Longitudinal examination of alcohol use: a predictor of risky sexual behavior and Trichomonas vaginalis among African-American female adolescents.

abstract：:Though ampicillin is no longer recommended as first-line therapy for infections caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the cost and efficacy of this policy in low prevalence areas has not been investigated. The problem was highlighted by an outbreak of penicillin-resistant N. gonorrhoeae in an area where the proportion of r...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Nettleman MD,Smith V,Moyer NP

更新日期：1990-10-01 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:High rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) present an ongoing costly public health challenge. One approach to reduce STD transmission is to increase the number of clinicians adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's STD Treatment Guidelines. This evaluation assesses the effectiveness ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Dreisbach S,Devine S,Fitch J,Anderson T,Lee T,Rietmeijer C,Corbett KK

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have examined the association between self-reported sexual risk behaviors and biologic outcomes in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-seropositive African adults. METHODS:We conducted a prospective cohort study in 898 HIV-1-seropositive women who reported engaging in transactional sex in Momba...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： McClelland RS,Richardson BA,Wanje GH,Graham SM,Mutunga E,Peshu N,Kiarie JN,Kurth AE,Jaoko W

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the performance characteristics of two newer tests for Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), the authors compared direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) (mixed monoclonal antibody, Integrated Diagnostics, Inc, Berkeley, CA) and acridine orange (AO) tests to standard wet mount (WM) preparations and culture (modified Diamond...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Bickley LS,Krisher KK,Punsalang A Jr,Trupei MA,Reichman RC,Menegus MA

更新日期：1989-07-01 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:Studies of sexual behavior and of interventions designed to reduce human immunodeficiency virus risk usually depend on self-report. Validation of self-reported condom use measures has not been previously reported in an urban population at high risk for sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Zenilman JM,Weisman CS,Rompalo AM,Ellish N,Upchurch DM,Hook EW 3rd,Celentano D

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Model impact of increasing screening and partner notification (PN) on chlamydia positivity. METHODS:We used a stochastic simulation model describing pair formation and dissolution in an age-structured heterosexual population. The model accounts for steady, casual, and concurrent partnerships and a highly se...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Kretzschmar M,Satterwhite C,Leichliter J,Berman S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma hominis is isolated from the cervix of 10-20% of healthy, fertile women. In contrast, the organism is recovered from the lower genital tract of 50-70% of women with pelvic inflammatory disease. Moreover, a significant antibody response to M. hominis is found in one-fourth of all patients with clinical and/o...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Møller BR

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In response to increasing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), diminishing resources, and delays in prompt treatment, the Florida STD Program began providing test results through text message in 2011. The aims of the evaluation of the first year of the project were to assess (1) client uptake and completion...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Rodriguez-Hart C,Gray I,Kampert K,White M,Wolfe C,Wilson M,Cooksey A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partner notification for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections is acceptable and feasible among female sex workers attending sexually transmitted infection clinics in Guatemala, especially for regular partners. Intention to refer the sexual partner was best predicted by attitude followed by social norms and ba...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Sabidó M,Gregg LP,Vallès X,Nikiforov M,Monzón JE,Pedroza MI,Vermund SH,Casabona J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the mid-1990s, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM) have increased and appear to be related to more risky sexual behavior. We compare trends in hepatitis A, acute hepatitis B, and shigellosis with the trends of gonorrhea and infectious syphilis in Amsterdam MSM m...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Van Rijckevorsel GG,Sonder GJ,Bovée LP,Thiesbrummel HF,Geskus RB,Van Den Hoek A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is a safe and effective primary prevention strategy for cervical cancer. Despite the need for effective HPV vaccination interventions, relatively few have been tested. Moreover, existing interventions have tended to use a one-size-fits-all educational approach. We inves...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Gerend MA,Shepherd MA,Lustria ML

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence and correlates of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among women attending an ethnically mixed, predominantly low-income, inner-city primary care clinic. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey (N = 1,477). Demographic, behavioral, and reproductive history data were collected by qu...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Young TK,McNicol P,Beauvais J

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV counseling prevents sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), with most of the benefit accumulating in the first 6 months. STUDY:The authors conducted a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of a 20-minute additional (booster) counseling session 6 months after HIV counseling compared with no additional ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Metcalf CA,Malotte CK,Douglas JM Jr,Paul SM,Dillon BA,Cross H,Brookes LC,Deaugustine N,Lindsey CA,Byers RH,Peterman TA,RESPECT-2 Study Group.

