Role of core and bridging groups in the transmission dynamics of HIV and STIs in Cotonou, Benin, West Africa.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Since 2003, over 2000 cases of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) have been diagnosed in the U.K. in men who have sex with men (MSM). Most cases present with proctitis, but there are limited data on how to differentiate clinically between LGV and other pathology. We analysed the clinical presentations of rectal L...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Pallawela SN,Sullivan AK,Macdonald N,French P,White J,Dean G,Smith A,Winter AJ,Mandalia S,Alexander S,Ison C,Ward H

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although rapid screening and treatment programmes have been recently implemented to tackle STIs, testing Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) among asymptomatic populations is not currently recommended due to the lack of scientific evidence and the emergence of antibiotic resistance. The main objective of this study w...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Fernández-Huerta M,Barberá MJ,Esperalba J,Fernandez-Naval C,Vall-Mayans M,Arando M,Serra-Pladevall J,Broto C,Zarzuela F,Rando A,Pumarola T,Espasa M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the tolerance and acceptability in Africa of a perinatal intervention to prevent vertical HIV transmission using benzalkonium chloride disinfection. DESIGN:A randomized, double blinded phase II trial. SETTING:Prenatal care units in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) and Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso). PATIEN...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Msellati P,Meda N,Leroy V,Likikouët R,Van de Perre P,Cartoux M,Bonard D,Ouangre A,Combe P,Gautier-Charpentier L,Sylla-Koko F,Lassalle R,Dosso M,Welffens-Ekra C,Dabis F,Mandelbrot L

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the predictive values for HIV infection of diagnosis of oral manifestations of the infection. METHOD:Prevalence of oral manifestations was compared in cross sectional blinded clinical examinations of homosexual men attending a genitourinary medicine clinic. Data were extrapolated to populations i...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Robinson PG,Challacombe SJ,Sheiham A

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the bodily and relational experience of taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the subsequent effect on retention in HIV care in six sub-Saharan African countries. METHODS:In-depth interviews were conducted with 130 people living with HIV (PLHIV) who had initiated ART, 38 PLHIV who were lost to ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Renju J,Moshabela M,McLean E,Ddaaki W,Skovdal M,Odongo F,Bukenya D,Wamoyi J,Bonnington O,Seeley J,Zaba B,Wringe A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the validity of sexual behaviour data collected from African adolescents using five methods. METHODS:9280 Tanzanian adolescents participated in a biological marker and face to face questionnaire survey and 6079 in an assisted self-completion questionnaire survey; 74 participated in in-depth intervi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Plummer ML,Ross DA,Wight D,Changalucha J,Mshana G,Wamoyi J,Todd J,Anemona A,Mosha FF,Obasi AI,Hayes RJ

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic folliculitis (EF) is a chronic, intensely pruritic condition of unknown pathogenesis that causes marked morbidity in those HIV patients whom it affects. There is a wide differential diagnosis of itchy skin conditions in HIV which are amenable to different treatments. It is therefore essential to take a bi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Simpson-Dent S,Fearfield LA,Staughton RC

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the contribution of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of Treponema pallidum in various biological specimens with the secondary objective of comparing its value according to HIV status. METHODS:Prospective cohort of incident syphilis cases from three Swiss hospitals (Geneva and Bern Univ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Gayet-Ageron A,Ninet B,Toutous-Trellu L,Lautenschlager S,Furrer H,Piguet V,Schrenzel J,Hirschel B

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Uptake of cervical screening among women aged 50-64 years is declining. Not feeling at risk because of current sexual behaviour is a reason some older women give for not being screened. We hypothesised that explaining the long interval between acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV) and developing cervical canc...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Marlow LAV,Ryan M,Waller J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare two methods for sampling female sex workers (FSWs) for bio-behavioural surveillance. We compared the populations of sex workers recruited by the venue-based Priorities for Local AIDS Control Efforts (PLACE) method and a concurrently implemented network-based sampling method, respondent-driven samp...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Weir SS,Merli MG,Li J,Gandhi AD,Neely WW,Edwards JK,Suchindran CM,Henderson GE,Chen XS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the possible involvement of human trichomonads (Pentatrichomonas hominis and Trichomonas tenax) other than Trichomonas vaginalis in the aetiology of vaginal trichomoniasis. METHODS:Vaginal swabs taken from women attending antenatal clinics were tested for Trichomonas vaginalis by traditional a...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Adu-Sarkodie Y,Opoku BK,Crucitti T,Weiss HA,Mabey D

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess STD management in primary healthcare facilities where STD clinics and syndromic management guidelines had been introduced. METHODS:In 26 health facilities in selected sites, we observed management of all STD patients presenting in the adult general or STD clinic. We assessed the referral system by ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Mbofana FS,Brito FJ,Saifodine A,Cliff JL

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Comprehensive data on Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infections to guide screening services among transgender women (TGW) are limited. We studied the burden of CT/NG infections in pharyngeal, rectal and urethral sites of Thai TGW and determined missed CT/NG diagnoses if selected sit...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Hiransuthikul A,Janamnuaysook R,Sungsing T,Jantarapakde J,Trachunthong D,Mills S,Vannakit R,Phanuphak P,Phanuphak N

