Urethritis caused by Neisseria meningitidis group B: a case report.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Bacterial vaginosis is the most common cause of vaginal symptoms in women and has potential complications. Efforts to improve treatment of this disease process are warranted. GOAL OF THIS STUDY:The goal of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of once-daily intravaginal administra...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Livengood CH 3rd,Soper DE,Sheehan KL,Fenner DE,Martens MG,Nelson AL,Ismail M,Thorp JM,Lappin M,Long BJ,Blackwelder T,Sweet RL,Sagov S

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual partnership dates are critical to sexually transmitted infection/HIV research and control programs, although validity is limited by inaccurate recall and reporting. METHODS:We examined data from 302 heterosexual adults (151 index-partner dyads) to assess reliability of reporting. Dates of first sex a...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Sanchez DM,Schoenbach VJ,Harvey SM,Warren JT,Poole C,Leone PA,Adimora AA,Agnew CR

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:To determine whether self-administered risk assessment could improve targeting of HIV counseling and testing in an STD clinic. STUDY DESIGN:Computerized records from the Prince George's County, Maryland, STD clinic from 1993 through 1996 were used to develop and test models for predicting a po...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Chen Z,Branson B,Ballenger A,Peterman TA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the epidemiology of multiple infections in teenagers and their contacts. GOAL:To demonstrate a network approach to the prevalence of STDs/HIV. STUDY DESIGN:A community-based network study of ethnographically representative adolescents. RESULTS:Of the 512 interviewees, 90% of the boys and 80% of...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Rothenberg R,Dan My Hoang T,Muth SQ,Crosby R

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis (nvCT) was discovered in Sweden in 2006, and it could not be detected by diagnostic systems from Abbott and Roche, whereas the third system used, from Becton Dickinson (BD), detects nvCT. We analyzed 3648 samples from 2 counties that used Roche and 2 counties that used BD methods...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Herrmann B,Eden D,Hadad R,Christerson L,Loré B,Osterlund A,Larsson I,Sylvan S,Fredlund H,Unemo M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measurement of human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) incidence among female sex workers in Rwanda is a key part of preparing for HIV prevention trials. METHODS:HIV-negative, nonpregnant female sex workers (N =397) were tested for HIV-1, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy quarterly for 12 months, and...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Braunstein SL,Ingabire CM,Kestelyn E,Uwizera AU,Mwamarangwe L,Ntirushwa J,Nash D,Veldhuijzen NJ,Nel A,Vyankandondera J,van de Wijgert JH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Culture of urethral specimens from a 21-year-old man with nongonococcal urethritis yielded both Chlamydia trachomatis and a minocycline-resistant strain of Ureaplasma urealyticum. In such situations, the causal agent of the urethritis is frequently considered to be C. trachomatis. However, the etiology of this case wa...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Magalhães M

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated HIV prevalence and incidence and related risk factors among young Asian and Pacific Islander (API) men who have sex with men (MSM). DESIGN:We conducted a cross-sectional survey. METHODS:A venue-based sample of 496 young API MSM in San Francisco completed face-to-face questionnaires and rece...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Choi KH,McFarland W,Neilands TB,Nguyen S,Louie B,Secura GM,Behel S,Mackellar D,Valleroy L

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), one of the major sequelae of the current epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases, has been shown to be a polymicrobial infection. This study compares the efficacy and safety of two broad-spectrum combination drug regimens, cefotetan with doxycycline and cefoxitin with doxycycline, ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Walker CK,Landers DV,Ohm-Smith MJ,Robbie MO,Luft J,Schachter J,Sweet RL

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of inhibition of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by pyocin 103 was examined. Pyocin 103 decreases the viability of N. gonorrhoeae immediately after its addition to logarithmically growing cells by single-hit kinetics. This inhibition was paralleled by an immediate cessation of protein synthesis, RNA synthesis, and...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Stein DC,Clark VL,Young FE

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Crack-smoking sexually transmitted disease (STD) patients are at high-risk for contracting HIV. GOAL OF THE STUDY:To examine the effects of cocaine use and other correlates on high-risk sexual behavior among STD clinic patients. STUDY DESIGN:This was a cross-sectional study of 1,490 consecut...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hser YI,Chou CP,Hoffman V,Anglin MD

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the efficacy of topical 80% trichloroacetic acid (TCA) to treat internal anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs) in HIV-positive individuals. METHODS:All patients who attended the University of Pittsburgh Anal Dysplasia Clinic for treatment of biopsy-proven internal anal HSIL with...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Cranston RD,Baker JR,Liu Y,Wang L,Elishaev E,Ho KS

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A system was developed for the collection, coding, and processing of data from routine reports describing morbidity caused by gonorrhea. These data are coded centrally, and tables that provide information about the age, sex, race, source of care, and geographic and temporal distributions of the population affected by ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Rothenberg RB

