Reduction in sexual risk behaviors and infection rates among African Americans and Mexican Americans.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have examined the association between self-reported sexual risk behaviors and biologic outcomes in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-seropositive African adults. METHODS:We conducted a prospective cohort study in 898 HIV-1-seropositive women who reported engaging in transactional sex in Momba...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： McClelland RS,Richardson BA,Wanje GH,Graham SM,Mutunga E,Peshu N,Kiarie JN,Kurth AE,Jaoko W

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of health disparities, incarcerated persons are at higher risk for multiple health issues, including HIV. Correctional facilities have an opportunity to provide HIV services to an underserved population. This article describes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded HIV testing and se...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Seth P,Figueroa A,Wang G,Reid L,Belcher L

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mobility is an important risk factor in the spread of HIV. GOAL:The goal was to conduct behavioral surveillance surveys on Hong Kong males crossing the border to mainland China to have sex with female sex workers (FSW) or nonregular female sex partners who were not FSW (NRP). STUDY DESIGN:Four surveys (199...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Lau JT,Tsui HY

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate factors associated with recurrent chlamydial infection and failure to return for retesting in socioeconomically disadvantaged women (aged 16-24 years) entering the National Job Training Program, 1998--2005. GOAL:To evaluate sociodemographic characteristics of young women associated with recurren...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Joesoef MR,Weinstock HS,Johnson RE

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Limited prospective data are available on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among HIV-infected patients. The incidence and predictors of STIs were assessed among HIV-infected women enrolled in a clinical trial. STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort of 323 women. RESULTS:Sixty-five percent had...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Capps L,Peng G,Doyle M,El-Sadr W,Neaton JD

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of acute urethritis caused by Neisseria meningitidis group B in a heterosexual man. The symptoms started five days after intercourse that included fellatio with a casual female partner. No other urethral pathogens could be isolated. After intramuscular administration of penicillin G, clinical signs ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hartmann AA,Elsner P

更新日期：1988-07-01 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：:Identifying pathogen-specific signs or symptoms of nongonococcal urethritis could improve syndromic management accuracy. We evaluated nongonococcal urethritis signs and symptoms in 220 men with single-pathogen infections (Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Trichomonas vaginalis, or Ureaplasma urealyticum) o...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Jordan SJ,Toh E,Williams JA,Fortenberry LJ,LaPradd M,Ryan JD,Nelson DE,Batteiger TA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty heterosexual male patients with therapy resistant penile warts of long duration (mean 12.9 months) were treated with carbon dioxide laser, immediately followed by topical application of 0.5% idoxuridine cream twice daily for 14 days. In case of incomplete or no response to the initial treatment, the treatment pr...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Happonen HP,Lassus A,Santalahti J,Forsstrom S,Lassus J

更新日期：1990-07-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to explore the benefit of high-dose intravaginal metronidazole as a maintenance therapy in reducing recurrence rates of bacterial vaginosis (BV). Eighteen women with a history of recurrent BV and symptomatic BV were treated with metronidazole 750 mg suppository intravaginally daily for 7 ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Aguin T,Akins RA,Sobel JD

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A solid-phase hemadsorption (SPHA) technique for the rapid detection of Treponema pallidum-specific IgM antibodies is described. The demonstration of these immunoglobulins permits differentiation between a recent and a long-lasting infection and facilitates the decision as to whether or not a patient should receive th...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Schmidt BL

更新日期：1980-04-01 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：:Female guinea pigs were inoculated intravaginally with guinea pig cytomegalovirus (GPCMV) propagated either in guinea pig embryo fibroblast cultures (GPEF) or salivary glands. The incidence of infection was higher with GPEF virus. Rare instances of isolation of GPCMV from cervical swabs 9-48 hr after inoculation was a...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Barron AL,Menna JH,Moses EB,Rank RG,Ryu H,White HJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：: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:Methods for accessing large sexual networks are essential for investigating the mechanisms for the spread of sexually transmitted infections. GOAL:Four samples of cases were compared with the total population to determine which identified the largest networks. STUDY DESIGN:Individuals with positive test re...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Jolly AM,Wylie JL