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in a large number of male patients attending a sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinic and to determine if there is an association with objective non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) in patients with and without clinical symptoms. METHODS:Patients were test...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Moi H,Reinton N,Moghaddam A

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:From December 2017, the Australian National Cervical Screening Program commenced 5 yearly primary human papillomavirus (HPV) screening; one of the first high-income countries to implement primary HPV screening. This study aimed to examine the psychosocial impact of self-reporting testing HPV positive in a sam...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Dodd RH,Mac O,Brotherton JML,Cvejic E,McCaffery KJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade a number of community based sexual health projects aimed solely at young men have proved to be very successful at attracting young men into genitourinary medicine services. These projects are often short term funded and under evaluated so it isn't clear exactly how successful they are and why this...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Hancock J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this retrospective study was to summarise the clinical manifestations of, and to analyse the incidence and risk factors of, Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (JHR) during the treatment of children with symptomatic congenital syphilis. METHODS:Clinical data of 60 children with clinically and labor...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Wang C,He S,Yang H,Liu Y,Zhao Y,Pang L

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To (i) describe the contraceptive practices of HIV care and treatment (HCTx) clients in Manzini, Swaziland, including their unmet needs for family planning (FP), and compare these with population-level estimates; and (ii) qualitatively explore the causal factors influencing contraceptive choice and use. MET...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Church K,Wringe A,Fakudze P,Kikuvi J,Nhlabatsi Z,Masuku R,Initiative Integra.,Mayhew SH

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A new molecular test for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) (GeneXpert CT/NG) has been demonstrated to be as accurate as conventional nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT), but performance has not been evaluated in routine primary care, performed at the point of care by clinicians. W...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Causer LM,Guy RJ,Tabrizi SN,Whiley DM,Speers DJ,Ward J,Tangey A,Badman SG,Hengel B,Natoli LJ,Anderson DA,Wand H,Wilson D,Regan DG,Shephard M,Donovan B,Fairley CK,Kaldor JM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men are not routinely tested for Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) and Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) in the Netherlands and, therefore, very few studies have looked into their prevalence and/or role in urogenital complaints in the Dutch male population. OBJECTIVE:To describe the age-specific prevalence and disease bu...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： van der Veer C,van Rooijen MS,Himschoot M,de Vries HJ,Bruisten SM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary objectives of this study were to assess the changing demographic characteristics of female sex workers (FSWs) in the urban Bangalore district, India, and trends in programme coverage, HIV/sexually transmitted infection prevalence rates and condom use. Cross-sectional, integrated behavioural and biological ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Jayaraman GC,Kumar S,Isac S,Javalkar P,Gowda PR,Raghunathan N,Gowda CS,Bhattacharjee P,Moses S,Blanchard JF

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe sexual risk behaviour, correlates of unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) and never testing for HIV and its implications for HIV prevention interventions among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Nigeria and other similar contexts. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was administered to 712 MSM in Abu...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Vu L,Andrinopoulos K,Tun W,Adebajo S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To collect and analyse published and unpublished surveillance and research data on the prevalence of same sex sexual activity among male adults (including male-to-female transgenders and sex workers) in low and middle income countries. METHODS:Key indicators were operationalised (ever sex with a man, sex wi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Cáceres C,Konda K,Pecheny M,Chatterjee A,Lyerla R

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Qualitative methods have gained support in health sciences research and have a role to play in STI studies. This article reviews the main techniques used by qualitative researchers, with illustrations taken from the field of STIs. ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Power R

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the feasibility and acceptability of self-sampling for oropharyngeal and rectal specimens to screen for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM). Participant's willingness to self-sample at home was also explored. METHODS:Participants of a study to evaluate the...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Wayal S,Llewellyn C,Smith H,Hankins M,Phillips A,Richardson D,Fisher M,Home Sampling Kit Project Steering Group.

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chancroid is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the Gram negative bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi and is characterised by necrotising genital ulceration which may be accompanied by inguinal lymphadenitis or bubo formation. H ducreyi is a fastidious organism which is difficult to culture from genital ulcer ma...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Lewis DA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Sydney Sexual Health Centre in Australia uses a proforma tool to screen all new female clients for recent physical intimate partner violence (IPV). This study describes the prevalence and associations of recent physical IPV among women attending a sexual health clinic. METHOD:The clinic database was use...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Lockart I,Ryder N,McNulty AM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To design and implement an HIV surveillance system using periodic cross sectional prevalence surveys in National Guard recruits of the Republic of Cyprus. METHODS:HIV infection surveillance used unlinked anonymous screening (UAS) methodology, which tested residual blood originally collected for other purpos...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Kyriakides T,Eleftheriou A,Michaelides N,Papantoniou L

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to ascertain the attitudes of men who have sex with men (MSM) to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and to determine the age at which MSM would be willing to ask for the HPV vaccine in relation to their age of sexual debut. Of 205 MSM attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre between December 2...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Simatherai D,Bradshaw CS,Fairley CK,Bush M,Heley S,Chen MY

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of syphilis and HIV continue to be important yet preventable causes of perinatal and infant morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES:To systematically review, critically appraise and perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the operational characteristics of dual rapid diagnostic t...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Gliddon HD,Peeling RW,Kamb ML,Toskin I,Wi TE,Taylor MM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00