Does a choice of condoms impact sexually transmitted infection incidence? A randomized, controlled trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chlamydia notifications are increasing in Australia, and the use of a computer alert prompting general practitioners to test young women is a potential way to increase opportunistic chlamydia testing. The aim of this trial was to determine the effectiveness of a computer alert in general practice on chlamydi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Walker J,Fairley CK,Walker SM,Gurrin LC,Gunn JM,Pirotta MV,Carter R,Hocking JS

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:American Indian and Alaska Natives suffer pervasive health disparities, including disproportionately high rates of HIV. Sexual network dynamics, including concurrency and sexual mixing patterns, are key determinants of HIV disparities. METHODS:We analyzed data from the first national study of gay, lesbian, ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Cassels S,Pearson CR,Walters K,Simoni JM,Morris M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-collected samples have been shown to be an acceptable and sensitive method for the detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among women. GOAL The goal of the study was to compare self-collected sampling methods to conventional practitioner endocervical sampl...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Knox J,Tabrizi SN,Miller P,Petoumenos K,Law M,Chen S,Garland SM

更新日期：2002-11-01 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：:Given the many options available, selecting an HIV test for a particular clinical or research setting can be daunting. Making an informed decision requires an assessment of the likelihood of acute infection in the test population and an understanding of key aspects of the tests themselves. The ability of individual te...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hurt CB,Nelson JAE,Hightow-Weidman LB,Miller WC

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:To determine prevalence and incidence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection and assess risk factors predictive for such infections in a middle school-based clinic sample. STUDY DESIGN:170 female students and 43 male students making 256 and 47 visits, respectively, > or = 30 days a...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Burstein GR,Waterfield G,Joffe A,Zenilman JM,Quinn TC,Gaydos CA

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of new technologies, such as mobile phones and internet, has increased dramatically in recent years. Text messages offer a novel method of sexual health promotion to young people who are the greatest users of new technology and are also at high risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). METHODS...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Gold J,Lim MS,Hocking JS,Keogh LA,Spelman T,Hellard ME

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma hominis is isolated from the cervix of 10-20% of healthy, fertile women. In contrast, the organism is recovered from the lower genital tract of 50-70% of women with pelvic inflammatory disease. Moreover, a significant antibody response to M. hominis is found in one-fourth of all patients with clinical and/o...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Møller BR

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Condom use is one of the most important preventive measures sex workers can take to reduce the risk of becoming infected with a sexually transmitted disease. However, a client may refuse to use a condom when requested. Some sexually transmitted disease prevention programs are recommending that...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Farr G,Acosta Castro LA,DiSantostefano R,Claassen E,Olguin F

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Project SAFE, a gender- and culture-specific cognitive-behavioral intervention, was one of the few interventions to have demonstrated a significant reduction in sexually transmitted infections in a randomized, controlled trial. GOAL:We evaluated intervention efficacy in 379 Mexican Americans and 170 African...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Korte JE,Shain RN,Holden AE,Piper JM,Perdue ST,Champion JD,Sterneckert K

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Herpes simplex virus-2, the most common cause of genital ulcer disease (GUD) globally, is a cofactor in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) acquisition and transmission. Current World Health Organization guidelines for sexually transmitted infections recommend acyclovir as first-line syndromic treatm...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Corbell C,Stergachis A,Ndowa F,Ndase P,Barnes L,Celum C

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report the prevalence and incidence of 3 treatable sexually transmitted pathogens (Neiserria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis) in women who were HIV infected or at high risk for HIV infection, in pregnancy and postpartum, respectively. METHOD:Vulvovaginal specimens collected ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Moodley D,Moodley P,Sebitloane M,Soowamber D,McNaughton-Reyes HL,Groves AK,Maman S

更新日期：2015-01-01 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:Black race is a risk marker for Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Because chlamydial serovar and race could both influence the transmission dynamics of chlamydia, studies characterizing serovars in a predominantly black population are of interest, yet remain sparse. STUDY DESIGN AND GOALS: C. trachomatis isol...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Geisler WM,Suchland RJ,Stamm WE

