Validation of COBAS Taqman CT for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in vulvo-vaginal swabs.

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV is now well established in the Caribbean, with prevalence in several countries being surpassed only by those of sub-Saharan Africa. Continuing inward migration from the Caribbean and a high incidence of some bacterial STIs among Britain's black Caribbean communities, suggests a considerable potential for...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Dougan S,Payne LJ,Brown AE,Fenton KA,Logan L,Evans BG,Gill ON

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is a dearth of published information on the characteristics of sex workers in Pakistan. This study sought to characterise and compare hijra and non-hijra sex workers from eight large cities in Pakistan. DESIGN:χ(2) and Kruskal-Wallis tests, and multivariable logistic regression were used where appropr...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Shaw SY,Emmanuel F,Adrien A,Holte-McKenzie M,Archibald CP,Sandstrom P,Blanchard JF

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In 2006, a new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis (nvCT) was reported in Sweden. Because of a cryptic plasmid deletion, the nvCT was undetectable in several of the genetic diagnostic systems used worldwide at the time. This study aimed to evaluate whether the nvCT was present in specimens obtained from patient...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Jurstrand M,Fredlund H,Unemo M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore ideas of truck drivers and villagers from rural Tanzania about heterosexual anal sex (HAS) and the associated health risks. METHODS:Qualitative study using 8 in-depth interviews (IDIs) and 2 focus group discussions (FGDs) with truck drivers and 16 IDIs and 4 FGDs with villagers from the Morogoro r...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Mtenga S,Shamba D,Wamoyi J,Kakoko D,Haafkens J,Mongi A,Kapiga S,Geubbels E

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:HIV transmission is ongoing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the UK. Sex without a condom (condomless sex, CLS) is the main risk factor. We investigated the prevalence of and factors associated with types of CLS. METHODS:Cross-sectional questionnaire study in UK HIV clinics in 2011/2012 (ASTRA). MSM ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Daskalopoulou M,Rodger AJ,Phillips AN,Sherr L,Elford J,McDonnell J,Edwards S,Perry N,Wilkins E,Collins S,Johnson AM,Burman WJ,Speakman A,Lampe FC,ASTRA Study Group.

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of rectal chlamydia infection in a cohort of men who have sex with men (MSM) and the proportion of infection that would be missed without routine screening. METHODS:MSM presenting to four HIV/GUM outpatient clinics at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust between...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Annan NT,Sullivan AK,Nori A,Naydenova P,Alexander S,McKenna A,Azadian B,Mandalia S,Rossi M,Ward H,Nwokolo N

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adamantiades-Behçet's disease was diagnosed in a 42 year old Turkish patient with recurrent oral aphthae, genital ulcerations, papules, and sterile pustules, histologically presenting as cutaneous vasculitis, and intermittent arthritis with joint effusion particularly of the knees. Six months after initial improvement...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Meljanac N,Dippel E,Zouboulis CC

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genital warts (condyloma acuminatum) remain one of the most commonly reported sexually transmitted infections (STI) worldwide. Most genital warts are caused by non-oncogenic human papilloma virus. Recurrence is common and many patients receive several rounds of treatment. There are limited data in the litera...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Marra F,Ogilvie G,Colley L,Kliewer E,Marra CA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy is to deliver a healthy uninfected child to a healthy mother, without prejudicing the future treatment opportunities of the mother. The use of zidovudine monotherapy rapidly became standard practice once it had been shown to reduce by 67% mother to child transmission in w...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Taylor GP,Lyall EG,Mercey D,Smith R,Chester T,Newell ML,Tudor-Williams G

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, members of the TF/STD: share the common goal of reducing the STD burden and slowing the spread of HIV in the most affected and vulnerable countries in eastern Europe and central Asia contribute financially, technically, or in kind to the implementation of a joint strategy which aims: to create an enabling ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Waugh MA

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure prevalence of selected sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV among female sex workers (SWs) in the red light area of Surat, India, and to evaluate the performance of STI syndrome guidelines (for general population women in India) in this group against the standard aetiological diagnosis of...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Desai VK,Kosambiya JK,Thakor HG,Umrigar DD,Khandwala BR,Bhuyan KK

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare normative beliefs about sexual health in young men and women from black Caribbean, black African, and white ethnic groups in order to better understand ethnic inequalities in sexual health. METHODS:Focus group discussions with young people living in an area with known high prevalence of gonorrhoe...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Connell P,McKevitt C,Low N

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop an analytical understanding of non-cohabiting sex partnering in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using nationally representative sexual behaviour data. METHOD:A non-homogenous Poisson stochastic process model was used to describe the dynamics of non-cohabiting sex. The model was applied to 25 countries in...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Omori R,Chemaitelly H,Abu-Raddad LJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the level of awareness of genital chlamydial infection, and level of knowledge related to this infection, in genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic attenders. METHODS:500 consecutive patients attending a GUM clinic for the first time during a 3 month study period were invited to complete an anonym...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Kellock DJ,Piercy H,Rogstad KE

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Online testing for STIs might complement regular care provided by general practitioners or STI clinics. Two types of online testing can be distinguished, self-testing and self-sampling (sending sample to a laboratory for diagnosis). Online testing can occur without consultation with a healthcare professional...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： den Daas C,Sukel B,Bos H,van den Broek I 1st

