Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistant to ciprofloxacin: first report in Cuba.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The success of an intervention to prevent syphilis will depend on the context and the goal of the intervention. To help programs choose interventions, we reviewed major changes in context and types of interventions that may be effective. METHODS:We reviewed the literature on the changing context of syphilis...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Peterman TA,Cha S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about cross-border sex-networking behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) GOAL: The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of cross-border sex-networking in mainland China among MSM in Hong Kong and the associated risk behaviors STUDY:A telephone survey was conducted. A t...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Lau JT,Kim JH,Lau M,Tsui HY

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis screening was performed in a cohort of 100 men who have sex with men. A nucleic acid amplification test on a pooled sample of first-pass urine, pharyngeal, and anorectal specimens was compared with results on nonpooled samples. Despite an excellent agreement (Cohen κ, 0....

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Thielemans E,Wyndham-Thomas C,Henrard S,De Vleeschouwer A,Steensels D,Montesinos I,Debaisieux L,Delforge ML,Van Vooren JP,Goffard JC

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used the US national survey data to examine sexual behavior by pregnancy status and found that, overall, pregnant women did not differ from nonpregnant women in penile-anal sex and associated condom use. Compared with nonpregnant women, pregnant women had lower or similar reports of other sexual behaviors. ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Leichliter JS,Aral SO

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the District of Columbia (DC), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea) infections accounted for more than 25% of 9321 incident sexually transmitted infections reported in 2011; untreated infections can lead to reproductive complications and a higher risk for HIV transmission. In DC, limited capacity to measure ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Garrett TA,Davies-Cole J,Furness B

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Crack-smoking sexually transmitted disease (STD) patients are at high-risk for contracting HIV. GOAL OF THE STUDY:To examine the effects of cocaine use and other correlates on high-risk sexual behavior among STD clinic patients. STUDY DESIGN:This was a cross-sectional study of 1,490 consecut...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hser YI,Chou CP,Hoffman V,Anglin MD

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual concurrency is associated with higher prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV. However, most studies have focused only on the concurrency of the individual participant (individual concurrency) and not on concurrency of their sexual partners (partner concurrency). Furthermore, ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Zhan W,Krasnoselskikh TV,Niccolai LM,Golovanov S,Kozlov AP,Abdala N

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The basic reproductive rate of and STD is an important parameter from which the success of intervention strategies can be predicted. GOAL OF THE STUDY:To evaluate different methods to estimate the basic reproductive rate. RESULTS:Two different methods of estimating the basic reproductive rat...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Brunham RC,Nagelkerke NJ,Plummer FA,Moses S

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Repeat syphilis is playing an increasing role in syphilis transmission in several populations. The assessment of repeat syphilis and response to treatment depends on accurately measuring intraindividual changes in non-treponemal tests. For a 0- to 6-month delta rapid plasma reagin (RPR) to be determined by r...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Kenyon CR,Osbak KK,Van Esbroek M,Lynen L,Crucitti T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We conducted formative research to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of continuous diaphragm use among low-income women highly exposed to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Madagascar. GOAL:To identify potential obstacles to researching the effectiveness of diaphragm use for STI prevention i...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Behets FM,Van Damme K,Turner AN,Rabenja NL,Ravelomanana NL,Raharinivo MS,Zeller KA,Rennie SM,Swezey TA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to measure frequency and predictors of patient-delivered partner treatment (PDPT) and the frequency of other partner management strategies among New York City healthcare providers (HCPs) as well as to determine whether use of PDPT detracts from other partner management strat...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Rogers ME,Opdyke KM,Blank S,Schillinger JA

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability to seek help or medical care for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is vital for sexually active youth; yet, their needs are often unmet. METHODS:We conducted a qualitative systematic review of studies to assess youth and provider views about the behaviors of young people in help seeking and...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Newton-Levinson A,Leichliter JS,Chandra-Mouli V

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by commercial and in-house-based assays has been hampered by false-positive and false-negative results. The current study describes a sensitive and specific real-time 5'-nuclease PCR assay targeting a 90-bp region of the multicopy opa gene. GOAL:To evaluate the sensitivity...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Tabrizi SN,Chen S,Tapsall J,Garland SM

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A system was developed for the collection, coding, and processing of data from routine reports describing morbidity caused by gonorrhea. These data are coded centrally, and tables that provide information about the age, sex, race, source of care, and geographic and temporal distributions of the population affected by ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Rothenberg RB

