Herpes simplex virus type 2 serological testing and psychosocial harm: a systematic review.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine outcomes of a peer-led, community-based intervention providing rapid HIV testing and case management for linkage to care for untested men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. METHODS:Rapid HIV testing was performed by trained peer volunteers of a community-based organisation (CBO) in three citie...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Yan H,Zhang R,Wei C,Li J,Xu J,Yang H,McFarland W

更新日期：2014-08-01 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:A key indicator of success of HIV prevention programmes is the number of female sex worker (FSW) sex acts protected by condoms. This measure usually relies on FSW reports, which may be biased. We examined condom availability data in five Karnataka districts to estimate the proportion of FSW sex acts potentia...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Bradley J,Moses S,Blanchard JF,Rajaram S,Ramesh BM,Verma S,Alary M

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：OBJECTIVES:In the absence of a single nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) that is both highly specific and sensitive for gonorrhoea, many have put forward the 16S-based assay as a confirmatory test for Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This study was undertaken to evaluate the performance of PCR based on 16S ribosomal gene in ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Verma R,Sood S,Bala M,Kapil A,Das BK,Sharma VK,Samantaray JC

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Ethnic differences in partnership types and sexual mixing patterns may contribute to elevated STI diagnosis rates among England's Black Caribbean (BC) population. We examined the differences between BC and White British/Irish (WBI) sexual health clinic (SHC) attendees' reported partnerships and sexual mixing...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Aicken CR,Wayal S,Blomquist P,Fabiane S,Gerressu M,Hughes G,Mercer CH

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in a large number of male patients attending a sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinic and to determine if there is an association with objective non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) in patients with and without clinical symptoms. METHODS:Patients were test...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Moi H,Reinton N,Moghaddam A

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to ascertain the attitudes of men who have sex with men (MSM) to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and to determine the age at which MSM would be willing to ask for the HPV vaccine in relation to their age of sexual debut. Of 205 MSM attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre between December 2...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Simatherai D,Bradshaw CS,Fairley CK,Bush M,Heley S,Chen MY

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential for exposure of low and high risk women to HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) through unprotected sex with male clients of female sex workers in Cotonou could account for most if not all of the estimated yearly numbers of HIV infections in Cotonou women (approximately 1000). As ongoing transmi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Lowndes CM,Alary M,Meda H,Gnintoungbé CA,Mukenge-Tshibaka L,Adjovi C,Buvé A,Morison L,Laourou M,Kanhonou L,Anagonou S

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections in newborns are an uncommon but potentially devastating consequence of genital HSV infection in women. Current practice focuses on preventing perinatal transmission by women with prevalent HSV, but transmission risk is greatest when genital HSV is acquired for the first ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Tuite AR,McCabe CJ,Ku J,Fisman DN

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Spectrum program is used to estimate key HIV indicators from the trends in incidence and prevalence estimated by the Estimation and Projection Package or the Workbook. These indicators include the number of people living with HIV, new infections, AIDS deaths, AIDS orphans, the number of adults and childr...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Stover J,Johnson P,Hallett T,Marston M,Becquet R,Timaeus IM

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the contribution of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of Treponema pallidum in various biological specimens with the secondary objective of comparing its value according to HIV status. METHODS:Prospective cohort of incident syphilis cases from three Swiss hospitals (Geneva and Bern Univ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Gayet-Ageron A,Ninet B,Toutous-Trellu L,Lautenschlager S,Furrer H,Piguet V,Schrenzel J,Hirschel B

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are common in adolescent women, while the rare cancerous sequelae of HPV infections do not generally occur until the 4th or 5th decades of life. This prospective study of a cohort of adolescent women was performed to further our knowledge of the natural history of incide...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Ermel AC,Shew ML,Weaver BA,Qadadri B,Denski C,Tu W,Tong Y,Fortenberry JD,Brown DR

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the characteristics of general practitioners (GPs) who test and patients who are tested for HIV in Australia. DESIGN AND SETTING:A secondary analysis of data from the Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health programme; a cross-sectional, national survey of GP activity. METHODS:We identified ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Sawleshwarkar S,Harrison C,Britt H,Mindel A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) is often made according to Nugent's classification, a scoring system based on bacterial counting of Gram stained slides of vaginal secretion. However as the image area of the microscope field will influence the number of morphotypes seen there is a need to standardis...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Larsson PG,Carlsson B,Fåhraeus L,Jakobsson T,Forsum U

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Behavioural interventions have been shown to reduce sexual behaviours associated with increased risk of sexually transmitted infections in young people (<25 years) and men who have sex with men (MSM) internationally, but evidence from England is limited. We aimed to explore service provider and user experienc...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Roy A,King C,Gilson R,Richardson D,Burns F,Rodger A,Clark L,Miners A,Pollard A,Desai S,Bailey J,Shahmanesh M,Llewellyn C

