Increasing screening frequency in men who have sex with men: impact of guidance on risk profiling on workload and earlier diagnosis of sexually transmitted infection and HIV.

abstract：:We investigated our patients' preferences for weekend services at the same time as commencing a new Saturday clinic. Patients were asked for their views on weekend services: 374 questionnaires were returned; 210 (56%) from women and 164 (44%) from men. Saturday services were rated as more important than Sunday service...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Challenor R,Warwick Z

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our goal was to define the risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection among pregnant women at a large urban medical centre. In a retrospective study, clinical records at a US maternity unit from July 2005 through February 2008 were reviewed. The study population included all pregnant women with a singleton ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Silveira MF,Erbelding EJ,Ghanem KG,Johnson HL,Burke AE,Zenilman JM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genital elephantiasis (esthiomene), which is the dramatic end-result of lymphatic obstruction, is rather rare. Although mainly associated with filariasis and sexually transmitted diseases, such as lymphogranuloma venereum and donovanosis, it could also be an uncommon complication of tubercular lymphadenitis, a common ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Sarkar R,Kaur C,Thami GP,Kanwar AJ

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to identify factors associated with transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from injecting drug users (IDUs) to their wives in Manipur, northeast India, where the prevalence of HIV among IDUs is 80% via a case-control study. One hundred and sixty-one HIV-infected IDUs and their wives were recruited...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Panda S,Chatterjee A,Bhattacharya SK,Manna B,Singh PN,Sarkar S,Naik TN,Chakrabarti S,Detels R

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine inpatient hospital mortality rates, causes of mortality and characteristics of inpatients at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe, Malawi, we conducted a prospective observational study of all patients admitted to KCH medical ward from 20 September 2008 to April 2, 2009. All admission diagno...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Akinkuotu A,Roemer E,Richardson A,Namarika DC,Munthali C,Bahling A,Hoffman IF,Hosseinipour MC

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main purpose of this study was to investigate how loneliness was associated with social support and family function among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in an HIV-stricken area of China. Two hundred and nineteen PLWHA were surveyed using the UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles)-Loneliness Scale, the...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Sun YH,Sun L,Wu HY,Zhang ZK,Wang B,Yu C,Cao HY

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to provide more comprehensive data on the clinical characteristics of hospitalized AIDS patients in Cambodia. Chart review of 381 HIV-infected patients admitted to a public hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia between December 1999 and May 2000 was performed. The in-hospital mortality rate was 43....

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Senya C,Mehta A,Harwell JI,Pugatch D,Flanigan T,Mayer KH

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old HIV-infected woman developed fever and systemic illness of unknown origin after being placed on phenytoin for seizures. Her clinical syndrome, skin biopsy findings, and clinical response to steroids were consistent with phenytoin hypersensitivity syndrome. ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Bedimo RJ,Geisler WM

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genital ulcer disease as a risk factor for HIV transmission has become apparent in the fight against AIDS. In poor communities in developing countries with people living under low hygienic conditions chancroid is often reported to be the most common form of genital ulcer. It is caused by Haemophilus ducreyi; a fastidi...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Jonasson JA

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syphilis rates have been increasing in men who have sex with men (MSM) in London. To describe risk behaviour and refine public health interventions, we conducted prospective enhanced surveillance of new syphilis cases in MSM attending selected London sexual health clinics (SHCs) between October 2016 and January 2017. ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Rana S,Macdonald N,French P,Jarman J,Patel S,Portman M,Suchak T,Sullivan A,White J,Crook P

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background In Kenya, HIV incidence and prevalence have declined. HIV rates are lower in rural areas than in urban areas. However, HIV infection is reported higher in men in rural areas (4.5%) compared to those in urban areas (3.7%). Objectives This study examined HIV knowledge, feelings, and interactions towards HIV-i...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Kingori C,Haile ZT,Ngatia P,Nderitu R

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined treatment-seeking behaviours amongst a consecutive sample of 188 first-time attenders at a busy genitourinary (GU) clinic in a general hospital. Participants were interviewed and completed a battery of questionnaires prior to receiving diagnosis or treatment. Delay in treatment seeking was measured in 3 wa...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Pitts MK,Woolliscroft J,Cannon S,Johnson I,Singh G

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study on STDs was conducted among 211 female inmates in a prison in Lisbon, Portugal, in order to establish possible associations between Trichomonas vaginalis infection, sociodemographic factors and other STDs. T. vaginalis was found in 31.2% of the women, from whom only 65.1% presented symptoms. It was more freque...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Garcia A,Exposto F,Prieto E,Lopes M,Duarte A,Correia da Silva R

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of secondary syphilis mimicking lupus vulgaris in an HIV-infected patient. A 21-year-old Brazilian man presented with a two-month history of asymptomatic cutaneous lesions accompanied by fever and fatigue. Dermatological evaluation revealed an erythematous, crusted, large plaque on the neck with the '...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Genovese G,Nazzaro G,Coggi A,Gianotti R,Ramoni S,Cusini M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the incidence of HIV among women on probation, parole and alternatives to incarceration programs is significant to public health, drivers of this concentrated epidemic among women under community corrections remain understudied. This study examined prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections and the...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： El-Bassel N,Marotta PL,Shaw SA,Chang M,Ma X,Goddard-Eckrich D,Hunt T,Johnson K,Goodwin S,Almonte M,Gilbert L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the conditions in which self-reports provide an accurate assessment of adherence to HIV antiretrovirals. In a sample of 58 participants, self-reported and electronically monitored adherence to antiretroviral therapy were compared over a three-day period. Of the 16 who reporte...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Kimmerling M,Wagner G,Ghosh-Dastidar B

