Process, efficacy and sample demographics of three approaches to behavioural surveillance for gonorrhoea: case interviews, place surveys, and network studies.

abstract：:Home treatment with podophyllotoxin or imiquimod are commonly prescribed therapies for anogenital warts. It is important to ascertain if patients are locating all lesions for treatment and if they know when they are clear of them. We set out to assess patients' ability to determine the number and location of their gen...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Carey FM,Quah SP,Dinsmore W,Maw RD

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Associations between sexual risk and alcohol consumption may be self-evident but have eluded detailed examination in the UK. A cohort of 520 genitourinary (GU) medicine clinic attenders in the south of England were given a detailed questionnaire and compared with a matched cohort from the General Household Survey (GHS...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Standerwick K,Davies C,Tucker L,Sheron N

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:This paper assesses the associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and sexual risks among HIV-positive female drinkers in St Petersburg, Russia. Survey and STI data were analysed from 285 women in HERMITAGE, a secondary prevention study of HIV-positive heavy drinker...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Urada LA,Raj A,Cheng DM,Quinn E,Bridden C,Blokhina EA,Krupitsky E,Samet JH

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reducing the number of sex partners and using condoms are the major means for individuals to protect themselves from STDs and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. To identify predictors of having only one sex partner in the last year and to assess knowledge and use of condoms among women of reproductive age in Dar-es-Salaam, T...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Kapiga SH,Lwihula GK,Shao JF,Hunter DJ

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to explore the epidemiology of HIV and syphilis at population level in young Chinese adults. The study was carried out in six areas of three Chinese provinces: Zhejiang, Yunnan and Shaanxi. All couples attending the compulsory premarital examination were recruited. Routinely taken blood was collected...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Hesketh T,Tang F,Wang ZB,Huang XM,Williams D,Cubitt DW,Tomkins AM

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite many reports of HIV-infected African children who have HIV-uninfected mothers, little is known about the extent and modes of horizontal HIV transmission in African children. We estimated the extent of horizontal HIV transmission in Swazi children by comparing child and mother HIV statuses in the 2006-2007 Swaz...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Okinyi M,Brewer DD,Potterat JJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI), sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics in a population of male sex workers (MSW) in Antwerp, Belgium. Between September 1999 and March 2004, 129 MSW were reached by Gh@pro, an outreach programme providing pre...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Leuridan E,Wouters K,Stalpaert M,Van Damme P

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：:Sexually transmitted rectal infections with Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) have been well documented in men who have sex with men (MSM). Few studies have described infections in women who engage in anal intercourse. We performed testing for rectal infections in women who reported ano-recepti...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Hunte T,Alcaide M,Castro J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among HIV-infected versus HIV-uninfected adolescents. This secondary analysis of a national, multisite study included adolescents aged 12-18 years who were behaviourally HIV-infected (n = 346) or HIV-uninfected but at-risk (n = 182...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Mullins TL,Rudy BJ,Wilson CM,Sucharew H,Kahn JA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) continue to be the most common notifiable infectious conditions worldwide. Their unacceptably high incidence is underlined by the recent emergence of a (presently) incurable and lethal STD--human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection--which merits its description as a pandemic, an...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Mulhall BP

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As few studies have compared the clinical features of rectal gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men with or without concurrent chlamydial infection, this longitudinal study was undertaken to address this issue. The cohort consisted of 129 men with rectal gonorrhoea, 34 of whom had concurrent chlamydiae. Symptoms of p...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： McMillan A,Young H

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) has a higher incidence in some parts of Africa than anywhere else in the world. Recent studies in western homosexual men with AIDS-KS suggest that KS may be caused by a putative sexually transmissible agent. Our analytical review of studies on KS in Africa before and during the AIDS era reveals a...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Matondo P,Sivapalan S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of the study were, 1. To ascertain if sexual health physicians and practitioners believe a question concerning a past history of non-consensual sex should be asked routinely and are asking it. 2. To identify whether sexual health services have established protocols to integrate this question into practi...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Hurst C,MacDonald J,Say J,Read J