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient education upon diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) may effect changes in high-risk sexual behavior. OBJECTIVE:Describe emergency department (ED) communication with urban female patients treated for STIs. METHODS:: This secondary analysis of data collected during a study of ED commun...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Rhodes KV,Bisgaier J,Becker N,Padowitz N,Vashi A,McNutt LA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The susceptibility of Chlamydia trachomatis to antibiotics was studied in vitro and in patients with nongonococcal urethritis. The minimal inhibitory concentrations of cloxacillin, erythromycin, pivampicillin, oxytetracycline, and doxycycline, which were the most effective drugs, were 10, 0.5, 0.25, 0.1, and 0.5 micro...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Johannisson G,Sernryd A,Lycke E

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：SHORT SUMMARY:Syphilis cases were reviewed to see if reported stages met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case definition. Classification was excellent for primary and secondary and good for late latent, but half of early latent and unknown duration were misclassified. New surveillance definitions are sug...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Peterman TA,Kahn RH,Ciesielski CA,Ortiz-Rios E,Furness BW,Blank S,Schillinger JA,Gunn RA,Taylor M,Berman SM

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asymptomatic neurosyphilis is more difficult to diagnose in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients because HIV itself can cause cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis. The proportion of CSF lymphocytes that are B cells is elevated in neurosyphilis, suggesting that the CSF concentration of the B ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Marra CM,Tantalo LC,Sahi SK,Maxwell CL,Lukehart SA

更新日期：2010-05-01 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:We sought to evaluate the tolerability and feasibility of establishing an HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) program at our hospital using the guidelines for children and adolescents after sexual assault. METHODS:This study was a prospective, nonrandomized observational study conducted from March 1999 until...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Neu N,Heffernan-Vacca S,Millery M,Stimell M,Brown J

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about cytokine responses to syphilis infection in HIV-1-infected individuals. METHODS:We retrospectively identified patients with HIV-1 and Treponema pallidum coinfection. Plasma samples from before, during, and after coinfection were analyzed for interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10,...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Knudsen A,Benfield T,Kofoed K

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four alternative strategies for the management of men with acute urethritis were analyzed: treating patients with tetracycline, with or without a urethral culture, without basing the initial treatment decision on the results of a gram-stained smear; treating patients with penicillin, without basing initial treatment o...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Braun P,Sherman H,Komaroff AL

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with multiple sex partners forget a significant proportion of their partners, and drug injectors forget a large proportion of the persons with whom they inject drugs. This incomplete reporting poses a problem for partner notification and social network research on infectious disease. GOAL:To evaluate...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Brewer DD,Garrett SB

更新日期：2001-11-01 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:Sexually transmitted disease (STD) transmission may occur if the time between dissolution and formation of sex partnerships, the gap, is shorter than mean duration of infectivity of STDs. GOAL:The goal was to examine gaps reported by a nationally representative sample of reproductive-age women. STUDY DESIG...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Kraut-Becher JR,Aral SO

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：:This review of the treatment of patients exposed to gonorrhea uses decision analysis techniques to estimate and compare the probabilities of disease and treatment risks for epidemiologic treatment, for treatment contingent on results of gram stains and culture, and for treatment contingent on culture results alone. E...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Johnson RE

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Azithromycin has been used to treat primary and secondary syphilis and as prophylaxis for sexual partners. We evaluated syphilis treatment failure in patients who received azithromycin therapy. METHODS:Patients who did not respond to azithromycin therapy were referred to Shanghai Skin Disease and sexually t...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Zhou P,Li K,Lu H,Qian Y,Gu X,Gong W,Tucker JD,Cohen MS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae is replacing culture for increased diagnostic sensitivity. Specificity of several nucleic acid amplification tests is suboptimal. Herein, the Gen-Probe APTIMA Combo 2 and APTIMA GC assays had 100% specificity and 100% sensitivity after confirmatory testing, when testing 298 i...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Golparian D,Tabrizi SN,Unemo M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To study the incidence, persistence, and determinants of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in a population of Inuit women from Nunavik, Quebec, by overall HPV infection, Alphapapillomavirus (α) species, and oncogenic risk grouping. METHODS:We recruited a cohort of Inuit women living in communities in Nun...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Bennett R,Cerigo H,Coutlée F,Roger M,Franco EL,Brassard P

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00