Unrealistic optimism about becoming infected with HIV: different causes in different populations.

abstract：:OptionE incorporates nurse-led HIV clinics, review of blood results by doctors, patient contact by email and the option of home delivery of medication. Patient questionnaires showed increased satisfaction associated with fewer, shorter clinic visits. A retrospective case note review suggested clinical outcomes are as ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Coyne KM,Kerley A,Mandalia S,McOwan AG

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 2001 and 2002 an anonymous outreach-screening programme in Melbourne, Australia, offered testing for gonorrhoea and chlamydia on-site at men-only saunas. Modifications were made to this screening programme to offer a comprehensive testing clinic for sexually transmissible infections (STIs), including HIV. The c...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Lister NA,Smith A,Tabrizi SN,Garland S,Hayes P,Fairley CK

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV status awareness is key to prevention, linkage-to-care and treatment. Our study evaluated the accessibility and potential willingness of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women in Peru. We surveyed four pharmacy chains in Peru to ascertain the commercial availability of the ora...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Bustamante MJ,Konda KA,Joseph Davey D,León SR,Calvo GM,Salvatierra J,Brown B,Caceres CF,Klausner JD

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) recorded in the Weekly Returns Service (WRS) between 1994 and 2001. There were approximately 76,500 new diagnoses of STIs (7500 males, 71,000 females) and associated syndromes. Candidiasis was the commonest condition reported in males and fem...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Simms I,Fleming DM,Lowndes CM,Smith GE,Chapman RS

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing incidence of chronic kidney disease in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the number of HIV-infected patients requiring hemodialysis has also increased. Dolutegravir is an integrase inhibitor that is a common component of HIV treatment regimens. Currently, there is no guidance regard...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Kreft KN,Spencer CA,Raghuram A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The limited published data support the assumption that lesbians are a low risk group for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). However, there are virtually no contemporary data and the older papers do not take into account genital wart virus infection, now the third most prevalent STD in Britain. One of the dangers in...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Edwards A,Thin RN

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviors and depressive symptoms among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15-24 years attending four public family planning clinics in Western Kenya from January to June 2019. Moderate-to-severe depression (MSD) was defined as a Center for Ep...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Larsen A,Kinuthia J,Lagat H,Sila J,Abuna F,Kohler P,John-Stewart G,Pintye J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV testing and counselling is crucial in identifying new HIV cases and linking them to treatment. Provider-initiated testing and counselling can help to increase uptake of HIV testing and counselling and HIV case detection. We implemented provider-initiated testing and counselling in 32 health facilities in Ebonyi St...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Nsirim R,Ugochukwu G,Onuoha M,Okoroezi I,Ani C,Peters E

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH), Special Interest Group for Sexual Dysfunction updated recommendations for the management of premature ejaculation. The recommendations outline the physiology, prevalence, definitions, aetiological factors and patient assessment for this common sexua...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Richardson D,Goldmeier D,Green J,Lamba H,Harris JR,BASHH Special Interest Group for Sexual Dysfunction.

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the conditions in which self-reports provide an accurate assessment of adherence to HIV antiretrovirals. In a sample of 58 participants, self-reported and electronically monitored adherence to antiretroviral therapy were compared over a three-day period. Of the 16 who reporte...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Kimmerling M,Wagner G,Ghosh-Dastidar B

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective database study at two HIV treatment centres, medical records were accessed to evaluate long-term efficacy and safety parameters in all HIV-infected adults who had achieved HIV-1 RNA <50 copies/mL following the initiation of fosamprenavir (FPV)/ritonavir (RTV) 1400 mg/100 mg once-daily (QD)-containin...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Blick G,Greiger-Zanlungo P,Gretz S,Han J,Dupree D,Garton T,Yau LH,Wine BC,Pakes GE,Boosting Once-daily Lexiva Delivery with ritonavir 100 mg QD BOLD100 Study Team.

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the validity of a syndromic case management approach for reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among 371 pregnant women attending antenatal care facilities in Kingston, Jamaica, using an algorithm previously validated in high-risk Jamaican women. For our antenatal attenders, the algorithm had low sensitivit...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Hylton-Kong T,Brathwaite AR,Del Rosario GR,Kristensen S,Kamara P,Jolly PE,Hook EW 3rd,Figueroa JP,Vermund SH

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brothel workers in Thailand are at high risk of HIV infection but they alone do not have adequate bargaining power to insist on condom use with all clients. Brothel managers, on the other hand, are a source of influence over both clients and their workers and can promote universal condom use in their establishments. T...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Sakondhavat C,Werawatanakul Y,Bennett A,Kuchaisit C,Suntharapa S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a simple V3 peptide-based enzyme immunoassay (PEIA) for large-scale serotyping of HIV-1 specimens derived from injecting drug users (IDUs) in the Russian Federation. Two synthetic peptides were evaluated, named P1 (RKSIHIGPGRAFYATGD) and P2 (RTSVRIGPGQVFYKTGD), in an P...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Bobkova MR,Kazennova EV,Selimova LM,Buravtsova EV,Lister S,Prilipov AG,Weber JN,Pokrovsky VV,Bobkov AF

