Condom effectiveness for prevention of Chlamydia trachomatis infection.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether a previously established low sexually transmitted infection/HIV risk in prostitutes in London has been sustained, and to measure other occupational risks, including mortality. DESIGN:9 year prospective study in west London. SUBJECTS:402 prostitutes recruited from 1985 to 1991, 320 were fo...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Ward H,Day S,Weber J

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the frequency of three sexual behaviours from the most active to the least active members of the population in various subpopulations using measures of inequality. METHODS:Data from a US national probability sample of the population aged 15-44 years (National Survey of Family Growth) were used. Gi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Leichliter JS,Chesson HW,Sternberg M,Aral SO

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore current patterns of testing for genital chlamydial infection in primary care, and to identify practice characteristics influencing testing rates. METHOD:Aggregate numbers of chlamydia tests and results for each practice in Nottingham Health District were matched to practice characteristics. Age s...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Kufeji O,Slack R,Cassell JA,Pugh S,Hayward A

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the absence of aetiological tests for the diagnosis of individual sexually transmitted diseases (STD), the syndromic approach has been developed as an effective and appropriate case management strategy. Algorithms provide guidance to healthcare workers and ensure standardised approaches to case management. The synd...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： van Dam CJ,Becker KM,Ndowa F,Islam MQ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the risk factors for four common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in attenders at three large urban genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in England. METHODS:Clinical, demographic, and behavioural data on attenders at two clinics in London and one in Sheffield were collected. Risk factors ass...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Hughes G,Catchpole M,Rogers PA,Brady AR,Kinghorn G,Mercey D,Thin N

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although physician recommendation is one of the strongest predictors of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, it is unclear for whom physicians are recommending the vaccine. To help guide intervention efforts, this study investigated predictors of participant-reported physician recommendation for HPV vacci...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Gerend MA,Shepherd MA,Lustria ML,Shepherd JE

更新日期：2016-03-01 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:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections in newborns are an uncommon but potentially devastating consequence of genital HSV infection in women. Current practice focuses on preventing perinatal transmission by women with prevalent HSV, but transmission risk is greatest when genital HSV is acquired for the first ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Tuite AR,McCabe CJ,Ku J,Fisman DN

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and dissatisfaction (SD) among new heterosexual attendees at a central London genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic. METHODS:Consecutive new attendees seen by a single clinician were asked a probe question about SD in the previous year. A clinical interview fol...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Goldmeier D,Judd A,Schroeder K

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To date, the epidemic of HIV infection in Scotland has been primarily associated with injecting drug use. However, the epidemiology of HIV in Scotland changed in the late 1980s, with homosexual men becoming the largest group at risk of HIV infection and AIDS. Our aim was to describe homosexual men's sexual ri...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Hart GJ,Flowers P,Der GJ,Frankis JS

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the cumulative incidence of severe complications associated with genital chlamydia infection in the general female population. METHODS:The Uppsala Women's Cohort Study was a retrospective population based cohort study in Sweden, linking laboratory, hospital, and population registers. We estimated...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Low N,Egger M,Sterne JA,Harbord RM,Ibrahim F,Lindblom B,Herrmann B

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Donovanosis, a chronic cause of genital ulceration, has recently been the subject of renewed interest after a long period of relative obscurity. The causative organism, Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, has been cultured for the first time in many years and a polymerase chain reaction diagnostic using a colorimetric de...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： O'Farrell N

更新日期：2002-12-01 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 assess sexual risk behaviour and prevalence of treatable sexually transmitted infections (STI) in migrant male workers in Lahore, Pakistan. METHODS:Behavioural interviews were conducted on a representative sample of 590 migrant men aged 20-49 years. Biological samples were collected from a subsample of 1...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Faisel A,Cleland J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (STI) among female sex workers (FSW) in Kaiyuan city, Yunnan province, China, and to identify risk factors associated with STI. METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 737 FSW was carried out from March to May 2006, with confidential interviews a...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Wang H,Wang N,Bi A,Wang G,Ding G,Jia M,Lu L,Smith K

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To undertake the first comprehensive analysis of the incidence of three curable sexually transmissible infections (STIs) within remote Australian Aboriginal populations and provide a basis for developing new control initiatives. METHODS:We obtained all results for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonor...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Silver BJ,Guy RJ,Wand H,Ward J,Rumbold AR,Fairley CK,Donovan B,Maher L,Dyda A,Garton L,Hengel B,Knox J,McGregor S,Taylor-Thomson D,Kaldor JM,STRIVE investigators.

