Emergency care of urban women with sexually transmitted infections: time to address deficiencies.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted disease (STD)-related interventions rely on self-reported risk behavioral data, which are biased toward social desirability. It is warranted to develop methods for data triangulation. METHODS:Some questions on HIV/STD-related behaviors that were asked ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Lau JT,Yeung NC,Mui LW,Tsui HY,Gu J

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize client demographics, sexually transmitted diseases (STD) morbidity, insurance status, reasons for attending public STD clinics, and future preferences for source of STD services. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study of 2,490 clients attending five urban STD clinics for new problems with interviewer-...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Celum CL,Bolan G,Krone M,Code K,Leone P,Spaulding C,Henry K,Clarke P,Smith M,Hook EW 3rd

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies of the natural history of genital chlamydial infections in humans are sparse and have had study design limitations. An improved understanding of chlamydial natural history may influence recommendations for elements of control efforts such as chlamydia screening frequency or time parameters for partne...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Geisler WM,Wang C,Morrison SG,Black CM,Bandea CI,Hook EW 3rd

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We described sexual transmission behaviors and serodiscordant partnerships among an online sample of HIV-positive men who have sex with men (N = 416) in Asia. High rates of unprotected anal intercourse (74.8%), serodiscordant partnerships (68.5%), and unprotected sex within serodiscordant partnerships (∼60.0%) were re...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Wei C,Guadamuz TE,Lim SH,Koe S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythromycin is recommended as the alternative to tetracyclines for the treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infections. However, the usual dose of erythromycin (2 g daily for a week) is frequently associated with gastrointestinal side effects. The goal of this study was to determine whether 1 g of erythromycin daily fo...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Linnemann CC Jr,Heaton CL,Ritchey M

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the prevalence and determinants of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in women from West India, although incidence of and mortality from cervical cancer is high. METHODS:Cervical specimens were collected, and questionnaires on lifestyle and reproductive factors were administered to 2...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Sauvaget C,Nene BM,Jayant K,Kelkar R,Malvi SG,Shastri SS,Sankaranarayanan R

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined serologic markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and immunity among young Asian/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men (API MSM) in San Francisco. METHODS:Participants were 496 API MSM, aged 18 to 29 years, recruited to participate in a cross-sectional survey using a random, ve...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Choi KH,McFarland W,Neilands TB,Nguyen S,Secura G,Behel S,Mackellar D,Valleroy L

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to assess whether providing a choice of condoms would increase condom acceptability, increase self-reported use, and decrease incident sexually transmitted infection. STUDY:We randomized 414 men presenting with urethral discharge in Jamaica to receive either the "standard" cli...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Steiner MJ,Hylton-Kong T,Figueroa JP,Hobbs MM,Behets F,Smikle M,Tweedy K,Powell S,McNeil L,Brathwaite A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine levels of experience and knowledge concerning anal dysplasia, anal Pap smear tests, and human papillomavirus (HPV) among gay and other homosexually active men. STUDY DESIGN:Three hundred eighty-four men attending a large gay community event in Melbourne completed ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Pitts MK,Fox C,Willis J,Anderson J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efforts to identify and link human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons to medical care are the first steps to achieving viral suppression. In the United States, the goals are to link 85% of newly diagnosed persons to medical care in 30 days or less and for 80% to become virally suppressed by 2020. Among ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Mohammed DY,Davidow A,Martin E,Ibrahim A,Paul S,Ryan J,Bolden B

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence suggests that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection of the female anogenital tract is multifocal. Less is known of the distribution of HPVs in men. To investigate this, a prospective study was conducted of 116 men consecutively attending a clinic for ablative treatment of anogenital warts. Wart tiss...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hillman RJ,Botcherby M,Ryait BK,Hanna N,Taylor-Robinson D

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improved technologies for the cultural diagnosis of chancroid have resulted in increased interest in the management and control of genital ulcer disease. New treatment regimens have been identified, and new control strategies have evolved. These strategies now permit localized introductions of chancroid into developed...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： D'Costa LJ,Bowmer I,Nsanze H,Dylewski J,Fransen L,Plummer FA,Piot P,Ronald AR

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are at an increased risk of HIV infection and they must be targeted for increased condom use. GOAL:To identify predictors of condom use among patients with STDs. STUDY DESIGN:In a cross-sectional survey, an interview-administered questionnair...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Nuwaha F,Faxelid E,Höjer B

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Project SAFE, a gender- and culture-specific cognitive-behavioral intervention, was one of the few interventions to have demonstrated a significant reduction in sexually transmitted infections in a randomized, controlled trial. GOAL:We evaluated intervention efficacy in 379 Mexican Americans and 170 African...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Korte JE,Shain RN,Holden AE,Piper JM,Perdue ST,Champion JD,Sterneckert K

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections have been declared 1 of the top 3 urgent threats to public health. Approaches to combat resistance include targeted therapy with antibiotics previously thought to be ineffective, made possible by rapid molecular assays to predict susceptibility. Previous studies hav...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Allan-Blitz LT,Wang X,Klausner JD

