Azithromycin treatment failure among primary and secondary syphilis patients in Shanghai.

abstract：:We believe this to be the first report of coexisting polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-confirmed primary genital and ocular syphilis in a patient with penicillin allergy treated with doxycycline. The case examines the use of nonpenicillin and corticosteroid treatment of ocular syphilis and highlights the risk of eye inv...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hamill MM,Seppings L,Kit V,Antao S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) is a well-recognized clinical problem in genitourinary medicine clinics, but its etiology and optimal management are poorly understood. GOAL:The authors showed previously that antibody to chlamydial hsp60 is associated with urethritis 30 to 92 days after treatment of a...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Horner P,Thomas B,Gilroy C,Egger M,McClure M,Taylor-Robinson D

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate factors associated with recurrent chlamydial infection and failure to return for retesting in socioeconomically disadvantaged women (aged 16-24 years) entering the National Job Training Program, 1998--2005. GOAL:To evaluate sociodemographic characteristics of young women associated with recurren...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Joesoef MR,Weinstock HS,Johnson RE

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about cytokine responses to syphilis infection in HIV-1-infected individuals. METHODS:We retrospectively identified patients with HIV-1 and Treponema pallidum coinfection. Plasma samples from before, during, and after coinfection were analyzed for interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10,...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Knudsen A,Benfield T,Kofoed K

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are complex, synergistic, and persistent sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemics affecting gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in every major urban centre across North America. We explored the spatial architecture of egocentric sexual networks for gbMSM in Toronto, Canada. ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Gesink D,Wang S,Guimond T,Kimura L,Connell J,Salway T,Gilbert M,Mishra S,Tan D,Burchell AN,Brennan DJ,Logie CH,Grace D

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) and human herpesvirus-8 (HHV8) infections are sexually transmitted and respectively associated with the development of oropharyngeal carcinoma and Kaposi sarcoma. The aim of the study was to evaluate HPV prevalence and its possible correlation with HHV8 oral shedding, in relat...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Del Mistro A,Baboci L,Frayle-Salamanca H,Trevisan R,Bergamo E,Lignitto L,Sasset L,Cecchetto MG,Cattelan AM,Calabró ML

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Standard counseling at nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) diagnosis includes advice to abstain from sex for at least 7 days and until symptoms resolve. METHODS:From December 2014 to July 2018, we enrolled men who have sex with men and received azithromycin (1 g) for NGU at the Public Health-Seattle and King Cou...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Chambers LC,Hughes JP,Glick SN,Morgan JL,Lowens MS,Robinson TS,Romano SS,Leipertz GL,Jensen JS,Khosropour CM,Fredricks DN,Golden MR,Manhart LE

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malawi adopted syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections in 1993. Based on clinical efficacy and cost, gentamicin 240 mg intramuscularly, and doxycycline 100 mg twice daily x 7 days was selected as the first line regimen to treat urethritis. We sought to establish current laboratory-based Neiss...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Brown LB,Krysiak R,Kamanga G,Mapanje C,Kanyamula H,Banda B,Mhango C,Hoffman M,Kamwendo D,Hobbs M,Hosseinipour MC,Martinson F,Cohen MS,Hoffman IF

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Small ethnographic and clinic-based studies indicate that crack-smoking sex workers are at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted diseases (STD). STUDY GOALS:To examine the prevalence of risky sexual behaviors and HIV and STD in a large sample of street-recr...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Jones DL,Irwin KL,Inciardi J,Bowser B,Schilling R,Word C,Evans P,Faruque S,McCoy HV,Edlin BR

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate opportunities for earlier human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosis within a comprehensive public health care system. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients between September 2001 and December 2003. RESULTS:One hundred twenty of 348 (34%) newly diagnosed H...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Jenkins TC,Gardner EM,Thrun MW,Cohn DL,Burman WJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with multiple sex partners forget a significant proportion of their partners, and drug injectors forget a large proportion of the persons with whom they inject drugs. This incomplete reporting poses a problem for partner notification and social network research on infectious disease. GOAL:To evaluate...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Brewer DD,Garrett SB

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Female-controlled methods of HIV prevention, such as vaginal microbicides, are urgently needed, particularly among drug-involved women. Acceptability research is critical to product development. GOAL:To assess the acceptability of forms and application methods for future microbicides. DESIGN...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hammett TM,Mason TH,Joanis CL,Foster SE,Harmon P,Robles RR,Finlinson HA,Feudo R,Vining-Bethea S,Jeter G,Mayer KH,Doherty-Iddings P,Seage GR 3rd

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measurement of human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) incidence among female sex workers in Rwanda is a key part of preparing for HIV prevention trials. METHODS:HIV-negative, nonpregnant female sex workers (N =397) were tested for HIV-1, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy quarterly for 12 months, and...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Braunstein SL,Ingabire CM,Kestelyn E,Uwizera AU,Mwamarangwe L,Ntirushwa J,Nash D,Veldhuijzen NJ,Nel A,Vyankandondera J,van de Wijgert JH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The female condom is a viable option for women to protect themselves from HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases. GOAL:The goal was to examine the level of female condom use and factors associated with frequency of use among US women living in San Francisco and Oakland, California. STUDY DES...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Choi KH,Gregorich SE,Anderson K,Grinstead O,Gómez CA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Failure of uncomplicated gonococcal infections acquired in the Far East to respond to doses of ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been identified in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In the Republic of the Philippi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Knapp JS,Wongba C,Limpakarnjanarat K,Young NL,Parekh MC,Neal SW,Buatiang A,Chitwarakorn A,Mastro TD