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：:Most Australian men who have sex with men who underwent rapid testing for syphilis using the Determine Syphilis TP immunoassay indicated a preference for rapid testing over conventional serology. Most also indicated that they would test for syphilis more frequently if rapid syphilis testing was available in a clinic s...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Lee D,Fairley C,Cummings R,Bush M,Read T,Chen M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to assess whether providing a choice of condoms would increase condom acceptability, increase self-reported use, and decrease incident sexually transmitted infection. STUDY:We randomized 414 men presenting with urethral discharge in Jamaica to receive either the "standard" cli...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Steiner MJ,Hylton-Kong T,Figueroa JP,Hobbs MM,Behets F,Smikle M,Tweedy K,Powell S,McNeil L,Brathwaite A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of topical microbicides represents a new and exciting field in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, and it is especially important that candidate products undergo rigorous preclinical safety and efficacy testing before advancing to clinical trials. METHODS:We have developed a sta...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Patton DL,Cosgrove Sweeney YT,Paul KJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Surveillance for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) is important for priority setting, service development, and evaluating interventions. GOAL:To conduct health facility-based surveillance for STDs to inform design of a control program and to provide baseline measures for evaluation of interv...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Wilkinson D,Connolly AM,Harrison A,Lurie M,Karim SS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The QuadFERM+ (Analytab Products, Plainview, NY) rapid identification system was evaluated for its ability to identify correctly Neisseria gonorhoeae isolates from specimens obtained at a sexually transmitted disease clinic. One hundred eighty-five isolates (115 N. gonorrhoeae, 45 Neisseria meningitidis, 16 Neisseria ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Gradus MS,Ng CM,Silver KJ

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46-year-old woman developed a febrile illness characterized by supraclavicular and inguinal lymphadopathy. The diagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum was made by a fourfold rise in complement fixing antibody titer. Treatment with tetracycline was successful. Lymphogranuloma venereum can yield protean manifestations, ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Walzer PD,Armstrong D

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), one of the major sequelae of the current epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases, has been shown to be a polymicrobial infection. This study compares the efficacy and safety of two broad-spectrum combination drug regimens, cefotetan with doxycycline and cefoxitin with doxycycline, ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Walker CK,Landers DV,Ohm-Smith MJ,Robbie MO,Luft J,Schachter J,Sweet RL

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) seroprevalence at HIV-1 diagnosis and seroincidence > or =1 year after HIV-1 diagnosis. METHODS:HSV type-specific antibodies were detected by enzyme immunoassay. RESULTS:The cohort comprised 850 adults diagnosed HIV-positive in...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Ramaswamy M,Sabin C,McDonald C,Smith M,Taylor C,Geretti AM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To prevent congenital syphilis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and professional organizations recommend universal prenatal syphilis screening. State-level or larger-scale evaluations of adherence to these guidelines have relied on administrative data. We measured prenatal syphilis screening r...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Rosenman MB,Tao G,Szucs KA,Wang J,Ambuehl R,Mahon BE

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Youth in detention represent a medically underserved population at risk for a variety of medical and emotional disorders. GOAL OF THE STUDY:To determine prevalence of STDs and high-risk sexual behaviors for HIV/STD among adolescent males admitted to a juvenile detention facility. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-section...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Oh MK,Cloud GA,Wallace LS,Reynolds J,Sturdevant M,Feinstein RA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public health authorities want to evaluate their sexually transmitted disease (STD) surveillance systems to promote the most effective use of health resources. GOAL:The goal of this study was to estimate the sensitivity of national laboratory reports of in Switzerland (the proportion of cases detected by na...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Paget WJ,Zbinden R,Ritzler E,Zwahlen M,Lengeler C,Stürchler D,Matter HC,Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network of Gynecologists.

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00