Social-ecological factors associated with HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Jamaica.

abstract：:We present the case of a 58-year-old HIV-infected patient with adrenal insufficiency after local injection of triamcinolone, most likely due to drug-drug interaction with his ritonavir-boosted antiretroviral therapy (ART). This is the first case of adrenal insufficiency occurring without prior symptoms of Cushing's sy...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Noe S,Jaeger H,Heldwein S

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in body shape due to fat loss and/or redistribution have been described in HIV-infected individuals and associated with the use of antiretroviral (ARV) combination therapy. Certain of these changes have been referred to as peripheral lipodystrophy (LD) and we describe 12 patients who were recognized with t...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Shaw AJ,McLean KA,Evans BA

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:External genital warts, caused by human papillomavirus, have a significant clinical, epidemiological, and financial impact, including the risk for malignant transformation. Treatment modalities include: (a) destructive (ablative); (b) cytotoxic (proapoptotic) and (c) immunomodulatory, with success and recurrence rates...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Juhl ME,Seferovic V,Antonijevic S,Krunic A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This document addresses medical workforce needs for the speciality of Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) for the next 10 years. Data on current consultant numbers, working patterns and retirement are based on information from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Workforce Unit annual census undertaken on 30 September 2000....

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Rogstad KE

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to compare the impact of oral and i.v. ganciclovir on resource use and direct health care costs, from the perspective of the UK National Health Service (NHS). The analytical framework used was cost analysis. The sources of data were an open, randomized clinical trial, and additional rese...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Davies L,Maynard A

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the validity of a syndromic case management approach for reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among 371 pregnant women attending antenatal care facilities in Kingston, Jamaica, using an algorithm previously validated in high-risk Jamaican women. For our antenatal attenders, the algorithm had low sensitivit...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Hylton-Kong T,Brathwaite AR,Del Rosario GR,Kristensen S,Kamara P,Jolly PE,Hook EW 3rd,Figueroa JP,Vermund SH

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bowenoid papulosis is a pre-malignant condition affecting the ano-genital area. Pathogenesis may be associated with high-risk human papillomavirus genotypes, and sexual transmission is the most likely mode of acquisition. Risk of progression to invasive disease is low. Treatment usually involves locally destructive or...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Goorney BP,Polori R

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People living with HIV (PLH) in Thailand face tremendous challenges, including HIV disclosure. With the advent of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy in Thailand, the positive benefits of HIV disclosure are becoming more salient. However, there are regional variations in the levels of HIV disclosure in Thailand. We examined ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Lee SJ,Li L,Jiraphongsa C,Iamsirithaworn S,Khumtong S,Rotheram-Borus MJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Household contacts of hepatitis B (HBV) are at risk of infection, and guidelines advise vaccination of these contacts in addition to sexual partners (along with traditional high-risk groups). We present a case of intrafamilial transmission of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) following failure to self-disclose status to f...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Quinn KJ,McCarty EJ,Quah SP

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HIV-infected population is ageing. Issues including polypharmacy and co-morbidities led us to develop a dedicated clinic for HIV-infected individuals over 50. We describe our service evaluation after two years. The over 50 clinic commenced in January 2009. The team comprises a registrar, consultant, nurse practiti...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Waters L,Patterson B,Scourfield A,Hughes A,de Silva S,Gazzard B,Barton S,Asboe D,Pozniak A,Boffito M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study 1155 injection drug users (IDUs) receiving targeted intervention in five cities of Punjab were surveyed; three cities (Amritsar, Taran-Taran, Batala) were in districts sharing an international border with Pakistan and the other two were Jalandhar and Ludhiana. Information on socio-demography, substance u...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Panda S,Roy T,Pahari S,Mehraa J,Sharma N,Singh G,Singh J,Joseph F,Singh S,Sharma NM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UK post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) guidelines were updated by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) in 2011. In 2013, we changed policy to omit day 5 PEP follow-up at 56 Dean Street as it was felt clinically unnecessary. This audit compares our performance against BASHH standards for PEP attenders ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： O'Keeffe C,Nwokolo N,McOwan A,Whitlock G

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first in a series of articles reviewing four viral infections, Ebola virus, Zika virus, human T-cell lymphotropic virus, type 1 and hepatitis C virus, with an emphasis on recent advances in our understanding of their sexual transmission. With current day speed and ease of travel it is important for staff i...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Caswell RJ,Manavi K

