Agreement in reported sexual partnership dates and implications for measuring concurrency.

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：:The human cervicovaginal mucosa is the primary target of HIV-1 infection during male to female transmission. This tissue contains the the full spectrum of cell types and immune modulators that comprise both the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system. Mounting evidence indicates that mucosal epithelial cells are...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Cummins JE Jr,Doncel GF

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of counseling messages to avoid unprotected sex during short-term treatment for curable sexually transmitted infections is unknown. METHODS:We randomized 300 female STI clinic patients 18 years or older with cervicitis and/or vaginal discharge in Kingston, Jamaica, in 2010 to 2011, to 1 of...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Anderson C,Gallo MF,Hylton-Kong T,Steiner MJ,Hobbs MM,Macaluso M,Figueroa JP,Jamieson DJ,Legardy-Williams J,Wiener J,Warner L

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on ocular syphilis (OS) and its clinical presentation are currently insufficient. This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of a cohort with a high OS incidence at a university hospital in Germany, focusing on clinical presentation of OS. METHODS:This single-center cohort study retrospectivel...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Wagner LF,Lanzl I,Rothe K,Schneider J,Zink A,Zapp D,Schwerdtfeger C,Lee M,Weidlich S,Neuenhahn M,Loos D,Spinner CD

更新日期：2020-11-04 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：:Verification of relationship status beyond self-report is an important aspect in sexually transmitted infection research, including partner treatment studies where primary sexual partners are targeted for enrollment. This exploratory study describes the use of a novel couples' verification tool in a male partner treat...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Muzny CA,Pontius A,Woznicki N,Hudak KE,Lensing SY,Sobel JD,Schwebke JR

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review of the treatment of patients exposed to gonorrhea uses decision analysis techniques to estimate and compare the probabilities of disease and treatment risks for epidemiologic treatment, for treatment contingent on results of gram stains and culture, and for treatment contingent on culture results alone. E...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Johnson RE

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of endocarditis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae involving the aortic, mitral an tricuspid valves are reported. Two cases in young women, following syndromes suggestive of gonococcal arthritis, presented as acute endocarditis and were fatal. The male patient experienced a subacute course, and the diagnosis ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： John JF Jr,Nichols JT,Eisenhower EA,Farrar WE Jr

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cisgender female sex workers (CFSWs) have elevated rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI) yet are underrepresented in targeted programming and research in the United States. We examined the prevalence, incidence and predictors of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomonas infection among CFSW. METHODS:Tw...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Park JN,Gaydos CA,White RH,Decker MR,Footer KHA,Galai N,Silberzahn BE,Riegger K,Morris M,Huettner SS,Allen ST,Sherman SG

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used 2008-2009 physician and hospital charges to estimate the direct cost of medical care per case of pelvic inflammatory disease. The estimated average total charge per episode was $3,025 (SD: $4155). The estimated average charge for patients treated in ambulatory (outpatient clinic and emergency department) setti...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Trent M,Ellen JM,Frick KD

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specimens of urethral exudate from 200 men with uncomplicated urethritis were tested for Neisseria gonorrhoeae by the limulus amebocyte lysate assay, culture on modified Thayer-Martin medium, and gram-stained smear. As compared with cultures, the sensitivity and specificity of the limulus assay were 94.8% and 89.3%, r...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Chapel TA,Adcock M,Smith B,Barnes T,Goodman M

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of a single 2.5-g dose of thiamphenicol as therapy for gonococcal infection and to compare the results obtained in a limited group of male and female patients to those reported by other investigators. Diagnosis was determined by direct microscopy and culture. Cu...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Murat A,Oran M,Altinok T,Giz H

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence and correlates of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among women attending an ethnically mixed, predominantly low-income, inner-city primary care clinic. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey (N = 1,477). Demographic, behavioral, and reproductive history data were collected by qu...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Young TK,McNicol P,Beauvais J

更新日期：1997-05-01 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:The basic reproductive rate of and STD is an important parameter from which the success of intervention strategies can be predicted. GOAL OF THE STUDY:To evaluate different methods to estimate the basic reproductive rate. RESULTS:Two different methods of estimating the basic reproductive rat...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Brunham RC,Nagelkerke NJ,Plummer FA,Moses S