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pthiriasis palpebrarum caused by infestation with Pthirus pubis (crab louse) draws attention to pediculosis in the pubic and inguinal region. As pthiriasis is usually transmitted by sexual contact, many cases are likely to have other sexually transmitted diseases. A multidisciplinary approach is essential in the manag...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Manjunatha NP,Jayamanne GR,Desai SP,Moss TR,Lalik J,Woodland A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rising heterosexual syphilis in south London in 2002 prompted Local Enhanced Syphilis Surveillance (LESS) in five of the 10 genitourinary medicine clinics. LESS reported a fall in heterosexual infectious syphilis in 2004 that was corroborated by the National Enhanced Syphilis Surveillance (NESS). However, mandatory cl...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Menon-Johansson AS,Young Y,Maguire H,Trail P,Ward H

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonorrhoea in the UK is now a highly focal problem that is localized to certain inner city areas where it presents a significant public health concern. However, the majority of men and a proportion of women infested with Neisseria gonorrhoeae do not experience symptoms of sufficient intensity to prompt them to seek me...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Davies PO,Low N,Ison CA

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the impact on men's liking for the condoms they use of a range of factors including demographic variables and variables that describe men's experience of using particular condoms. One hundred and ninety-four men used 3765 condoms for which they provided a liking rating. The co...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Smith AM,Jolley D,Hocking J,Benton K,Gerofi J

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of cases of gonorrhoea in the Genitourinary Medicine Department (GUM) of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1999 was audited. The sensitivity of microscopy in diagnosis was 90.4% for male urethral gonorrhoea and 26.6% for female genital gonorrhoea. The sensitivity of laboratory culture was 98.5%. Screening for Chla...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Watson PG

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study 1155 injection drug users (IDUs) receiving targeted intervention in five cities of Punjab were surveyed; three cities (Amritsar, Taran-Taran, Batala) were in districts sharing an international border with Pakistan and the other two were Jalandhar and Ludhiana. Information on socio-demography, substance u...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Panda S,Roy T,Pahari S,Mehraa J,Sharma N,Singh G,Singh J,Joseph F,Singh S,Sharma NM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated process organization and response optimization in a home-based Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) screening project in the Netherlands among 15- to 29-year-old women and men. The method used was computer-supported data flow, from population sampling to informing participants of the result. A new test kit or a let...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Götz HM,van Bergen JE,Veldhuijzen IK,Hoebe CJ,Broer J,Coenen AJ,de Groot F,Verhooren MJ,van Schaik DT,Richardus JH

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate whether Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with acetowhite lesions of the portio cervix, demonstrating koilocytosis and/or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) I-III. The study group comprised 37 women admitted to the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Sahlgr...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Voog E,Ricksten A,Stenglein M,Jonassen F,Ternesten A,Ryd W,Löwhagen GB

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management and outcome of all cases of gonorrhoea which presented to a south London genitourinary medicine clinic during 1999 were assessed and compared with published national guidelines. The incidence of penicillin resistance was calculated, as was the rate of co-infection with chlamydia and trichomonas. Informa...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Newell A,Herbert E,Vigus J,Grieg A,Rodgers ME

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of HIV viral load (VL) is the best indicator of success of antiretroviral therapy. We investigated the correlation between results by the Cepheid GeneXpert and a standard of care VL assay (Abbott M2000). This was a prospective study of people living with HIV who attended the department for routine VL measu...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Manavi K,Hodson J,Masuka S,Singo M,Dedicoat K,Osman H

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for salvage treatment is related to the imperfection of current antiretroviral therapy. Sequential therapy with suboptimally suppressive regimens results in a need for this intervention. The aim of salvage treatment is as yet uncertain; virological suppression; immunoenhancement or stability or avoidance of c...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Youle M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae testing guidance recommends extragenital screening with locally validated nucleic acid amplification tests, with anatomical sites tested separately. Evidence supports multi-patient combined aliquot pooled sampling (PS) for population screening; evidence for within-patien...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Shaw J,Saunders JM,Hughes G

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the work is to describe the occurrence of ocular complications and loss of vision due to herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) in HIV-positive patients who received early antiviral therapy for HZO.This is a post hoc analysis of prospectively collected data.Twenty-four HIV-positive patients with HZO were included...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Nithyanandam S,Joseph M,Stephen J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis may be discontinued when CD4 is > or =200 cells/mm(3) for three months in response to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Unlike CD4, the total lymphocyte count (TLC) is inexpensive and widely available in resource-constrained countries. Paired TLC and CD4 v...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Cheung C,Shuter J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women who have a prevention mindset may opt for concurrent use of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and all forms of contraception; we therefore assessed how contraception may influence PrEP use or vice versa. We analyzed data from Kenyan and Ugandan HIV-uninfected non-pregnant women in sero-discordant partnerships...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Ngure K,Velloza J,Patel RC,Mugo NR,Bukusi EA,Haberer JE,Odoyo J,Celum C,Baeten JM,Heffron R

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This guideline is intended to serve as a framework for those working in any location where sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are managed. It offers recommendations which will need to be adapted depending on local facilities and policies, and is not intended to be all encompassing. This guideline should be read in...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Radcliffe KW,Flew S,Poder A,Cusini M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00