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Millions of cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur in the United States each year, resulting in substantial medical costs to the nation. Previous estimates of the total direct cost of STIs are quite dated. We present updated direct medical cost estimates of STIs in the United States. METHODS:...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Owusu-Edusei K Jr,Chesson HW,Gift TL,Tao G,Mahajan R,Ocfemia MC,Kent CK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth, we found that lifetime number of vaginal sex partners is positively associated with the number of sex partners in the past 12 months and negatively associated with age at first vaginal intercourse among 15- to 44-year-old male and female respondents. ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Haderxhanaj LT,Leichliter JS,Aral SO,Chesson HW

更新日期：2014-06-01 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:Studies assessing the validity attributed to self-reported measures of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) clearly are needed, particularly those used for high-risk populations such as female adolescents, in whom STD prevention is a priority. GOAL:To determine the accuracy of self-reported STD test results...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Harrington KF,DiClemente RJ,Wingood GM,Crosby RA,Person S,Oh MK,Hook EW 3rd

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine practices of general practitioners' (GPs) in relation to partner notification for chlamydia and identify the supports they would find most useful to assist them. GOAL:To identify innovative resources that could improve partner notification for chlamydia in primary care. STUDY DESIGN:A postal surv...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Bilardi JE,Hopkins CA,Fairley CK,Hocking JS,Tomnay JE,Pavlin NL,Parker RM,Temple-Smith MJ,Bowden FJ,Russell DB,Pitts M,Chen MY

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Division of Venereal Disease Control in British Columbia undertook a three-year, $235,000 advertising campaign to increase demand for information on sexually transmitted disease, increase clinic attendance, and decrease the incidence of gonorrhea. As a result of the campaign, demand for information increased, and ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Labonte RN

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the early 1980s, the Bahamas has experienced sequential epidemics of freebase/crack cocaine use, genital ulcer-inguinal adenopathy disease (GUD), and heterosexual HIV infection. GOAL:To prospectively define the etiology of GUD in patients at the Princess Margaret Hospital during outbreaks of crack coc...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Bauwens JE,Orlander H,Gomez MP,Lampe M,Morse S,Stamm WE,Cone R,Ashley R,Swenson P,Holmes KK

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Surveillance for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) is important for priority setting, service development, and evaluating interventions. GOAL:To conduct health facility-based surveillance for STDs to inform design of a control program and to provide baseline measures for evaluation of interv...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Wilkinson D,Connolly AM,Harrison A,Lurie M,Karim SS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Repeat syphilis is playing an increasing role in syphilis transmission in several populations. The assessment of repeat syphilis and response to treatment depends on accurately measuring intraindividual changes in non-treponemal tests. For a 0- to 6-month delta rapid plasma reagin (RPR) to be determined by r...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Kenyon CR,Osbak KK,Van Esbroek M,Lynen L,Crucitti T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our recommended treatment schedule for secondary syphilis is intramuscular benzathine penicillin G, 2.4 million units weekly for two consecutive weeks. If the patient is allergic to penicillin, we recommend that 2 gm of oral tetracycline be given each day for 12 days. Two hundred and four patients with secondary syphi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Fiumara NJ

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to measure the progress since 1997 of implementing sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic-based recommendations for hepatitis B prevention. GOAL:The goal of this study was to assess improvements since 1997 in hepatitis B prevention integration in STD services. STUDY:Repeat...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Gilbert LK,Bulger J,Scanlon K,Ford K,Bergmire-Sweat D,Weinbaum C

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used the US national survey data to examine sexual behavior by pregnancy status and found that, overall, pregnant women did not differ from nonpregnant women in penile-anal sex and associated condom use. Compared with nonpregnant women, pregnant women had lower or similar reports of other sexual behaviors. ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Leichliter JS,Aral SO

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Men who have sex with men (MSM) are the largest human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk group in the United States. Sexual concurrency may contribute to high HIV incidence or to racial/ethnic HIV disparities among MSM. Limited information is available on concurrency and racial/ethnic differences among MSM or...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Rosenberg ES,Khosropour CM,Sullivan PS

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Persons attending a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic have shown to be at a higher risk for HIV infection than the population in general. We evaluate the patterns of HIV prevalence and testing in relation to reported risk behavior. STUDY DESIGN:Data have been collected on all new atte...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Smith E,Worm AM,Jepsen LV,Larsen J,Brandrup F,Veien N,Andersen BL

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00