumed to be at high risk, school screening was conducted among the 11th and 12th graders in San Francisco. STUDY DESIGN:Two schools in neighborhoods with high chlamydia and gonorrhea rates and student populations > or = 15% black w...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Barry PM,Scott KC,McCright J,Snell A,Lee M,Bascom T,Kent CK,Klausner JD

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a man with a bicuspid aortic valve who presented with persistent fever. Blood cultures yielded Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and the diagnosis of infected mycotic aneurysm was confirmed by detection of the bacterial genome in the aortic wall. The patient was cured with surgery and intravenous ceftriaxo...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Markowicz S,Anstey JR,Hites M,Montesinos I,Roisin S,Keyzer C,Jacobs F

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00