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To date, the epidemic of HIV infection in Scotland has been primarily associated with injecting drug use. However, the epidemiology of HIV in Scotland changed in the late 1980s, with homosexual men becoming the largest group at risk of HIV infection and AIDS. Our aim was to describe homosexual men's sexual ri...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Hart GJ,Flowers P,Der GJ,Frankis JS

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence and clinical features of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infection in men. METHODS:Men attending a public STD clinic in Baltimore, Maryland, were evaluated between March and July 2000. Clinicians recorded a standardised history and clinical examination. Urethral swab specimens were col...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Wendel KA,Erbelding EJ,Gaydos CA,Rompalo AM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying predictors that contribute to geographical disparities in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is necessary. This study assesses the spatial relationship between condom availability to locations of STIs in order to better understand these geographical disparities. OBJECTIVES:We conducted a con...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Shacham E,Nelson EJ,Schulte L,Bloomfield M,Murphy R

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess HIV and syphilis prevalence, HIV-related behaviours and testing for HIV in female sex workers (FSW) in Sudan. DESIGN:Bio-behavioural surveys using respondent-driven sampling were carried out among FSW in the capital cities of 14 states in Sudan in 2011-2012. HIV and syphilis testing was done by ra...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Elhadi M,Elbadawi A,Abdelrahman S,Mohammed I,Bozicevic I,Hassan EA,Elmukhtar M,Ahmed S,Abdelraheem MS,Mubarak N,Elsanousi S,Setayesh H

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the importance of world region of birth as a risk factor for HIV-1 infection, the likelihood of having an HIV-1 infection diagnosed and the likelihood of having another coexisting acute sexually transmitted infection (STI) among attenders at genitourinary medicine clinics. SUBJECTS:Specimens fr...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： McGarrigle CA,Nicoll A

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to ascertain the attitudes of men who have sex with men (MSM) to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and to determine the age at which MSM would be willing to ask for the HPV vaccine in relation to their age of sexual debut. Of 205 MSM attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre between December 2...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Simatherai D,Bradshaw CS,Fairley CK,Bush M,Heley S,Chen MY

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Almost half of all new HIV infections in Thailand occur among low-risk partners of people infected with HIV, so it is important to include people infected with HIV in prevention efforts. METHODS:Risk for HIV transmission was assessed among people with HIV attending routine care at the National Infectious Di...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Tunthanathip P,Lolekha R,Bollen LJ,Chaovavanich A,Siangphoe U,Nandavisai C,Suksripanich O,Sirivongrangson P,Wiratchai A,Inthong Y,Eampokalap B,Ausavapipit J,Akarasewi P,Fox KK

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of syphilis and HIV continue to be important yet preventable causes of perinatal and infant morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES:To systematically review, critically appraise and perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the operational characteristics of dual rapid diagnostic t...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Gliddon HD,Peeling RW,Kamb ML,Toskin I,Wi TE,Taylor MM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To link local proinflammatory cytokines with HIV related nucleic acids in cervico-vaginal secretions and the factors associated with them. METHODS:An observational study on 60 HIV positive women attending the department of obstetrics and gynaecology, University of Pavia, Italy. HIV-1 RNA in plasma, proviral...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Zara F,Nappi RE,Brerra R,Migliavacca R,Maserati R,Spinillo A

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review the uptake of a new service for condom provision in the under 16s. METHODS:A retrospective case note review of attenders at an inner London sexual health clinic. RESULTS:The service was audited over a 3 month period in the spring of 2000. There were 97 individual attendances, 94% (92) male and 6%...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Wright S,Tobin R,Kell P,Franks J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the validity and performance of a number of rapid indicators for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in female prostitutes in Dakar, Senegal; characteristics of these indicators were rapidly obtainable, easy to perform, accurate, useful at district level, and reasonable cost. MET...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Ndoye I,Mboup S,De Schryver A,Van Dyck E,Moran J,Samb ND,Sakho ML,Thior I,Wade A,Heymann DL,Meheus A

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To ascertain recommendations for the treatment of gonorrhoea in the WHO Western Pacific Region (WPR) following the emergence of "cephalosporin-resistant" Neisseria gonorrhoeae and to relate these to clinical and laboratory measures directed towards disease and antibiotic resistance control. WHO WPR Gonococcal Antimicr...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Tapsall JW

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This exploratory study compared the frequency of condom use errors and problems between men reporting that condom use for penile-vaginal sex was a mutual decision compared with men making the decision unilaterally. METHODS:Nearly 2000 people completed a web-based questionnaire. A sub-sample of 660 men repor...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Crosby R,Milhausen R,Sanders SA,Graham CA,Yarber WL

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess STD management in primary healthcare facilities where STD clinics and syndromic management guidelines had been introduced. METHODS:In 26 health facilities in selected sites, we observed management of all STD patients presenting in the adult general or STD clinic. We assessed the referral system by ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Mbofana FS,Brito FJ,Saifodine A,Cliff JL

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine sources of repeat Chlamydia trachomatis infections using behavioural and molecular methods. METHODS:Women with C. trachomatis had baseline and 4-month follow-up visits consisting of behavioural surveys and genotyping of C. trachomatis. Frequencies and population-attributable risk percentages (PAR%...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Niccolai LM,Livingston KA,Laufer AS,Pettigrew MM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00