Changes in sexual behaviour leading to the decline in the prevalence of HIV in Uganda: confirmation from multiple sources of evidence.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the experiences and views of men who have sex with men (MSM) on attending clinical sexual health services and their preferences regarding service characteristics in the context of the disproportionate burden of STIs experienced by this group. The wider study aim was to develop a risk assessment to...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Datta J,Reid D,Hughes G,Mercer CH,Wayal S,Weatherburn P

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Donovanosis, a chronic cause of genital ulceration, has recently been the subject of renewed interest after a long period of relative obscurity. The causative organism, Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, has been cultured for the first time in many years and a polymerase chain reaction diagnostic using a colorimetric de...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： O'Farrell N

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:As the global HIV pandemic enters its fourth decade, countries have collected longer time series of surveillance data, and the AIDS-specific mortality has been substantially reduced by the increasing availability of antiretroviral treatment. A refined model with a greater flexibility to fit longer time serie...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Bao L

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:The HIV prevalence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia continues to increase. While injection drug use (IDU) is leading factor, heterosexual transmission is on the rise. Little is known about female sex workers (FSWs) in the region despite the central role of commercial sex in heterosexual sexually...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Decker MR,Wirtz AL,Baral SD,Peryshkina A,Mogilnyi V,Weber RA,Stachowiak J,Go V,Beyrer C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) may be transmitted during sexual assault. In children, the isolation of a sexually transmitted organism may be the first indication that abuse has occurred. Although the presence of a sexually transmissible agent from a child beyond the neonatal period is suggestive of sexual abuse...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Hammerschlag MR

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present eight cases and review the literature of concurrent urethritis and conjunctivitis where adenovirus was identified as the causative pathogen. The focus of this review concerns the identification of specific sexual practices, symptoms, signs and any serotypes that seem more commonly associated with such adeno...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Liddle OL,Samuel MI,Sudhanva M,Ellis J,Taylor C

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate local cellular immune responses in patients with acute urethritis. METHODS:We have established T cell lines from the urethral exudate and examined their phenotype by flow cytometry. As controls, T cell lines were cultured from first pass urine specimens of asymptomatic healthy individuals. R...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Brunst M,Shahmanesh M,Sukthankar A,Pearce JH,Gaston JS

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vulvo-vaginal swabs (VVSs) are not validated for use by the manufacturers of two widely used nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis. However, there is evidence that this type of swab is suitable for diagnosis. OBJECTIVE:To validate the Cobas Taqman CT assay for th...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Skidmore S,Kaye M,Bayliss D,Devendra S

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although physician recommendation is one of the strongest predictors of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, it is unclear for whom physicians are recommending the vaccine. To help guide intervention efforts, this study investigated predictors of participant-reported physician recommendation for HPV vacci...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Gerend MA,Shepherd MA,Lustria ML,Shepherd JE

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) and syphilis are associated with increased risk of HIV, highlighting the importance of understanding their transmission dynamics. In India, most studies of HSV-2 and syphilis incidence are in high-risk populations and may not accurately reflect infectious activity. In this stud...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Hochberg CH,Schneider JA,Dandona R,Lakshmi V,Kumar GA,Sudha T,Akbar M,Ahmed GM,Ramgopal SP,Armbruster B,Alary M,Dandona L

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The incidence of HIV and STIs increased among men who have sex with men (MSM) visiting our STI clinic in Amsterdam. Interestingly, HIV increased mainly among older (> or =35 years) MSM, whereas infection rates of rectal gonorrhoea increased mainly in younger men. To explore this discrepancy we compared trend...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： van der Bij AK,Stolte IG,Coutinho RA,Dukers NH

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are important cofactors for HIV transmission, STI control has received little attention in recent years. The aim of this study was to assess STI treatment and HIV testing referral practices among health providers in Kenya. METHODS:In 2011 we assessed qu...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Mugo PM,Duncan S,Mwaniki SW,Thiong'o AN,Gichuru E,Okuku HS,van der Elst EM,Smith AD,Graham SM,Sanders EJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With increasing use of non-condom-based HIV risk reduction strategies by gay and bisexual men (GBM), we compared occasions of condomless anal intercourse with casual partners (CLAIC) that resulted in HIV transmission and similar occasions when HIV transmission did not occur. METHODS:We compared two demograp...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Down I,Ellard J,Triffitt K,Zablotska I,Hurley M,Brown G,Bradley J,Prestage G

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Course on HPV Associated Pathology (ECHPV) was founded in 1990 by a group of clinicians, pathologists, and virologists to teach important principles for the practice and management of human papillomavirus (HPV) disease to gynaecologists, dermatologists, and other medical disciplines. These guidelines are ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： von Krogh G,Lacey CJ,Gross G,Barrasso R,Schneider A