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Tanzania has high human immunodeficiency virus and human herpes virus-8 rates linked to Kaposi's sarcoma. We conducted a study at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to examine changes in proportions of Kaposi's sarcoma to all cancers over the period (2006-2011) of increased acquired immune defi...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Koski L,Ngoma T,Mwaiselage J,Le L,Soliman AS

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：:Cervical cancer is the leading incident cancer and the main cause of cancer-related mortality among women in sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, HIV-infected women are at a higher risk of developing cervical cancer than HIV-negative women. The purpose of this study was to distinguish differences in characteristics of HIV...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Lovgren K,Soliman AS,Ngoma T,Kahesa C,Meza J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The completeness of a 'first consultation' human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) clinical history before and after the introduction of an HIV proforma was audited by a retrospective case notes review. Twenty key variables considered essential to every history were assessed. There was a significant improvement in the docu...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Natha M,Sheehy C,Pollard M,Pakianathan M,Prime K

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sweden was the first country to introduce online Chlamydia trachomatis testing for both men and women and this article provides information about the user characteristics and which risk groups are reached with this method. During the years 2005-2007 a questionnaire was administered with a response rate of 86% (n = 602...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Novak D,Novak M

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:In an audit of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) programmes in Blantyre, Malawi, and Liverpool, UK, a striking common deficiency was poor attendance of follow-up visits and of HIV testing to determine efficacy of PEP. Causes of poor follow-up after PEP need to be explored in both settings. ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： van der Maaten GC,Davies J,Nyirenda M,Chitani A,Allain TJ,Beeching NJ,Beadsworth MB,van Oosterhout JJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：:This is the first report of infection with HTLV-I associated with severe condylomatosis. Assessment of atypical or extensive genital warts should include testing for this retroviral infection. ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Radja N,Lau R

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to study the human papillomavirus (HPV) type-distribution in condylomata acuminata (CA) of mainland China and to estimate the potential role of HPV prophylactic vaccines for CA in mainland China. Forty-three studies using polymerase chain reaction to detect HPV were included in this meta-analy...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Wang H,Qiao YL

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to implement a sexual health behavioural intervention in Greenland in order to reduce sexually transmitted infection rates among a population of Greenland youth. This behavioural intervention was called Inuulluataarneq (Having the Good Life). Inuulluataarneq's objects included: (1) increa...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Rink E,Montgomery-Andersen R,Anastario M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for salvage treatment is related to the imperfection of current antiretroviral therapy. Sequential therapy with suboptimally suppressive regimens results in a need for this intervention. The aim of salvage treatment is as yet uncertain; virological suppression; immunoenhancement or stability or avoidance of c...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Youle M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) rates and ever-present Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infections in women have given rise in the past to consideration of male screening programs in order to address the silent male reservoir. Non-medical venues (e.g. home collection, restrooms or other private locations) may be viabl...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Ferrero DV,Meyers HN,Ferrero GM,Schultz DE

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-1 and HSV-2 are frequent genital co-infections in women. To determine how self-collected genital swabs compare to provider-collected cervicovaginal lavage, paired self-collected genital swabs and cervicovaginal lavage from women co-infected with HIV-1 and HSV-2 were evaluated. Women were in an acyclovir clinical t...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： McNicholl JM,Leelawiwat W,Whitehead S,Hanson DL,Evans-Strickfaden T,Cheng CY,Chonwattana W,Mueanpai F,Kittinunvorakoon C,Markowitz L,Dunne EF

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood-taking practices and prevalence of needle-stick injuries were recorded for 46 house officers working at the two largest teaching hospitals in Sheffield and 38 house officers working at three hospitals in London. Wearing gloves when performing venesection or inserting an intravenous cannula was generally perc...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Woolley PD,Palfreeman AJ,Patel R,Talbot MD,Samarasinghe PL

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH), Special Interest Group for Sexual Dysfunction updated recommendations for the management of premature ejaculation. The recommendations outline the physiology, prevalence, definitions, aetiological factors and patient assessment for this common sexua...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Richardson D,Goldmeier D,Green J,Lamba H,Harris JR,BASHH Special Interest Group for Sexual Dysfunction.

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00