UK National Audit of chlamydial infection management in sexual health clinics. case notes audit: information-giving, partner notification and follow-up.

abstract：:Genital elephantiasis (esthiomene), which is the dramatic end-result of lymphatic obstruction, is rather rare. Although mainly associated with filariasis and sexually transmitted diseases, such as lymphogranuloma venereum and donovanosis, it could also be an uncommon complication of tubercular lymphadenitis, a common ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Sarkar R,Kaur C,Thami GP,Kanwar AJ

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：:Previous research conducted to examine the implications of using audio-computerized (A-CASI) procedures to gather sensitive sexual behaviour data has provided mixed results. The purpose of this study was to assess differences in the disclosure of HIV risk behaviours between subjects interviewed face to face and subjec...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Jennings TE,Lucenko BA,Malow RM,Dévieux JG

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The classical lesion of primary syphilis is a solitary, indurated, painless chancre. Atypical presentations, such as herpetiform ulceration, are well recognized. However, there are few references in the medical literature to primary syphilis presenting as balanitis or balanoposthitis. We report two cases of primary sy...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Babu CS,Vitharana S,Higgins SP

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with (i) longer patient travel time to genitourinary (GU) medicine clinics and (ii) not attending the nearest clinic. Questionnaires were completed by 4600 new attendees from seven sociodemographically and geographically different GU clinics across ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Olonilua O,Ross JD,Mercer C,Keane F,Brook G,Cassell JA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An HIV-positive African woman developed severe constitutional symptoms associated with rebound viraemia during a planned antiretroviral treatment interruption, requiring reinitiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy. ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Freedman E,Dhaliwal K,Estcourt C,Baily G

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The copper intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is strongly associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV). Hormonal influences may play a role in the control of vaginal flora. It is unclear whether use of the progesterone-incorporated intrauterine system (IUS; Mirena) is associated with abnormal vaginal flora or genita...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Neale R,Knight I,Keane F

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scolecobasidium sp. are commensal soil and water thermophilic dematiaceous fungi. They are commonly isolated as contaminants from respiratory secretions due to their abundant presence in water supplies, but they are also rare yet emerging culprits producing severe opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individu...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Pundhir P,Tuda C,Vincentelli C,Morlote D,Rivera C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine, among 2 groups of individuals with different risk profiles, the similarity of their attitudes towards vaccines for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and non-STDs. Subjects were recruited from an undergraduate psychology class at an urban university (n=518) or were participa...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Lewis LM,Stanberry LR,Rosenthal SL,Stewart DA,Succop PA,Bernstein DI

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stavudine is a potent nucleoside analogue and a well-recognized component of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Clinical trials have shown stavudine to have a superior or at least comparable virological efficacy and immune reconstitution when compared with other nucleoside analogues. Studies have shown that the pre...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Martínez E

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the success of combination antiretroviral therapies, people living with HIV (PLWH) are at an increased risk of developing diverse malignancies, including oral cancer. We here present two cases of PLWH where the early diagnosis of potentially malignant disorders in the oral cavity impacted their treatment and s...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Anaya-Saavedra G,Ramírez-Amador V,Castillejos-García I,Saeb-Lima M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary HIV can be asymptomatic or result in a severe symptomatic illness. Common symptoms are pyrexia, pharyngitis, malaise, lethargy, maculopapular rash, mucous membrane ulceration, lymphadenopathy and headache. It can be reliably diagnosed by a positive virologic test in the absence of HIV-specific antibodies. Prog...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Apoola A,Ahmad S,Radcliffe K

更新日期：2002-02-01 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：: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

abstract：:The two major risk groups for acquisition of HIV in the UK are gay men and IDUs. Individuals from these risk groups vary in a number of respects in their life-style, which have the potential to affect the course of their HIV disease. This study compares gay men and IDUs from the Lothian Region of Scotland with respect...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Ross JD,Brettle R,Zhu C,Haydon G,Elton RA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is important to assess uptake of a new vaccine. The present survey estimated the uptake of the recently introduced human papillomavirus vaccine (HPVV) in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and also explored barriers to uptake. A questionnaire survey was conducted in secondary schools, enrolling 334 girls. The uptake percenta...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Al-Nuaimi NS,Al-Ghas YS,Al-Owais AH,Grivna M,Schneider J,Nagelkerke NJ,Bernsen RM