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of cases of syphilis continues to rise in the UK, USA and elsewhere and may present to a variety of clinical specialties. We report a complex case of early acquired disseminated syphilis causing an ulceronodular rash (lues maligna), orchitis, osteitis and lung nodules in an immunocompetent man who has sex w...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Rockwood N,Nwokolo N

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Considerable HIV transmission occurs among injection drug users (IDUs) in Pakistan and recently the HIV prevalence has been increasing among male (MSW), hijra (transgender; HSW) and female (FSW) sex workers. We describe past and estimate future patterns of HIV emergence among these populations in several cit...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Reza T,Melesse DY,Shafer LA,Salim M,Altaf A,Sonia A,Jayaraman GC,Emmanuel F,Thompson LH,Blanchard JF

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Comprehensive data on Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infections to guide screening services among transgender women (TGW) are limited. We studied the burden of CT/NG infections in pharyngeal, rectal and urethral sites of Thai TGW and determined missed CT/NG diagnoses if selected sit...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Hiransuthikul A,Janamnuaysook R,Sungsing T,Jantarapakde J,Trachunthong D,Mills S,Vannakit R,Phanuphak P,Phanuphak N

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:WHO estimates that 131 million new cases of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections occur globally every year. Most infections are asymptomatic. Untreated infection in women can lead to severe complications. Screening and treatment of at-risk populations is a priority for prevention and control. OB...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Kelly H,Coltart CEM,Pant Pai N,Klausner JD,Unemo M,Toskin I,Peeling RW

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Three decades into the HIV epidemic and with the advancement of HIV treatments, condom and non-condom-based anal intercourse among gay men in resource-rich countries needs to be re-assessed. METHODS:The proportions of men engaging in a range of anal intercourse practices were estimated from the ongoing cross...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Mao L,Kippax SC,Holt M,Prestage GP,Zablotska IB,de Wit JB

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether there is a link between age at first anal intercourse (AFAI) and gay men's HIV/sexually transmissible infection (STI) vulnerability, including tendencies to engage in higher risk sexual behaviour. METHODS:A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted online involving 845 Australian ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Lyons A,Pitts M,Grierson J,Smith A,McNally S,Couch M

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effectiveness of an internet-accessed STI (e-STI) testing and results service on testing uptake among young adults (16-30 years) who have never tested for STIs in London, England. METHODS:We conducted secondary analyses on data from a randomised controlled trial. In the trial, participants wer...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Wilson E,Leyrat C,Baraitser P,Free C

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Early sexual debut is a behaviour that has been associated with acquiring sexually transmitted infections. Higher schooling may delay sexual debut, thus the university population is categorised with low-risk sexual behaviours. The rate ratio of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) seroincidence according to d...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Sánchez-Alemán MA,Uribe-Salas FJ,Lazcano-Ponce EC,García-Cisneros S,Eguiza-Fano S,Conde-Glez CJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 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 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：OBJECTIVES:During the last decades, a changing epidemiological pattern of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection has emerged. Primary infection is now caused as often by HSV-1 as by HSV-2. Once established, HSV can be reactivated leading to recurrent mucocutaneous lesions as well as meningitis. Why some otherwise...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Franzen-Röhl E,Schepis D,Atterfelt F,Franck K,Wikström A,Liljeqvist JÅ,Bergström T,Aurelius E,Kärre K,Berg L,Gaines H

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of HIV and associated risk factors among female sex workers (FSWs) in border provinces of Vietnam. METHODS:911 FSWs in five border provinces of Vietnam (Lai Chau, Quang Tri, Dong Thap, An Giang, and Kien Giang) were enrolled in a cross sectional study. Subjects were interviewed u...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Thuong NV,Nhung VT,Nghia KV,Tram LT,O'Farrell N

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sexually transmitted infections (STI) and bacterial vaginosis (BV) cause female genital tract inflammation. This inflammation, which is often present in the absence of symptoms, is associated with increased susceptibility to HIV infection. We aimed to evaluate genital cytokine profiles and the degree of infl...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Masson L,Mlisana K,Little F,Werner L,Mkhize NN,Ronacher K,Gamieldien H,Williamson C,Mckinnon LR,Walzl G,Abdool Karim Q,Abdool Karim SS,Passmore JA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The principal aim of the study was to verify whether HPV infection in healthy women, as determined by HPV DNA detection, was associated with an increased risk of development of cervical lesions. METHODS:Cervical smears collected at enrolment into the prospective study conducted in Prague during 1975-83 were...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Tachezy R,Saláková M,Hamsíková E,Kanka J,Havránková A,Vonka V

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00