Periodical antibiotic treatment for the control of gonococcal and chlamydial infections among sex workers in Benin and Ghana: a cluster-randomized placebo-controlled trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Azithromycin, an approved single-dose therapy for cervical chlamydia infections, costs four times as much as doxycycline, the standard multidose theapy. GOAL OF THIS STUDY:This study examined whether azithromycin is cost effective for treating cervical chlamydia infections. STUDY DESIGN:Two ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Haddix AC,Hillis SD,Kassler WJ

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rectal and oral Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections are common among people with HIV, especially men who have sex with men (MSM); however, GC/CT testing rates remain low in many HIV clinics. We evaluated the real-world implementation and results of extragenital nucleic acid a...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Pottorff A,Duarte P,Chow J,Luque A,Nijhawan AE

更新日期：2021-02-01 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:The impact of concurrency on sexually transmitted infection transmission depends on coital frequency, condom use, duration of relationship overlap, and number of partners. Previous research has identified distinct concurrency types; however, little is known about their risk characteristics. METHODS:Men (n =...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Warren JT,Harvey SM,Washburn IJ,Sanchez DM,Schoenbach VJ,Agnew CR

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although human immunodeficiency virus-infected men who have sex with men are at high risk for anal cancer, little is known about the prevalence of anal dysplasia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected transgender women. Our study found that prevalence rates of abnormal anal cytology and histology in HIV-infect...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Kobayashi T,Sigel K,Gaisa M

更新日期：2017-11-01 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:Studies of alcohol use and sexual behavior in African populations have primarily been cross-sectional, used nonvalidated measures of alcohol use, or relied on self-reported sexual risk endpoints. Few have focused on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive women. METHODS:Longitudinal data were collected ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： White D,Wilson KS,Masese LN,Wanje G,Jaoko W,Mandaliya K,Richardson BA,Kinuthia J,Simoni JM,McClelland RS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:A quick and highly sensitive diagnostic test would be valuable in the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis. GOAL OF THIS STUDY:We compared a new polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique to Chlamydiazyme (Abbott, North Chicago, IL) in the detection of male chlamydial urethritis, and evaluated t...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Wiesenfeld HC,Uhrin M,Dixon BW,Sweet RL

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is the most popular method used by blood banks in China to screen for antibodies to Treponema pallidum (TP). However, this method produces a high percentage of false-positive reactions.The current study aimed to propose a more effective procedure for screening anti-T...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Wang LN,Li JM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Natural history data on human papillomavirus (HPV) incidence and its risk factors have not been reported on from young women in Norway. We report on incidence and predictors of HPV-6, 11, 16, and 18; 6 or 11; 16 or 18; or all 4. METHODS:A 48-month prospective study enrolled 898 women aged 16 to 24 between 1...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Kim S,Arduino JM,Roberts CC,Marsico M,Liaw KL,Skjeldestad FE

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：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：:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and sequencing-based treponeme typing was used to analyze 72 blood samples, collected from human immunodeficiency virus and syphilis co-infected patients during 2014 to 2015 in Antwerp, Belgium. Twenty-nine (40.3%) isolates were polymerase chain reaction positive for Treponem...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Mikalová L,Grillová L,Osbak K,Strouhal M,Kenyon C,Crucitti T,Šmajs D

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES AND GOAL:The goal of this study was to examine risk of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among women in rural China, including prevalence, influence of sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, hygienic practices, attitudes, and behaviors related to premarital and extramarital sex, and abortion. STUDY...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Xia DY,Liao SS,He QY,Choi KH,Mandel JS

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Up to 50% of women with nonoptimal vaginal microbial community state type (CST) have bacterial vaginosis (BV). Little is known about what distinguishes women with and without BV diagnosis within nonoptimal CST. We identified features of women and their male sex partners associated with BV among women with no...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Mehta SD,Agingu W,Nordgren RK,Green SJ,Bhaumik DK,Bailey RC,Otieno F

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual partnerships between people at higher and lower risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (i.e., bridging) occur through dissortative mixing and concurrent partnerships, yet the relative effects of these network patterns on population STI spread are poorly understood. GOAL:Using a stochastic mo...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Doherty IA,Shiboski S,Ellen JM,Adimora AA,Padian NS

更新日期：2006-06-01 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: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：:This review of the treatment of patients exposed to gonorrhea uses decision analysis techniques to estimate and compare the probabilities of disease and treatment risks for epidemiologic treatment, for treatment contingent on results of gram stains and culture, and for treatment contingent on culture results alone. E...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Johnson RE

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The integration of HPV-16 DNA into the host genome is considered an important event in the progression of premalignant cervical lesions to cervical cancer. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of HPV-16 integration in anal cytologic specimens of HIV-1 infected men and its association with risk f...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Cañadas MP,Darwich L,Sirera G,Bofill M,Piñol M,Garcia-Cuyas F,Llatjos M,Corbasi P,Clotet B,Videla S,HIV-HPV Can Ruti Study Group.

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Whether male circumcision reduces the risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains controversial. STUDY DESIGN:As there have now been a number of studies conducted that have examined this issue, we undertook to review their findings. Thirty epidemiological studies id...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Moses S,Plummer FA,Bradley JE,Ndinya-Achola JO,Nagelkerke NJ,Ronald AR

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to provide updated estimates of the average lifetime medical cost per infection for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis. METHODS:We adapted a published decision tree model that allowed for 7 possible outcomes of infection: (1) symptomatic infection, treated, no sequelae; (...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Kumar S,Chesson H,Spicknall IH,Kreisel K,Gift TL

更新日期：2021-01-23 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：BACKGROUND:Despite antiretroviral therapy (ART), incident human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to rise, and sexually transmitted infections (STI) are well known for their part in HIV transmission. National guidelines recommend routine STI screening in HIV-positive individuals, but despite this, reported uptake ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Soni S,White JA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of gonorrhea (GC) among adolescent and young women attending some urban emergency departments (EDs) ranges from 1% to 7%, but historically screening has not been logistically practical. GOAL:The primary goal of the study was to assess the cost effectiveness of GC screening in women ages 15 to...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Aledort JE,Hook EW 3rd,Weinstein MC,Goldie SJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In the United States, black men who have sex with men (BMSM) are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. The elevated estimates of HIV among BMSM suggest that to slow rates of HIV infections, a range of factors that may contribute to transmission must be researched. Use of online venues for seeking ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Eaton LA,Maksut JL,Gamarel KE,Siembida EJ,Driffin DD,Baldwin R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals diagnosed with gonorrhea are at elevated risk for HIV. Per US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline, individuals being evaluated for gonorrhea should be screened for HIV concurrently. There is limited information on HIV screening among gonorrhea-diagnosed individuals across differe...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Williford SL,Humes E,Greenbaum A,Schumacher CM

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：:One hundred sixteen patients (92 men and 24 women) with suspected uncomplicated gonorrhea were randomized in a double-blind manner to receive intramuscular treatment with 1.0 g of cefpimizole, 1.0 g of cefotaxime, or 4.8 x 10(6) units of aqueous procaine penicillin G (APPG) with 1 g of oral probenecid. Seventeen perce...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Raad II,Sherertz RJ,Loveless MO,Carillo C,O'Connor RP,Miller M,Mostow SR

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rising rates of antiretroviral drug resistance among recently infected persons are evidence of high-risk behavior among persons in HIV care. GOAL:The goal was to determine HIV transmission risk behavior among persons in HIV care and evaluate its association with treatment adherence. STUDY DESIGN:The study ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Flaks RC,Burman WJ,Gourley PJ,Rietmeijer CA,Cohn DL

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00