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the feasibility and outcomes of recalling men who have sex with men (MSM) diagnosed as having a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) for re-screening. METHODS:This evaluation was conducted from December 2008 for a 9-month period. MSM diagnosed as having a bacterial STI in that period wer...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Harte D,Mercey D,Jarman J,Benn P

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To inform control strategies undertaken as part of an outbreak of Shigella flexneri 3a among men who have sex with men (MSM). METHODS:All men aged ≥18 years diagnosed with S flexneri 3a between October 2012 and May 2013 were invited to participate. Semistructured in-depth quantitative interviews were conduc...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Gilbart VL,Simms I,Jenkins C,Furegato M,Gobin M,Oliver I,Hart G,Gill ON,Hughes G

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Testing for gonorrhoea with nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) is not recommended in low-prevalence populations as it results in high numbers of false positive results. The aim of this study was to examine temporal trends of gonorrhoea positivity by NAAT and culture in heterosexual men in Victoria, Aus...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Mannion PK,Fairley CK,Fehler G,Tabrizi SN,Tan WS,Chen MY,Bradshaw CS,Chow EP

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes and determine the associations between HPV infection and HIV coinfection in sexually active heterosexual men with anogenital warts (GW), male urethral discharge or asymptomatic men. METHODS:Valid specimens for HPV genotyping were obtain...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Müller EE,Chirwa TF,Lewis DA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure the prevalence of HSV-2 antibodies in a birth cohort of 21 year old New Zealanders from whom detailed sexual histories had been obtained, and to assess the potential for HSV-2 serology in characterising a young adult population's risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STD). METHODS:Sera from 784...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Eberhart-Phillips J,Dickson NP,Paul C,Fawcett JP,Holland D,Taylor J,Cunningham AL

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine trends and correlates of chlamydia positivity among young heterosexuals attending Australian sexual health services and to compare these with population-based notification data. METHODS:Data from 18 sexual health services and the national notification scheme were analysed. A χ2 test assessed tr...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Ali H,Guy RJ,Fairley CK,Wand H,Chen MY,Dickson B,O'Connor CC,Marshall L,Grulich AE,Kaldor JM,Hellard ME,Donovan B,ACCESS Collaboration.

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:The polymer conjugate enhanced enzyme immunoassay (IDEIA) and Cobas Amplicor polymerase chain reaction Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) (Amplicor PCR) are two commonly used assays for the diagnosis of CT infection. The performance of these assays was compared for the diagnosis of genital CT infection am...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Jalal H,Stephen H,Al-Suwaine A,Sonnex C,Carne C

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 2003, an ongoing lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) proctitis outbreak has been reported in industrialised countries with a new variant designated L2b. Only men who have sex with men (MSM) are affected and most are HIV co-infected; delayed or incorrect diagnoses are frequent. We report a rare clinical case of LGV pr...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Spenatto N,Boulinguez S,de Barbeyrac B,Viraben R

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Biologically false positive (BFP) reactions are well described in early literature. However, only a few recent reports described the incidence and clinical characteristics of patients with BFP reactions. We reviewed the serological test results of patients tested for syphilis in our hospital in the past deca...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Ishihara Y,Okamoto K,Shimosaka H,Ono Y,Kanno Y,Ikeda M,Harada S,Kurano M,Okugawa S,Moriya K,Yatomi Y

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Mathematical models serve a number of roles in understanding sexually transmitted infection epidemiology and control. This article seeks to provide the non-mathematician with a description of their construction and use and presents illustrative examples from sexually transmitted infection epidemiology. ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Garnett GP

更新日期：2002-02-01 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:To investigate local cellular immune responses in patients with acute urethritis. METHODS:We have established T cell lines from the urethral exudate and examined their phenotype by flow cytometry. As controls, T cell lines were cultured from first pass urine specimens of asymptomatic healthy individuals. R...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Brunst M,Shahmanesh M,Sukthankar A,Pearce JH,Gaston JS

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the molecular epidemiology of isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Saskatchewan, Canada, using Neisseria gonorrhoeae multi antigen sequence typing (NG-MAST), and to assess associations between antimicrobial susceptibility (AMS) and specific strain types (STs). METHODS:320 consecutive gonoco...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Thakur SD,Levett PN,Horsman GB,Dillon JA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00