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of asymptomatic rectal bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) on rectal HIV viral load (VL). A prospective cohort study of HIV-positive men who have sex with men attending a tertiary centre in London, UK, for their routine HIV care was performed. Forty-two ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Davies O,Costelloe S,Cross G,Dew T,O'Shea S,White J,Fox J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Sexual Health Strategy, the targets of HIV testing uptake in genitourinary medicine clinics (GUM) are set at 40% by year 2004 and 60% by 2007. We assessed the uptake of HIV test amongst GUM clinic attendees, more than six months after introducing an information leaflet in place of verbal pre-test counselling (P...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Das S,Huengsberg M,Radcliffe K

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A questionnaire survey and case notes audit reviewing management of epididymo-orchitis (E-O) by 34 Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) clinics located in the North Thames was undertaken. Twenty-two clinics (65%) returned completed questionnaires and audited a total of 83 newly diagnosed cases. All participating clinics offer...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Dale AW,Wilson JD,Forster GE,Daniels D,Brook MG

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：:Accelerating antiretroviral therapy (ART) administration, improving retention, and achieving viral suppression in low- and middle-income countries must be prioritized. We evaluated trends and disparities in these milestones in a large Latin American cohort. Adults starting ART (ARTstart) from 2003 to 2014 at Caribbean...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Wolff MJ,Cortes CP,Mejìa FA,Padgett D,Belaunzarán-Zamudio P,Grinsztejn B,Giganti MJ,McGowan CC,Rebeiro PF,Caribbean, Central and South America network for HIV epidemiology (CCASAnet).

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis is an uncommon cancer, though in one study it accounted for 90% of all penile cancers. Its association with balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) is a rare though recognized occurrence. We describe a case of a 46-year-old Caucasian male who first presented to our open-access clinic w...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Goolamali SI,Pakianathan M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the mid-1980s Australia experienced a remarkable decline in HIV incidence that can rightly be considered a public health milestone of global importance. The effects of this decline lasted for about 20 years and greatly benefited all Australians. In contrast, as we enter the mid-2000s, we see the global epidemic...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Plummer D,Irwin L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This systematic review and meta-analysis tries to determine whether there is an association between the use of protease inhibitors (PIs) and the incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and/or metabolic syndrome (MS) in HIV-infected patients. A systematic literature search was performed using MEDLINE/PubMed, CENTRAL, LILAC...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Echecopar-Sabogal J,D'Angelo-Piaggio L,Chanamé-Baca DM,Ugarte-Gil C

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal transplant recipients represent a patient subgroup for whom the effective treatment of genital warts poses a significant problem in genitourinary medicine. This case demonstrates the safe and effective treatment of resistant perianal warts in a male renal transplant recipient using imiquimod. ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Gayed SL

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transition of clinical trial data to changes in routine clinical practice is often a slow process. We describe a rapid transition of patients from one form of antiviral therapy to a modified and potentially safer version that can occur quickly when there are no financial or organisational restrictions on the presc...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Smith DE,Tom M,Bowden BH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current cervical screening guidelines lay the duty of care of women under 25 years of age on genitourinary (GU) medicine clinics. To date there has not been an extensive review of cervical cytology results sourced from GU medicine departments. We reviewed the annual reports of the cervical screening programme, wit...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Markos AR

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of published and unpublished data indicates the prevalence of high-risk behaviours for HIV transmission in segments of the Bangladeshi population. These include casual unprotected sex, heterosexual as well as between males, prior to and after marriage. Intravenous drug use (IVDU) exists though illicit drugs a...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Gibney L,Choudhury P,Khawaja Z,Sarker M,Vermund SH

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cases of syphilis have been increasing in the UK and it remains an important public health problem. Here, we provide an overview of syphilis, its presentation, diagnosis and management. ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Eccleston K,Collins L,Higgins SP

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The completeness of a 'first consultation' human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) clinical history before and after the introduction of an HIV proforma was audited by a retrospective case notes review. Twenty key variables considered essential to every history were assessed. There was a significant improvement in the docu...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Natha M,Sheehy C,Pollard M,Pakianathan M,Prime K

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of lung cancer has been increasing among HIV-positive patients. The majority of these cases were in patients previously diagnosed as HIV-positive and treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Here, we report a 56-year-old male patient with lung cancer, who was diagnosed as HIV-positive a...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Sugawara E,Yamamoto K,Umeda S,Suzuki S,Kurata M,Endo Y,Uchibori K,Akashi T,Inase N,Kitagawa M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00