Sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted infections in sexually transmitted infection clinic attendees in the Netherlands, 2007-2011.

abstract：:Cases of syphilis have been increasing in the UK and it remains an important public health problem. Here, we provide an overview of syphilis, its presentation, diagnosis and management. ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Eccleston K,Collins L,Higgins SP

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many challenges in providing genitourinary medicine services in prison. A review of current service arrangements is overdue. Developing a national standard for sexual health in prison must be a priority. Clinical governance arrangements underpinned by better health informatics and reliable measures of outcom...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Lau R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed lubricant use during receptive anal intercourse (RAI) among Peruvian men who have sex with men (MSM) and willingness to use a hypothetical rectal microbicide (RM) formulated as a lubricant to prevent HIV infection. Data were collected from 843 Peruvian MSM for the 2008 HIV Sentinel Surveillance usi...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Kinsler JJ,Galea JT,Peinado J,Segura P,Montano SM,Sánchez J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the success of combination antiretroviral therapies, people living with HIV (PLWH) are at an increased risk of developing diverse malignancies, including oral cancer. We here present two cases of PLWH where the early diagnosis of potentially malignant disorders in the oral cavity impacted their treatment and s...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Anaya-Saavedra G,Ramírez-Amador V,Castillejos-García I,Saeb-Lima M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemic of HIV/AIDS greatly threatens Chinese youth. Our study was intended to examine the effectiveness of the peer education method in HIV/AIDS prevention in different types of senior high schools in Shanghai. A peer education intervention was conducted in 10 different types of senior high schools, including th...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Shen LX,Hong H,Cai Y,Jin XM,Shi R

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hodgkin's disease (HD) appears to occur more frequently in people with HIV and within this population HD demonstrates a number of differences. In people with HIV, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is found more frequently in Reed-Sternberg cells and mixed cellularity and lymphocyte depleted histological subtypes predominate. P...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Powles T,Bower M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Summary HIV transmission risk is increased during antiretroviral therapy (ART) use if individuals are not virologically suppressed and engage in high risk transmission behaviour. Baseline data of HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) with recent history of risky behaviour on ART for ≥3 months (n = 139) were eva...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Blumenthal J,Haubrich R,Jain S,Sun X,Dube M,Daar E,Milam J,Morris S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is still a paucity of research on the sociodemographic and other underlying factors associated with HIV transmission among women in India. This study was designed to investigate such factors in sexually experienced Indian women. We used data from the National Family Health Survey 3 (NFHS-3), which tested 52,853 ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Ghosh P,Arah OA,Talukdar A,Sur D,Babu GR,Sengupta P,Detels R

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the impact of delivering HIV test results by telephone on HIV testing and subsequent risk behaviour of men, as well as saving on clinic consultation time. It was conducted at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, the main public sexual health clinic servicing Victoria, Australia. In 2...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Bissessor M,Bradshaw CS,Fairley CK,Chen MY,Chow EP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertical HIV transmission rates and associated factors among mother-infant pairs cared for at a Brazilian reference centre from 1988 to 1993 (period 1), and from 1996 to 1999 (period 2) were evaluated. A total of 150 and 239 infants born to HIV+ mothers were enrolled at birth during these periods. No zidovudine prophy...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Mussi-Pinhata MM,Kato CM,Duarte G,Paschoini MC,Bettiol H,Quintana SM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aim to clarify the prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in asymptomatic men in Japan. First-catch urine specimens were obtained from 187 asymptomatic Japanese men and examined for the presence of M. genitalium using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay. Two (1.1%) of 187 first-catch urine specimens were pos...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Uno M,Deguchi T,Saito A,Yasuda M,Komeda H,Kawada Y

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a recent outbreak of syphilis in young heterosexuals in the north west of England. A cluster of 12 cases of syphilis (7 primary and 5 early latent) was identified in Rochdale in heterosexuals aged 20 or under. Nine were women. Five were asymptomatic at presentation. This outbreak occurred in a group not us...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Welfare W,Lacey H,Lighton L,Simms I

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fortnightly in-reach genitourinary (GU) medicine Service to a medium security male prison has been provided since April 2004. Patients are seen either by referrals from the prison general practitioner (GP), or at an individual's request. Problems have arisen due to a lack of space and time - the health adviser and d...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Sherrard J,Boss I,Law L

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty asymptomatic HIV-infected individuals with CD4+ lymphocyte levels above 400x10(6)/l were immunized over 5 years with recombinant envelope glycoprotein gp160 (rgp160). After 5 years there was a trend towards more non-progressors in the immunized group as compared to the matched controls. Since immunizations could...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Bratt G,Eriksson LE,Sandström E,Gilljam G,Hinkula J,Albert J,Redfield R,Wahren B

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of congenital syphilis diagnosed in a 7-year-old child after her 32-year-old mother was investigated for neurosyphilis. Our case illustrates the importance of antenatal syphilis screening and the need for a clear referral and management pathway for women with positive serology to ensure cases such a...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Oomeer S,Alagaratnam J,Lyall H,Gurtin D,Goldmeier D

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 2014, HIV care and treatment services among key populations including female sex workers (FSWs) have intensified in Tanzania. We sought to track the epidemic among FSWs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We conducted a cross-sectional integrated bio-behavioral survey using respondent-driven sampling and a structured qu...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Mizinduko MM,Moen K,Likindikoki S,Mwijage A,Leyna GH,Makyao N,Leshabari MT,Ramadhan A,Kambi MB,Meyrowitsch D,Tersbøl B,Mmbaga EJ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate the occurrence of hepatotoxicity in patients treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) who switch protease inhibitor (PI), and the role of viral hepatitis in its development, we performed a retrospective study on 182 HIV patients treated with ART for 24 months. The presence of hepatitis viruses an...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Aceti A,Pasquazzi C,Zechini B,De Bac C,LIVERHAART Group.