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite over a century of clinical experience in diagnosing and managing patients with syphilis, many thorny clinical questions remain unanswered. We focus on several areas of uncertainty for the clinician: the role of serologic tests in diagnosing syphilis and assessing syphilis treatment responses, and the risk of n...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Marra CM,Ghanem KG

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evaluating chlamydia prevalence trends from sentinel surveillance is important for understanding population disease burden over time. However, prevalence trend estimates from surveillance data may be misleading if they do not account for changes in risk profiles of individuals who are screened (case mix) and...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Learner ER,Torrone EA,Fine JP,Pence BW,Powers KA,Miller WC

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To obtain patients' perspectives on why only some partners are notified in partner-notification programs, the cornerstone of sexually transmitted disease (STD) control, although low proportions of partners are located and evaluated. GOALS:To describe patterns of partner notification reported ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Gorbach PM,Aral SO,Celum C,Stoner BP,Whittington WL,Galea J,Coronado N,Connor S,Holmes KK

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine factors associated with heterosexual anal intercourse (AI). METHODS:Between 2001 and 2004, 1084 heterosexual adults aged 18 to 26 attending public sexually transmitted disease clinics in Seattle, New Orleans, and St Louis were interviewed using computer-assisted self interview and tested for STIs;...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Gorbach PM,Manhart LE,Hess KL,Stoner BP,Martin DH,Holmes KK

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical observations indicate that herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is significantly less likely than herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) to establish latency in (or reactivate from) sacral ganglionic tissue. In an effort to identify viral functions associated with latency, we analyzed HSV-1 isolates from three pa...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Fife KH,Boggs D

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the prevalence and determinants of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in women from West India, although incidence of and mortality from cervical cancer is high. METHODS:Cervical specimens were collected, and questionnaires on lifestyle and reproductive factors were administered to 2...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Sauvaget C,Nene BM,Jayant K,Kelkar R,Malvi SG,Shastri SS,Sankaranarayanan R

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improved technologies for the cultural diagnosis of chancroid have resulted in increased interest in the management and control of genital ulcer disease. New treatment regimens have been identified, and new control strategies have evolved. These strategies now permit localized introductions of chancroid into developed...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： D'Costa LJ,Bowmer I,Nsanze H,Dylewski J,Fransen L,Plummer FA,Piot P,Ronald AR

更新日期：1986-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To quantify the scope and yield of targeted syphilis screening in nonmedical settings in 7 US cities affected by recent syphilis outbreaks among men who have sex with men (MSM). METHODS:Data were collected from syphilis screening activities targeting MSM between 1999 and 2004, conducted in bathhouses or othe...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Ciesielski C,Kahn RH,Taylor M,Gallagher K,Prescott LJ,Arrowsmith S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to high rates of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) found in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults, only 2% of 209 perinatally HIV-infected youth had oral HPV. This rate was similar in HIV-exposed but uninfected youth. No association was found with sexual activity; however, low CD4 counts were as...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Moscicki AB,Farhat S,Yao TJ,Ryder MI,Russell JS,Van Dyke RB,Hazra R,Shiboski CH,Pediatric HIVAIDS Cohort Study.

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of infection with Chalmydia trachomatis (mouse pneumonitis biovar) on the fertility of female mice was examined. Mice were inoculated into one ovarian bursa with approximately 10(4) inclusion-forming units of C. trachomatis and were mated five to 16 days later. At sacrifice all mice showed salpingitis or hy...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Swenson CE,Schachter J

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although sexually abused children are usually evaluated only for the presence of infections with Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Treponema pallidum, they are also at risk for acquiring other sexually transmitted organisms prevalent in the adult population. Accordingly, we examined pharyngeal, anorectal and genital specimens...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Hammerschlag MR,Doraiswamy B,Cox P,Cummings M,McCormack WM

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and may enhance transmission of HIV. However, population-based estimates of HSV-2 prevalence and correlates of infection are rare. GOALS:To obtain population-based estimates of HSV-2 prevalence and to identify demo...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Buchacz K,McFarland W,Hernandez M,Klausner JD,Page-Shafer K,Padian N,Molitor F,Ruiz JD,Bolan G,Morrow S,Katz MH

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the health needs non-nationals, information on disease occurrence is fundamental. GOALS The goal of this study was to assess the clinical and behavioral characteristics of non-Italians with a new sexually transmitted infection (STI). METHODS:Data were taken from Italy's National STI Surveillanc...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Giuliani M,Suligoi B,Italian STI Surveillance Working Group.

更新日期：2004-02-01 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: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

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The Syva Micro Trak enzyme immunoassay (EIA) is used widely for screening women infected with Chlamydia trachomatis. Confirmatory tests used in conjunction with EIA screening have shown that false-positive results are common. GOALS:To evaluate the specificity of the Syva MicroTrak EIA by conf...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Beebe JL,Masters H,Jungkind D,Heltzel DM,Weinberg A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00