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Persistence of syphilis in communities may be maintained by relatively small groups of high-risk persons centrally placed among a larger group with low to moderately risky behavior. We sought to determine which control strategies identified particularly high-risk, early-stage syphilis cases consid...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Kahn RH,Peterman TA,Arno J,Coursey EJ,Berman SM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In April of 2011, the Cook County Jail initiated opt-out screening of all women for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) at the time of intake. In this retrospective review, we assess the impact of opt-out protocol on rates of testing, diagnoses, and successful treatment. METHODS:We col...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Cole J,Hotton A,Zawitz C,Kessler H

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined serologic markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and immunity among young Asian/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men (API MSM) in San Francisco. METHODS:Participants were 496 API MSM, aged 18 to 29 years, recruited to participate in a cross-sectional survey using a random, ve...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Choi KH,McFarland W,Neilands TB,Nguyen S,Secura G,Behel S,Mackellar D,Valleroy L

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：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：:At a clinic for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, 1,453 patients were examined for pharyngeal colonization with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. A history of oral sex was reported by 895 (61.2%) of the patients. N. gonorrhoeae was isolated from the pharynges of 42 (2.9%) of the 1,453 patients. Twenty-seven of the 42 p...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Osborne NG,Grubin L

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A sharp increase in the incidence of gonorrhea has been observed in Tel Aviv, Israel, since 1999. Almost one half of interviewed patients admitted contracting the infection from a sex worker. In two thirds of the cases, oral sex (fellatio) was the most probable route of acquiring the disease. In the current ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Dan M,Poch F,Amitai Z,Gefen D,Shohat T

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:At-risk sexual behaviors appear to have increased recently in France, possibly because of the reassuring efficacy of highly active antiretroviral treatments. The objective of this study was to assess the pattern of change. GOAL:The goal was to analyze trends in the incidence of male urethritis, a marker of ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Massari V,Retel O,Flahault A

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serosorting is the practice of choosing sex partners or selectively using condoms based on a sex partner's perceived HIV status. The extent to which serosorting protects African American (AA) and Hispanic men who have sex with men (MSM) is unknown. METHODS:We analyzed data collected from MSM sexually transm...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Golden MR,Dombrowski JC,Kerani RP,Stekler JD

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the reliability of reported dates of first and last sexual exposure, as elicited from sexually transmitted disease/human immunodeficiency virus cases during routine contact investigation, and determine their adequacy for assessing concurrency. METHODS:We used contact tracing data from 5 studies ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Brewer DD,Rothenberg RB,Muth SQ,Roberts JM Jr,Potterat JJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a large health insurance database in Germany, incidence of anogenital warts among 15- to 19-year-old females decreased from 316/100,000 person-years in 2007 to 242 in 2008 (23% reduction, P = 0.0001). The decrease started between the first and second quarter of 2007 (human papillomavirus vaccination was introduced ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Mikolajczyk RT,Kraut AA,Horn J,Schulze-Rath R,Garbe E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine changes in the sexual behavior of London gay men between 1998 and 2008. METHODS:Gay men using London gyms were surveyed annually between 1998 and 2005, and again in 2008 (n=6064; range, 482-834 per year). Information was collected on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status of the respondent, un...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Lattimore S,Thornton A,Delpech V,Elford J

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:We analyzed prevalence rates of syphilis (positive Treponema pallidum hemagglutinin antigen/T. pallidum particle antigen and venereal disease research laboratory test) among police officers in Guinea-Bissau from 1990 to 2010 and found a significant decline from 4.5% to 0.4% (P = 0.0065). Our results are in line with o...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Lindman JL,Månsson F,Biague A,Da Silva ZJ,Andersson S,Norrgren H

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae exhibiting resistance to ceftriaxone and cefixime, isolated in Portugal in 2019. Whole-genome sequencing was performed for typing and identification of genetic determinants of antimicrobial resistance. Because of its antimicrobial susceptibility profile, awareness ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Pinto M,Matias R,Rodrigues JC,Duarte S,Vieira L,Gonçalves I,Gonçalves MJ,Ramos MH,Gomes JP,Borrego MJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00