Targeted screening for Trichomonas vaginalis in women, a pH-based approach.

abstract：:We examined treatment-seeking behaviours amongst a consecutive sample of 188 first-time attenders at a busy genitourinary (GU) clinic in a general hospital. Participants were interviewed and completed a battery of questionnaires prior to receiving diagnosis or treatment. Delay in treatment seeking was measured in 3 wa...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Pitts MK,Woolliscroft J,Cannon S,Johnson I,Singh G

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aim to assess the prevalence of HIV sexual risk behaviours and substance use among runaway and homeless adolescents in San Francisco, Denver and New York City. Survey data were examined from 775 runaway and homeless adolescents recruited from street settings and youth agencies during 1992/1993. Nearly all (98%) rep...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Kral AH,Molnar BE,Booth RE,Watters JK

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to determine IgA, IgG antibodies to Candida albicans in whole saliva and serum from HIV-infected patients and to compare them to a group of healthy controls. The study population consisted of 34 HIV-infected individuals free of any other systemic diseases and thirty healthy controls. IgA concentratio...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Belazi M,Fleva A,Drakoulakos D,Panayiotidou D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the validity of self-reported sex and condom use by comparing self-reports with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) detection in a prospective study of 210 female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya. Participants were interviewed on recent sexual behaviours at baseline and 12-month follow-up visits. At both visits, ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Gallo MF,Behets FM,Steiner MJ,Thomsen SC,Ombidi W,Luchters S,Toroitich-Ruto C,Hobbs MM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonorrhoea and chlamydia infections in women are often regarded as asymptomatic. Syndromic management of sexually transmitted disease (STDs), however, is partially based on vaginal symptoms. We sought to better identify STD-associated symptoms in women by development of composite genitourinary symptom constructs. Stan...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Piper JM,Korte JE,Holden AE,Shain RN,Perdue S,Champion JD,Newton ER

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sub-Saharan Africa disproportionately represents the largest incidence of both HIV/AIDS and internal conflicts. The impact of conflict on HIV incidence is largely unknown. Current epidemiological evidence paradoxically suggests that in most populations affected by conflict, HIV prevalence is lower than surrounding com...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Mills EJ,Singh S,Nelson BD,Nachega JB

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data exist on hepatitis B revaccination strategies for HIV-infected individuals who do not develop immunity after the first vaccination series. A retrospective cohort study was conducted to assess the immunogenicity of the second series of hepatitis B vaccine given in standard dosing (SD) and double dosing (DD...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Chatkittikunwong G,Khawcharoenporn T

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV seroconversions and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are often clustered in social networks within community populations. The present study was carried out among men who have sex with men in Russia, where a major HIV epidemic is unfolding, and where social networks have played a historically important role. In...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Amirkhanian YA,Kelly JA,Kirsanova AV,DiFranceisco W,Khoursine RA,Semenov AV,Rozmanova VN

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have reported an inverse relationship between condom use and emotional intimacy. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between condom use and emotional intimacy. The study was a gonorrhoea case-comparison study with the samples being drawn from public health clinics (cases) and selec...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Damani R,Ross MW,Aral SO,Berman S,St Lawrence J,Williams ML

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current teaching on Reiter's syndrome is that keratoderma blennorrhagica lesions appear characteristically on the soles of feet, although they can be seen on other parts of the body infrequently. We therefore thought that it would be interesting to report the case of keratoderma blennorrhagica lesions found on the gla...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Edirisinghe DN,Sankar KN,Pattman RS

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Health Organization expects the rate of new HIV infections to decline in all global regions before the year 2005, except in South East Asia. More than 3 million people become HIV infected each year in South East Asia. It is incorrect to discuss it as a whole since the cultures in the region are so differen...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Dwyer JM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People living with HIV (PLH) in Thailand face tremendous challenges, including HIV disclosure. With the advent of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy in Thailand, the positive benefits of HIV disclosure are becoming more salient. However, there are regional variations in the levels of HIV disclosure in Thailand. We examined ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Lee SJ,Li L,Jiraphongsa C,Iamsirithaworn S,Khumtong S,Rotheram-Borus MJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haematogenous dissemination of undiagnosed urinary tuberculosis after performing extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is extremely rare. Herein, we report a 41-year-old male who presented with urosepsis to the emergency room; catheterization was performed and retention resolved. He had a tattoo on his left arm...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Tourchi A,Ebadi M,Hosseinzadeh A,Shabaninia M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this revision is to evaluate ethnicity and gender rate of enrolment in registrative clinical trials of the protease inhibitors (Pls) from 1996 to 2009. Company-sponsored, phase II or III registrative clinical trials of PIs were evaluated. Forty-nine clinical trials were included. Clinical trials were conduc...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Seminari E,De Silvestri A,Scudeller L,Scotti V,Tinelli C

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a need for new hypotheses to supplement existing explanations for the observed differences in HIV prevalence between countries and within countries. Due to high levels of viraemia during the initial phase of HIV infection, networks of concurrent regular partnerships in a community could be the determining fac...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Hudson CP

