Increase in visceral adipose tissue in a woman living with HIV after introduction of integrase strand transfer inhibitor.

abstract：:HIV seroconversions and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are often clustered in social networks within community populations. The present study was carried out among men who have sex with men in Russia, where a major HIV epidemic is unfolding, and where social networks have played a historically important role. In...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Amirkhanian YA,Kelly JA,Kirsanova AV,DiFranceisco W,Khoursine RA,Semenov AV,Rozmanova VN

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients who acquire repeated infections of gonorrhoea are well described. A study was undertaken of male patients attending a central London clinic in an attempt to identify features of those acquiring repeated infections to facilitate risk reduction strategies. During the 3 years 1990 to 1992, 18.8% of patients cont...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Sherrard J,Barlow D

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Point-of-care microscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of vaginal discharge in genitourinary (GU) medicine clinics but not used in primary care settings and reproductive health clinics to which many patients present. In our GU medicine clinic setting, we conducted an audit to assess the utility of micr...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Lascar RM,Devakumar H,Jungmann E,Copas A,Arthur G,Mercey D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self sampling of the secretions of the female genital tract for microbiological investigations for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis was assessed in female attenders of the genitourinary medicine clinic in Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital. The purpose of the study was to evaluate...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Markos AR,Wade AA,Walzman M,Shahmanesh M

更新日期：1994-07-01 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：:We evaluated Cobas Amplicor, a highly automated polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system, to test first-void urine (FVU) and urethral swab specimens for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in men attending a sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic. Results were compared against an in-house radioimmune do...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Higgins SP,Klapper PE,Struthers JK,Bailey AS,Gough AP,Moore R,Corbitt G,Bhattacharyya MN

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:In a study to determine the significance of Bacteroides ureolyticus in the lower urogenital tract using a new selective and differential medium, this organism was isolated from 30.1% of asymptomatic men, 37.8% of men with genital warts, and 26.3% of men with non-gonococcal urethritis. Using the same selective medium B...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Woolley PD,Kinghorn GR,Bennett KW,Eley A

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional study of 360 patients presenting with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to a primary care clinic in KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa was done. Prevalence of HIV infection was 42.5%. HIV-infected patients were of similar age to uninfected patients (mean age 25.1 vs 26.1 years), but were less likely to b...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Wilkinson D,Wilkinson N

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：:The management and outcome of all cases of gonorrhoea which presented to a south London genitourinary medicine clinic during 1999 were assessed and compared with published national guidelines. The incidence of penicillin resistance was calculated, as was the rate of co-infection with chlamydia and trichomonas. Informa...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Newell A,Herbert E,Vigus J,Grieg A,Rodgers ME

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:We present a case of acute limbic encephalitis secondary to HIV seroconversion. The patient made a gradual neurological recovery following treatment with antiretroviral therapy, steroids and intravenous immunoglobulin. ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Scriven J,Davies S,Banerjee AK,Jenkins N,Watson J

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-eight men with symptoms of chronic or subacute prostatitis were enrolled. Investigations for the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis in urethral swabs were carried out. The expressed prostatic secretions were additionally examined for Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Gardnerella vaginalis, other gram-...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Ostaszewska I,Zdrodowska-Stefanow B,Badyda J,Pucilo K,Trybula J,Bulhak V

更新日期：1998-06-01 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：:Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis is an uncommon cancer, though in one study it accounted for 90% of all penile cancers. Its association with balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) is a rare though recognized occurrence. We describe a case of a 46-year-old Caucasian male who first presented to our open-access clinic w...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Goolamali SI,Pakianathan M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study to determine the herpes simplex virus (HSV) type isolated from patients with primary (first-attack) genital herpes and to identify any clinical or epidemiological features that might influence the reported incidence of any particular viral type, there was almost an equal incidence of HSV-1 and HSV-2 isolate...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Woolley PD,Kudesia G

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the UK continue to increase. A discrepancy between knowledge and awareness of STIs, and sexual behaviour appears to be ubiquitous throughout the world. We hypothesize that human beings are biologically programmed to fall in love and bond in powerful relationships, whic...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Goldmeier D,Richardson D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

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：:Associations between sexual risk and alcohol consumption may be self-evident but have eluded detailed examination in the UK. A cohort of 520 genitourinary (GU) medicine clinic attenders in the south of England were given a detailed questionnaire and compared with a matched cohort from the General Household Survey (GHS...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Standerwick K,Davies C,Tucker L,Sheron N

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：AIMS:To identify any differences in follow-up rates or sexual contact attendance rates in men presenting with non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) after treatment by single dose azithromycin rather than longer standard duration therapies and to identify patients' treatment preferences. METHODS:A prospective study was perfo...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Carlin EM,Barton SE

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate whether Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with acetowhite lesions of the portio cervix, demonstrating koilocytosis and/or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) I-III. The study group comprised 37 women admitted to the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Sahlgr...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Voog E,Ricksten A,Stenglein M,Jonassen F,Ternesten A,Ryd W,Löwhagen GB

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the updated British Association for Sexual Health and HIV guidelines for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis following sexual exposure (PEPSE). This document includes a review of the current data to support the use of PEPSE, considers how to calculate the risks of infection after a potential exposure, and provide...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Cresswell F,Waters L,Briggs E,Fox J,Harbottle J,Hawkins D,Murchie M,Radcliffe K,Rafferty P,Rodger A,Fisher M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This unique report describes a fatal case of immune reconstitution syndrome associated with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). This case also illustrates the possibility of cryptic visceral KS with minimal cutaneous disease, as well as the potential for differential responses of cutaneous and visceral KS to treatment. ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Crane HM,Deubner H,Huang JC,Swanson PE,Harrington RD

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protozoon Blastocystis hominis may cause episodes of diarrhoea with abdominal pain, tenesmus, fever and eosinophilia. We have observed 5 cases of blastocystosis in male subjects with symptomatic HIV infection. All patients had a complete response to metronidazole. This report confirms that Blastocystis hominis may...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Garavelli PL,Scaglione L,Bicocchi R,Libanore M

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partner notification as a public health measure to reduce transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a cornerstone of STI control in most countries. The success of any partner notification strategy is conditional on its acceptability and feasibility to both patients and health-care professionals, its co...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Estcourt CS,Sutcliffe LJ,Shackleton T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transmission efficiency of HIV-1 through unsafe medical injections can be estimated from seroconversions among health care workers (HCWs) after percutaneous exposures and documented iatrogenic outbreaks. Data from a case-control study of seroconversion after percutaneous exposures among US and European HCWs shows ...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Gisselquist DP

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have conducted a longitudinal study on factors associated with candidal vaginal colonization, a precursor of vaginitis, in a cohort of HIV-infected women in Italy. All consecutive women attending a single, tertiary care clinical site were offered free screening for sexually transmitted infections and genital disord...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Beltrame A,Matteelli A,Carvalho AC,Saleri N,Casalini C,Capone S,Patroni A,Manfrin M,Carosi G

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo antimicrobial resistance has yet to be documented in Chlamydia trachomatis; however, there have been anecdotal reports of persistent infection. The purpose of this case series was to describe a group of patients who have persistent chlamydia infection despite adequate treatment and where re-infection was consi...

journal_title：International journal of STD & AIDS

authors： Pitt RA,Alexander S,Horner PJ,Ison CA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00