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:'Chemsex' is a colloquial term used in the UK that describes sex under the influence of psychoactive substances (typically crystal methamphetamine, mephedrone and gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB)/gamma-butyrolactone (GBL)). Recently, concern has been raised as to the impact of such behaviour on HIV/sexually t...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Bourne A,Reid D,Hickson F,Torres-Rueda S,Weatherburn P

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe patterns of HIV infection among stable sexual partnerships across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS:The authors defined measures of HIV discordancy and conducted a comprehensive quantitative assessment of discordancy among stable partnerships in 20 countries in SSA through an analysis of the Demo...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Chemaitelly H,Cremin I,Shelton J,Hallett TB,Abu-Raddad LJ

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the epidemiology of type specific recurrent genital herpes, and to compare the duration of recurrent genital lesions caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) types 1 and 2. METHODS:Participants were enrolled at clinics across the United States. Adults suspected of having active genital herpes were e...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Solomon L,Cannon MJ,Reyes M,Graber JM,Wetherall NT,Reeves WC,Task Force on Herpes Simplex Virus Resistance.

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The India AIDS Initiative (Avahan) project is involved in rapid scale-up of HIV-prevention interventions in high-risk populations. This study examines the cost variation of 107 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) implementing targeted interventions, over the start up (defined as period from project incepti...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Chandrashekar S,Guinness L,Kumaranayake L,Reddy B,Govindraj Y,Vickerman P,Alary M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Partner notification (PN) following sexually transmitted disease (STI) diagnosis is a key strategy for controlling HIV/STI transmission. Anonymous partnerships are an important barrier to PN and often associated with high-risk sexual behaviour. Limited research has examined the profile of men who have sex wi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Perez-Brumer AG,Oldenburg CE,Segura ER,Sanchez J,Lama JR,Clark JL

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chancroid is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the Gram negative bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi and is characterised by necrotising genital ulceration which may be accompanied by inguinal lymphadenitis or bubo formation. H ducreyi is a fastidious organism which is difficult to culture from genital ulcer ma...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Lewis DA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The development of a rapid immunofiltration (flow-through) test for the simultaneous detection of non-treponemal and treponemal antibodies in the serum of patients with syphilis. METHODS:The assay is rapid, inexpensive, and requires limited expertise in interpreting the results. The test is based on the prin...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Castro AR,Mody HC,Parab SY,Patel MT,Kikkert SE,Park MM,Ballard RC

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite having the highest prevalence of any sexually transmitted infection (STI) globally, there is a dearth of data describing Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) incidence and prevalence in the general population. The lack of basic epidemiological data is an obstacle to addressing the epidemic. Once considered a nuisance in...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Poole DN,McClelland RS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the seroprevalence rate of syphilis among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinics of a teaching and a state specialist hospital in Nigeria, in order to ascertain whether maternal screening should be incorporated into routine antenatal care of our hospitals. METHODS:A screening for syphili...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Taiwo SS,Adesiji YO,Adekanle DA

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Almost half of all new HIV infections in Thailand occur among low-risk partners of people infected with HIV, so it is important to include people infected with HIV in prevention efforts. METHODS:Risk for HIV transmission was assessed among people with HIV attending routine care at the National Infectious Di...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Tunthanathip P,Lolekha R,Bollen LJ,Chaovavanich A,Siangphoe U,Nandavisai C,Suksripanich O,Sirivongrangson P,Wiratchai A,Inthong Y,Eampokalap B,Ausavapipit J,Akarasewi P,Fox KK

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of Mycoplasma genitalium on the outcome of pregnancy. METHODS:Cervical samples from women who had previously participated in a case-control study (designed to assess the impact of syphilis and HIV-2 on the outcome of pregnancy in Guinea-Bissau) were processed using a PCR assay to detec...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Labbé AC,Frost E,Deslandes S,Mendonça AP,Alves AC,Pépin J

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (STI) among female sex workers (FSW) in Kaiyuan city, Yunnan province, China, and to identify risk factors associated with STI. METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 737 FSW was carried out from March to May 2006, with confidential interviews a...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Wang H,Wang N,Bi A,Wang G,Ding G,Jia M,Lu L,Smith K

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess associations between residences location, risky sexual behaviours and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among adults living in Guangzhou, China. METHODS:Data were obtained from 751 Chinese adults aged 18-59 years in Guangzhou, China, using stratified random sampling by using spatial epidemiolog...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted infections

authors： Chen W,Zhou F,Hall BJ,Wang Y,Latkin C,Ling L,Tucker JD

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00