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funds a national telephone hotline as a source of information for persons with questions about sexually transmitted diseases. Hotline callers were last surveyed in 1980. GOAL:To determine the current profile of callers to the Centers for Disease ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Neumann MS

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A system was developed for the collection, coding, and processing of data from routine reports describing morbidity caused by gonorrhea. These data are coded centrally, and tables that provide information about the age, sex, race, source of care, and geographic and temporal distributions of the population affected by ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Rothenberg RB

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) present an ongoing costly public health challenge. One approach to reduce STD transmission is to increase the number of clinicians adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's STD Treatment Guidelines. This evaluation assesses the effectiveness ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Dreisbach S,Devine S,Fitch J,Anderson T,Lee T,Rietmeijer C,Corbett KK

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted infection (STI) in blacks have been attributed to multiple factors. However, few articles have discussed spatial access to healthcare as a driver of disparities. The objective of this analysis was to evaluate the relationship between travel time to a heal...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Bonney LE,Cooper HL,Caliendo AM,Del Rio C,Hunter-Jones J,Swan DF,Rothenberg R,Druss B

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the cases of two patients and in a rabbit with experimental syphilis, treatment of primary syphilis lesions with 5% acyclovir ointment did not affect detection of Treponema pallidum by dark-field microscopy. These results indicate that the dark-field examination need not be delayed in patients whose genital ulcers ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Roddy R,Lukehart SA,Handsfield HH

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) allow chlamydia screening in asymptomatic women who otherwise may not have pelvic examinations. How often these women have examination findings that may prompt empiric therapy is unclear. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to assess the relationship of chlamyd...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Geisler WM,Chow JM,Schachter J,McCormack WM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In October 2009, a quadrivalent vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) was licensed in the United States for males aged 9 to 26 years. The attitudes and beliefs of parents play a critical role in uptake of this vaccine because parental consent is typically required for adolescent HPV vaccination. This study ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Dempsey AF,Butchart A,Singer D,Clark S,Davis M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partner notification for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections is acceptable and feasible among female sex workers attending sexually transmitted infection clinics in Guatemala, especially for regular partners. Intention to refer the sexual partner was best predicted by attitude followed by social norms and ba...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Sabidó M,Gregg LP,Vallès X,Nikiforov M,Monzón JE,Pedroza MI,Vermund SH,Casabona J

更新日期：2012-07-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Calls for increased investment in sexually transmitted infection (STI) treatment across the developing world have been made to address the high disease burden and the association with HIV transmission. GOALS:The goals of this study were to systematically review evidence on the cost of treating curable STIs ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Terris-Prestholt F,Vyas S,Kumaranayake L,Mayaud P,Watts C

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HerpeSelect HSV-1 and HSV-2 ELISAs are glycoprotein G-based, type-specific antibody detection tests that are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for diagnosis of genital herpes. GOAL:The goal was to determine seroconversion times by means of HerpeSelect ELISAs. STUDY DESIGN:Four-hundred thirtee...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Ashley-Morrow R,Krantz E,Wald A

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After reaching an all-time low in 2000, syphilis incidence in the United States has increased as the burden shifted from heterosexuals to men who have sex with men (MSM). Houston, Texas, experienced 2 outbreaks of syphilis during this transformation in trends. Further evaluation is necessary to determine if ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hallmark CJ,Hill MJ,Luswata C,Watkins KL,Thornton L,McNeese M,Ross MW

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) has reestablished itself as an endemic sexually transmitted infection in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe and North America over the last decade. Current guidelines suggest treatment with 21 days of doxycycline; however, the evidence base for LGV treatment including i...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Simons R,Candfield S,French P,White JA

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To determine the attitudes of male and female patients to the use of chaperones during genital examination within a sexually transmitted diseases clinic. STUDY DESIGN:An anonymous, self-completed questionnaire was administered to patients attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Australia, between Sept...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Teague R,Newton D,Fairley CK,Hocking J,Pitts M,Bradshaw C,Chen M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00