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES:To describe partner notification practices for chlamydial infections among private sector clinicians. STUDY DESIGN:Telephone interviews of clinicians and patients identified through public health case reports in Seattle-King County, August-October 1998. RESULTS:Clinicians reported advising 135...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Golden MR,Whittington WL,Gorbach PM,Coronado N,Boyd MA,Holmes KK

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After reaching an all-time low in 2000, syphilis incidence in the United States has increased as the burden shifted from heterosexuals to men who have sex with men (MSM). Houston, Texas, experienced 2 outbreaks of syphilis during this transformation in trends. Further evaluation is necessary to determine if ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hallmark CJ,Hill MJ,Luswata C,Watkins KL,Thornton L,McNeese M,Ross MW

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dual contraception is important for averting HIV-1 transmission, unintended pregnancy, and maternal-to-child HIV-1 transmission. Few studies have explored contraceptive use in HIV-1 serodiscordant couples, a population at high risk for HIV-1 transmission. METHODS:Data from a prospective study of 3407 women ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Heffron R,Were E,Celum C,Mugo N,Ngure K,Kiarie J,Baeten JM,Partners in Prevention HSV\/HIV Transmission Study Team.

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transgender women and transgender men are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and may be vulnerable to other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), but the lack of surveillance data inclusive of gender identity hinders prevention and intervention strategies. METHODS:We...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Pitasi MA,Kerani RP,Kohn R,Murphy RD,Pathela P,Schumacher CM,Tabidze I,Llata E

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HerpeSelect HSV-1 and HSV-2 ELISAs are glycoprotein G-based, type-specific antibody detection tests that are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for diagnosis of genital herpes. GOAL:The goal was to determine seroconversion times by means of HerpeSelect ELISAs. STUDY DESIGN:Four-hundred thirtee...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Ashley-Morrow R,Krantz E,Wald A

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Few studies have demonstrated that bacterial vaginosis (BV) is associated with sexual behavior risk factors similar to those for other sexually transmitted diseases. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of these factors in a multivariate analysis of data from women infec...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Nilsson U,Hellberg D,Shoubnikova M,Nilsson S,Mårdh PA

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The care of patients with first episode and recurrent genital herpes differs with respect to therapy and source partner evaluation. Of 498 persons who presented with what appeared by history and symptoms to be a first episode of genital herpes, we identified 41 who had serologic evidence of re...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Diamond C,Selke S,Ashley R,Benedetti J,Corey L

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1988 and 1991, 64 homosexual men and 43 bisexual men were screened for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Southern Taiwan; 5 of them were found to carry HIV antibodies. According to a self-administered questionnaire completed before screening, the average age of the men in the study group was 27 years, and ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Ko YC,Chang SJ

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple procedure that permits the rapid identification of clinical isolates of herpes simplex virus (HSV, type 1 or type 2) on the basis of stable and type-specific differences in the EcoRI restriction endonuclease patterns of the HSV-1 and HSV-2 genomes was tested for reliability. Complete concordance was first obt...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Gerson M,Portnoy J,Hamelin C

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Theoretically, university students could be at especially high risk in a human immunodeficiency virus-type epidemic. Peak incidence of human immunodeficiency virus infection occurs in this age group. GOALS OF THIS STUDY:The purpose of this study was to examine and characterize the behavior, a...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Latman NS,Latman AI

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) has reestablished itself as an endemic sexually transmitted infection in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe and North America over the last decade. Current guidelines suggest treatment with 21 days of doxycycline; however, the evidence base for LGV treatment including i...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Simons R,Candfield S,French P,White JA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty heterosexual male patients with therapy resistant penile warts of long duration (mean 12.9 months) were treated with carbon dioxide laser, immediately followed by topical application of 0.5% idoxuridine cream twice daily for 14 days. In case of incomplete or no response to the initial treatment, the treatment pr...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Happonen HP,Lassus A,Santalahti J,Forsstrom S,Lassus J

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:South Africa has one of the world's fastest growing HIV epidemics. Genital bleeding during sexual intercourse may play a role in facilitating HIV transmission in South Africa. PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and sources of coital bleeding among men and women living in a Cape ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Kalichman SC,Simbayi LC,Cain D,Cherry C,Jooste S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:In the January-February, 1995 issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Zenilman and colleagues reported a null association between incident sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and self-reported condom use. That anomalous finding generated a flurry of letters to the editor, some of which were q...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Turner CF,Miller HG

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Methods of HIV and STD prevention, which can be controlled by the receptive partner, are a high priority for research and development. Studies on the safety of Nonoxynol-9 (N-9) on the vaginal mucosa have yielded conflicting results. No Phase I study has evaluated the effect of N-9 on the rect...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Tabet SR,Surawicz C,Horton S,Paradise M,Coletti AS,Gross M,Fleming TR,Buchbinder S,Haggitt RC,Levine H,Kelly CW,Celum CL

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00