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the mid-1980s Australia experienced a remarkable decline in HIV incidence that can rightly be considered a public health milestone of global importance. The effects of this decline lasted for about 20 years and greatly benefited all Australians. In contrast, as we enter the mid-2000s, we see the global epidemic...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Plummer D,Irwin L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aetiology of chronic prostatitis is poorly understood. A cross-sectional study of a population of male undergraduates in Nigeria, using a questionnaire containing the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) and some other relevant sex-related questions, was conducted. A total of ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Ejike CE

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sub-Saharan Africa disproportionately represents the largest incidence of both HIV/AIDS and internal conflicts. The impact of conflict on HIV incidence is largely unknown. Current epidemiological evidence paradoxically suggests that in most populations affected by conflict, HIV prevalence is lower than surrounding com...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Mills EJ,Singh S,Nelson BD,Nachega JB

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV disproportionately affects men who have sex with men (MSM). Substance use is common among people living with HIV and may affect antiretroviral therapy adherence. Nevertheless, research examining the association between substance use and viral suppression is lacking. The aims of this study were to determine the ass...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Brown MJ,Serovich JM,Laschober TC,Kimberly JA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain gumma is a rare manifestation of the tertiary stage of syphilis. A case of neurosyphilitic gumma was confirmed by the Treponema pallidum polymerase chain reaction in a 46-year-old HIV-positive homosexual man. The patient presented with a severe headache and was hospitalized. A computed tomography scan was pe...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Morshed MG,Lee MK,Maguire J,Zwimpfer T,Willoughby B,Clement J,Crawford RI,Barberie J,Gul S,Jones H

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the association between education and prevalent HIV-1 infection in the Rakai district, rural Uganda based on a cross-sectional analysis of a population-based cohort. In 1990, 1397 men and 1705 women aged 13 years and older, were enrolled in 31 randomly selected communities. Strata were comprised of main ro...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Smith J,Nalagoda F,Wawer MJ,Serwadda D,Sewankambo N,Konde-Lule J,Lutalo T,Li C,Gray RH

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of cutaneous penile tuberculosis (TB) in an HIV-positive man masquerading as a sexually transmitted infection. This case details a patient who was diagnosed with HIV and achieved virological suppression on antiretroviral therapy. He subsequently stopped his therapy and travelled to a TB-endemic area. ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Stockamp NW,Paul S,Sharma S,Libke RD,Boswell JS,Nassar NN

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progression of lipodystrophy syndrome is a big challenge in HIV treatment. Nowadays, fat loss at the lower part of buttocks has become another problem as patients have started to complain that it is painful to be seated for a long time and/or on hard surfaces. We developed a method for buttock lipoatrophy treatment wi...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Serra MS,Gonçalves LZ,Ramos-e-Silva M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the first reported case of Candida pelliculosa meningitis in HIV infection. This case highlights the risk of uncommon opportunistic infections in association with the immunocompromised and the importance of autopsy as a diagnostic tool in HIV infection. We discuss the epidemiology, diagnosis and management...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Ratcliffe L,Davies J,Anson J,Hales S,Beeching NJ,Beadsworth MB

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Australian and New South Wales Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategies recommend sexual health clinics actively target particular populations, including men who have sex with men (MSM), who have increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We describe trends in MSM attendances, STI testing and diag...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Ryder N,Bourne C,Donovan B

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The irregular use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) can result in ART-resistance but can also lead to a sensitization between agents with a cross-sensitivity. We report a case of nevirapine-associated toxic epidermal necrolysis resulting in death in an HIV-infected man. ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Leng K,Lonsdorf A,Hartmann M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and risk factors associated with Mycoplasma genitalium among female sex workers (FSWs) in four cities in Honduras. In 2006, 795 FSWs from Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba and Comayagua were recruited using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) and tested ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Johnston LG,Paz-Bailey G,Morales-Miranda S,Morgan M,Alvarez B,Hickman L,Monterroso E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study explored the prevalence and correlates of syphilis infection among people who use and inject drugs (PWUD/PWID) in Cambodia. Data were collected in 2017 from 1,677 PWUD/PWID living in the capital city of Phnom Penh and 11 other major provinces using the respondent-driven sampling method. The ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Yi S,Prem K,Chhoun P,Chann N,Tuot S,Mun P,Mburu G

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of seminal high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA were assessed on the quality of semen. Semen samples of 65 men participating in the ongoing Finnish HPV Family Study were collected. Semen analyses were done by the guidelines of the Nordic Association for Andrology. HPV DNA was detected by nested polymer...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Rintala MA,Grénman SE,Pöllänen PP,Suominen JJ,Syrjänen SM

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00