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the incidence of HIV among women on probation, parole and alternatives to incarceration programs is significant to public health, drivers of this concentrated epidemic among women under community corrections remain understudied. This study examined prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections and the...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： El-Bassel N,Marotta PL,Shaw SA,Chang M,Ma X,Goddard-Eckrich D,Hunt T,Johnson K,Goodwin S,Almonte M,Gilbert L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syphilis rates have been increasing in men who have sex with men (MSM) in London. To describe risk behaviour and refine public health interventions, we conducted prospective enhanced surveillance of new syphilis cases in MSM attending selected London sexual health clinics (SHCs) between October 2016 and January 2017. ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Rana S,Macdonald N,French P,Jarman J,Patel S,Portman M,Suchak T,Sullivan A,White J,Crook P

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：:Little information is available on the prevalence of herpes simplex type-2 (HSV-2) antibodies among groups at potential high risk of HIV in Asia. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of HSV-2 antibodies and correlates of HSV-2 infection in female sex workers (FSWs) in border provinces of Vietnam. Nin...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： O'Farrell N,Thuong NV,Nghia KV,Tram LT,Long NT

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to determine the factors associated with partner notification (PN) of sexually transmitted infection (STI) exposure among pregnant, low income, Mexican-American (MA) and African-American (AA) women and their male sexual partners. We used a cross-sectional analysis of 166 pregnant women wit...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Thurman AR,Holden AE,Shain R,Perdue S,Piper J

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to describe the prevalence, trends and factors associated with late diagnosis of HIV infection between 2001 and 2008 in Catalonia, Spain. Adults over 13 years of age with available CD4 cell counts, who were notified to the Catalonia Voluntary HIV Surveillance System between January 2001 and December 2008, we...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Vives N,Carnicer-Pont D,García de Olalla P,Camps N,Esteve A,Casabona J,HIV and STI Surveillance Group.

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a patient with a large Buschke-Lowenstein tumour which had previously recurred following local excision. A preferred treatment modality for this rare variant of human papillomavirus has not been clearly defined. Treatment with chemo-radiotherapy in this case resulted in complete resolution of the...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Armstrong N,Foley G,Wilson J,Finan P,Sebag-Montefiore D

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A combination of in-depth interviews (n = 38) and surveys (n = 203) were used to (1) identify strategies to recruit persons at high risk for HIV infection; (2) determine whether one strategy was more successful than others; and (3) describe motivators and barriers to participation in HIV-prevention studies. From in-de...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Ogendo A,Otieno F,Nyikuri M,Shinde S,Nyambura M,Pals S,Chege W,Gust DA

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:Understanding the epidemiologic definition of epidemic versus non-epidemic spread of an infectious disease agent and the different patterns of heterosexual HIV transmission are needed to fully understand the low potential for heterosexual HIV epidemics in most heterosexual populations. Epidemic sexual HIV transmission...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Chin J,Bennett A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The persistent sexual arousal syndrome (PSAS) is a newly described entity where the woman becomes involuntarily genitally aroused for extended periods of time in the absence of sexual desire and is distressed by this situation. The cause of this sexual problem is not well understood. We describe such a case where the ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Bell C,Richardson D,Goldmeier D,Crowley T,Kocsis A,Hill S

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：: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：:To assess the efficacy of a novel glycosylated mammalian cell derived recombinant human interferon-beta (r-hIFN-beta-1a) in the intralesional treatment of genital condylomata acuminata. The study was randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled. Patients (n=60) with up to 8 distinct condylomata acuminata were rando...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Bornstein J,Pascal B,Zarfati D,Goldshmid N,Abramovici H

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00