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study explored the prevalence and correlates of syphilis infection among people who use and inject drugs (PWUD/PWID) in Cambodia. Data were collected in 2017 from 1,677 PWUD/PWID living in the capital city of Phnom Penh and 11 other major provinces using the respondent-driven sampling method. The ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Yi S,Prem K,Chhoun P,Chann N,Tuot S,Mun P,Mburu G

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is a prevalent systemic immune-mediated disease with cutaneous manifestations. In HIV-infected patients, psoriasis may have a higher incidence, present atypical and more exuberant clinical features, and is frequently recalcitrant to treatment. Despite this aggravated severity, treatment options for psoriasis...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Alpalhão M,Borges-Costa J,Filipe P

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a cross-sectional study based on an open web survey with the primary objective to assess associations between the use of apps for seeking sex partners and vulnerabilities related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Brazil. Participants were recruited to th...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Martinez EZ,Morigi TZ,Galdino G,McFarland W,Zucoloto ML

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genitourinary (GU) medicine notifications for homosexually acquired Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections show a 414% increase from 1996 to 2002. However, little is known about the prevalence of CT in men who have sex with men (MSM) outside GU medicine settings. Behavioural studies show that MSM with diagnosed HIV inf...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Ruf M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Summary HIV transmission risk is increased during antiretroviral therapy (ART) use if individuals are not virologically suppressed and engage in high risk transmission behaviour. Baseline data of HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) with recent history of risky behaviour on ART for ≥3 months (n = 139) were eva...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Blumenthal J,Haubrich R,Jain S,Sun X,Dube M,Daar E,Milam J,Morris S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perceived health-related quality of life (QOL) of 113 adult people living with HIV/AIDS (PHA) attending an outpatient hospital clinic was assessed upon initial registration using the Medical Outcomes Study SF-36. QOL ratings on both physical functioning and psychological well-being aspects of the SF-36 were lower than...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Burgoyne RW,Saunders DS

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is much more frequent in patients acquiring HIV infection via the sexual route. Epidemiological studies have confirmed the likely involvement of a sexually acquired cofactor in the pathogenesis of this form of KS. We have formulated a set of postulates, epidemiological and experim...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Peters BS,Thomas BJ,Yi C,Beck EJ,Weber J,Pinching AJ,Taylor-Robinson D

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined whether social vulnerability is associated with HIV testing among South African men who have sex with men (MSM). A community-based survey was conducted with 300 MSM in Pretoria in 2008. The sample was stratified by age, race and residential status. Social vulnerability was assessed using measures o...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Knox J,Sandfort T,Yi H,Reddy V,Maimane S

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：:Two appetite stimulants, megestrol acetate and cyproheptadine were administered in a randomized trial to 14 patients who had no evidence of opportunistic infection or malabsorption but were wasted (had lost more than 5 kg body weight) as a result of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Energy intakes were cal...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Summerbell CD,Youle M,McDonald V,Catalan J,Gazzard BG

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated associations between history of syphilis infection and both cognitive function and depressive symptoms in people living with HIV (PLHIV) and comparable HIV-negative controls. Syphilis serological tests, cognitive function and depression were assessed in PLHIV and controls participating in the Pharmacokine...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： De Francesco D,Winston A,Underwood J,Cresswell FV,Anderson J,Post FA,Williams I,Mallon PW,Sachikonye M,Babalis D,Vera JH,Bagkeris E,Milinkovic A,Sabin CA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Department of Health has addressed access to genitourinary medicine services by setting targets that 100% of patients should be offered an appointment within 48 hours of contact and 95% should be seen within 48 hours. Such rapid access appointments are often declined by patients. We wished to ascertain whether pat...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Steedman NM,Worsnop V,Fernie R

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The USA and international recommendations no longer emphasize using risk factors to target groups for HIV-testing. Using a Guatemalan database of HIV tests, we developed a clinical prediction rule to guide decisions on HIV-testing. Prior to HIV-testing, data were collected on demographics, risk factors and prior testi...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Anderson MR,Samayoa B,O'Sullivan LF,Fletcher J,Arathoon E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral neuropathy is one of the most common neurological complications of HIV infection with a 30-60% lifetime prevalence. Newer HIV drugs cause less peripheral neuropathy, but patients are now living long enough to develop concomitant diabetes-related, vascular-related, and chemotherapy-related neuropathy so it c...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Smith TJ,Auwaerter P,Knowlton A,Saylor D,McArthur J

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A longitudinal study of demographic and behavioural characteristics associated with risky sexual behaviours of young men after release from prison. One hundred and six men were interviewed in prison and at one week and six months after release. Overall, 37% reported a previous sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagno...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： MacGowan RJ,Margolis A,Gaiter J,Morrow K,Zack B,Askew J,McAuliffe T,Sosman JM,Eldridge GD,Project START Study Group.

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00