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few data on the impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen factors on adherence in ART-naïve HIV patients on contemporary once- or twice-daily regimens. Ninety-nine newly diagnosed patients in a prospective observational cohort study completed a visual analogue scale to assess their ART adherence. Adhere...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Buscher A,Hartman C,Kallen MA,Giordano TP

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) are at higher risk of HIV infection, yet recent studies show rates of HIV testing are low among this population. We implemented and evaluated a nurse-initiated HIV oral rapid testing (NRT) strategy at three Veterans Health Administration SUD clinics. Implementation of NR...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Conners EE,Hagedorn HJ,Butler JN,Felmet K,Hoang T,Wilson P,Klima G,Sudzina E,Anaya HD

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the disproportionate HIV burden faced by female sex workers FSWs and limited data regarding their engagement in the HIV cascade of care in conflict-affected settings, we characterized the cascade of care and examined associations with new HIV diagnoses and antiretroviral therapy (ART) use in a community-based co...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Goldenberg SM,Muzaaya G,Akello M,Braschel M,Birungi J,Shannon K

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) has a higher incidence in some parts of Africa than anywhere else in the world. Recent studies in western homosexual men with AIDS-KS suggest that KS may be caused by a putative sexually transmissible agent. Our analytical review of studies on KS in Africa before and during the AIDS era reveals a...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Matondo P,Sivapalan S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivity of the Captia Syphilis G anti-treponemal IgG enzyme immunoassay (EIA-IgG) was compared with the Treponema pallidum haemagglutination assay (TPHA) and the Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorbed (FTA-Abs) test as a marker for past syphilis in 28 HIV-infected and 31 HIV-negative patients with a past his...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Young H,Moyes A,Ross JD

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women who have a prevention mindset may opt for concurrent use of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and all forms of contraception; we therefore assessed how contraception may influence PrEP use or vice versa. We analyzed data from Kenyan and Ugandan HIV-uninfected non-pregnant women in sero-discordant partnerships...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Ngure K,Velloza J,Patel RC,Mugo NR,Bukusi EA,Haberer JE,Odoyo J,Celum C,Baeten JM,Heffron R

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aim to assess the prevalence of HIV sexual risk behaviours and substance use among runaway and homeless adolescents in San Francisco, Denver and New York City. Survey data were examined from 775 runaway and homeless adolescents recruited from street settings and youth agencies during 1992/1993. Nearly all (98%) rep...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Kral AH,Molnar BE,Booth RE,Watters JK

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the frequency, imaging characteristics, neuroanatomical distribution and dynamics of magnetic resonance imaging findings in HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in immunocompromised patients we compared patients without antiretroviral therapy with patients undergoing immune reconstitution. Neuroimaging ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Katchanov J,Branding G,Jefferys L,Arastéh K,Stocker H,Siebert E

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated associations between history of syphilis infection and both cognitive function and depressive symptoms in people living with HIV (PLHIV) and comparable HIV-negative controls. Syphilis serological tests, cognitive function and depression were assessed in PLHIV and controls participating in the Pharmacokine...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： De Francesco D,Winston A,Underwood J,Cresswell FV,Anderson J,Post FA,Williams I,Mallon PW,Sachikonye M,Babalis D,Vera JH,Bagkeris E,Milinkovic A,Sabin CA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical features of vulvovaginal candidiasis are the result of the inflammatory response of the vulva and vagina to Candida overgrowth. Topical treatments comprise intra-vaginal pessaries or cream used in combination with a similar azole-based cream for external application. In this audit Candida isolation rates ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Rodgers CA

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to determine the factors associated with partner notification (PN) of sexually transmitted infection (STI) exposure among pregnant, low income, Mexican-American (MA) and African-American (AA) women and their male sexual partners. We used a cross-sectional analysis of 166 pregnant women wit...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Thurman AR,Holden AE,Shain R,Perdue S,Piper J

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Russian HIV epidemic is primarily fuelled by injection drug use, but heterosexual spread may be playing an increasing role in transmission. Government-funded AIDS clinics provide most HIV treatment in Russia, and represent an important contact point between the medical community and infected population. Little is ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Davidson AS,Zaller N,Dukhovlinova E,Toussova O,Feller E,Heimer R,Kozlov A

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study assessed beliefs about highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and their association with reported adherence to HAART among 109 HIV-positive patients receiving HAART while attending an ambulatory care clinic in Brighton, UK. Patients' beliefs about the necessity for and concerns about H...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Horne R,Buick D,Fisher M,Leake H,Cooper V,Weinman J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00