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ureaplasma urealyticum strains isolated from urethral specimens of 112 patients with nongonococcal urethritis, 17 with gonorrhea, and 33 asymptomatic carriers (controls) were tested by the growth-inhibition test with standard ureaplasma antisera (serotypes 1-8). Cases with more than one serotype (two to four types) we...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Crăcea E,Constantinescu S,Lazar M

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine changes in the sexual behavior of London gay men between 1998 and 2008. METHODS:Gay men using London gyms were surveyed annually between 1998 and 2005, and again in 2008 (n=6064; range, 482-834 per year). Information was collected on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status of the respondent, un...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Lattimore S,Thornton A,Delpech V,Elford J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most Australian men who have sex with men who underwent rapid testing for syphilis using the Determine Syphilis TP immunoassay indicated a preference for rapid testing over conventional serology. Most also indicated that they would test for syphilis more frequently if rapid syphilis testing was available in a clinic s...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Lee D,Fairley C,Cummings R,Bush M,Read T,Chen M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 35-day period, 32 isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains were collected by culture from patients with positive nucleic acid amplification test results in Nuuk, Greenland, where ciprofloxacin is the preferred treatment. All isolates were quinolone susceptible, suggesting that resistance is rare. Sampling pa...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Pedersen ML,Clausen-Dichow P,Poulsen P,Nyborg H,Jensen JS

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At a clinic for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, 1,453 patients were examined for pharyngeal colonization with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. A history of oral sex was reported by 895 (61.2%) of the patients. N. gonorrhoeae was isolated from the pharynges of 42 (2.9%) of the 1,453 patients. Twenty-seven of the 42 p...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Osborne NG,Grubin L

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is an important cause of genital ulcers and can increase the risk for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission. Our objective was to determine the incidence and correlates of HSV-2 infection in HIV-1-seronegative Kenyan men reporting high-risk sexual behavi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Okuku HS,Sanders EJ,Nyiro J,Ngetsa C,Ohuma E,McClelland RS,Price MA,Graham SM

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:Four alternative strategies for the management of men with acute urethritis were analyzed: treating patients with tetracycline, with or without a urethral culture, without basing the initial treatment decision on the results of a gram-stained smear; treating patients with penicillin, without basing initial treatment o...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Braun P,Sherman H,Komaroff AL

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The Syva Micro Trak enzyme immunoassay (EIA) is used widely for screening women infected with Chlamydia trachomatis. Confirmatory tests used in conjunction with EIA screening have shown that false-positive results are common. GOALS:To evaluate the specificity of the Syva MicroTrak EIA by conf...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Beebe JL,Masters H,Jungkind D,Heltzel DM,Weinberg A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND GOAL:Patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) serve as a bridge population to transmit HIV from higher-risk to lower-risk populations. Our goal was to understand the level of risk behaviors and HIV/STD-related knowledge as well as attitudes among STD patients in China. STUDY DESIGN:An anonymou...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Lau JT,Chen R,Wang Q,Diao J,Tsui H,Yuan W

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Errors in the classification of male circumcision status could bias studies linking infection to lack of circumcision. GOAL:To determine the frequency and factors associated with the reproducibility of reporting circumcision status. STUDY DESIGN:Secondary analysis of data using logistic regression modeling...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Diseker RA 3rd,Lin LS,Kamb ML,Peterman TA,Kent C,Zenilman J,Lentz A,Douglas JM Jr,Rhodes F,Malotte KC,Iatesta M

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lifetime cost estimates are a useful tool in measuring the economic burden of HIV in the United States. Previous estimation methods need to be updated, given improving antiretroviral therapy regimens and updated costs. METHODS:We used an updated version of the agent-based model Progression and Transmission ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Bingham A,Shrestha RK,Khurana N,Jacobson E,Farnham PG

更新日期：2021-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis screening was performed in a cohort of 100 men who have sex with men. A nucleic acid amplification test on a pooled sample of first-pass urine, pharyngeal, and anorectal specimens was compared with results on nonpooled samples. Despite an excellent agreement (Cohen κ, 0....

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Thielemans E,Wyndham-Thomas C,Henrard S,De Vleeschouwer A,Steensels D,Montesinos I,Debaisieux L,Delforge ML,Van Vooren JP,Goffard JC

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the many options available, selecting an HIV test for a particular clinical or research setting can be daunting. Making an informed decision requires an assessment of the likelihood of acute infection in the test population and an understanding of key aspects of the tests themselves. The ability of individual te...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hurt CB,Nelson JAE,Hightow-Weidman LB,Miller WC

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Male circumcision (MC) decreases the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition in men. We explored associations between MC of the primary sex partner and women's risk of acquisition of chlamydial (Ct), gonococcal (GC), or trichomonal (Tv) infections. METHODS:We analyzed data from a prospective ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Turner AN,Morrison CS,Padian NS,Kaufman JS,Behets FM,Salata RA,Mmiro FA,Chipato T,Celentano DD,Rugpao S,Miller WC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00