Isolation of Haemophilus species from the genital tract.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual partnerships between people at higher and lower risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (i.e., bridging) occur through dissortative mixing and concurrent partnerships, yet the relative effects of these network patterns on population STI spread are poorly understood. GOAL:Using a stochastic mo...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Doherty IA,Shiboski S,Ellen JM,Adimora AA,Padian NS

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A solid-phase hemadsorption (SPHA) technique for the rapid detection of Treponema pallidum-specific IgM antibodies is described. The demonstration of these immunoglobulins permits differentiation between a recent and a long-lasting infection and facilitates the decision as to whether or not a patient should receive th...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Schmidt BL

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trichomoniasis is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus. Males are usually asymptomatic, and thus there is heavy reliance on partner notification for identifying infected male partners. The usual approach is partner referral but it is estimated that on...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Schwebke JR,Desmond RA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is an important cause of genital ulcers and can increase the risk for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission. Our objective was to determine the incidence and correlates of HSV-2 infection in HIV-1-seronegative Kenyan men reporting high-risk sexual behavi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Okuku HS,Sanders EJ,Nyiro J,Ngetsa C,Ohuma E,McClelland RS,Price MA,Graham SM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are important public health concerns among black men who have sex with men only (BMSMO), as well as those who have sex with both men and women (BMSMW). Sexually transmitted infections also increase risk of acquiring and HIV, which is also a critical concern. Compared wi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Dyer TV,Turpin RE,Stall R,Khan MR,Nelson LE,Brewer R,Friedman MR,Mimiaga MJ,Cook RL,OʼCleirigh C,Mayer KH

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1988 and 1991, 64 homosexual men and 43 bisexual men were screened for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Southern Taiwan; 5 of them were found to carry HIV antibodies. According to a self-administered questionnaire completed before screening, the average age of the men in the study group was 27 years, and ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Ko YC,Chang SJ

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Small ethnographic and clinic-based studies indicate that crack-smoking sex workers are at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted diseases (STD). STUDY GOALS:To examine the prevalence of risky sexual behaviors and HIV and STD in a large sample of street-recr...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Jones DL,Irwin KL,Inciardi J,Bowser B,Schilling R,Word C,Evans P,Faruque S,McCoy HV,Edlin BR

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Persistence of syphilis in communities may be maintained by relatively small groups of high-risk persons centrally placed among a larger group with low to moderately risky behavior. We sought to determine which control strategies identified particularly high-risk, early-stage syphilis cases consid...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Kahn RH,Peterman TA,Arno J,Coursey EJ,Berman SM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Failure of uncomplicated gonococcal infections acquired in the Far East to respond to doses of ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been identified in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In the Republic of the Philippi...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Knapp JS,Wongba C,Limpakarnjanarat K,Young NL,Parekh MC,Neal SW,Buatiang A,Chitwarakorn A,Mastro TD

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disclosure of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to sexual partners is critical to the prevention, treatment, and control of STIs. We examine personal intra and interpersonal influences on willingness to disclose STI status among college-aged men. Participants (n = 1064) were aged 17 to 24 years and recruited from...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Pfeiffer EJ,McGregor KA,Van Der Pol B,Hardy Hansen C,Ott MA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether women who collect self-collected vaginal swabs at home demonstrated a higher positivity of Chlamydia trachomatis than women in family planning clinics. METHODS:Collection kits for vaginal swabs were internet requested, collected at home, and mailed to a laboratory for testing; questionn...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Gaydos CA,Barnes M,Aumakhan B,Quinn N,Wright C,Agreda P,Whittle P,Hogan T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The QuadFERM+ (Analytab Products, Plainview, NY) rapid identification system was evaluated for its ability to identify correctly Neisseria gonorhoeae isolates from specimens obtained at a sexually transmitted disease clinic. One hundred eighty-five isolates (115 N. gonorrhoeae, 45 Neisseria meningitidis, 16 Neisseria ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Gradus MS,Ng CM,Silver KJ

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescents and young adults comprise disproportionately high percentages of individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and those with undiagnosed HIV. Our objective was to determine factors associated with history of HIV testing and receipt of results among a sample of urban, high-risk, sexu...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Straub DM,Arrington-Sanders R,Harris DR,Willard N,Kapogiannis B,Emmanuel P,Futterman D,Ellen JM,Adolescent Trials Network for HIV\/AIDS Interventions.

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has emerged as a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention tool for populations at highest risk for HIV infection. Current US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for identifying PrEP candidates may not be specific enough to identify gay, bisexual, an...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Beymer MR,Weiss RE,Sugar CA,Bourque LB,Gee GC,Morisky DE,Shu SB,Javanbakht M,Bolan RK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated self-sampling to detect pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infection among men who have sex with men attending a San Francisco STD clinic. The prevalence of pharyngeal NG and CT infection was 6.7% (32/480) and 1.3% (6/480), respectively. The percent agreement between self...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Freeman AH,Bernstein KT,Kohn RP,Philip S,Rauch LM,Klausner JD

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Risk factors for bacterial vaginosis (BV) include douching and sexual activity, although the exact cause of BV is unknown. GOAL:The goal of this study was to determine the relative significance of douching as a risk factor for BV. STUDY DESIGN:Two hundred fifty adolescent women who regularly douched were en...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Schwebke JR,Desmond RA,Oh MK

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of gonorrhea (GC) among adolescent and young women attending some urban emergency departments (EDs) ranges from 1% to 7%, but historically screening has not been logistically practical. GOAL:The primary goal of the study was to assess the cost effectiveness of GC screening in women ages 15 to...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Aledort JE,Hook EW 3rd,Weinstein MC,Goldie SJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various experimental monkey models have been used for the study of mycoplasmal infections of the urogenital tract. Direct inoculation of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum into the urethra of male monkeys resulted in successful reisolation of the organisms from the urethra without giving rise to signs of ur...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Møller BR,Freundt EA

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In resource-poor settings, control of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) among female sex workers (FSWs) is difficult. We sought to determine whether periodical antibiotic treatment (PAT) might be effective in controlling these infections among West African FSWs. Secondary objectives w...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Labbé AC,Pépin J,Khonde N,Dzokoto A,Méda H,Asamoah-Adu C,Mayaud P,Mabey D,Demers E,Alary M

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To provide chlamydia and gonorrhea screening and treatment to adolescents presumed to be at high risk, school screening was conducted among the 11th and 12th graders in San Francisco. STUDY DESIGN:Two schools in neighborhoods with high chlamydia and gonorrhea rates and student populations > or = 15% black w...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Barry PM,Scott KC,McCright J,Snell A,Lee M,Bascom T,Kent CK,Klausner JD

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between contraceptive method choice and perceptions of HIV and pregnancy risk among women at risk of HIV infection and transmission. STUDY DESIGN:Women who were infected with HIV or who were at high risk of infection were administered a q...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Galavotti C,Schnell DJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual behaviors have been linked to seropositivity for human papillomavirus (HPV) but not with the magnitude of the seroreactivity. GOALS:The objective of this analysis was to examine the association of sexual behavior, cervical HPV 16 DNA positivity at enrollment (past) and at diagnosis (current), and oth...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Castle PE,Shields T,Kirnbauer R,Manos MM,Burk RD,Glass AG,Scott DR,Sherman ME,Schiffman M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined serologic markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and immunity among young Asian/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men (API MSM) in San Francisco. METHODS:Participants were 496 API MSM, aged 18 to 29 years, recruited to participate in a cross-sectional survey using a random, ve...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

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

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-nine women prostitutes who underwent clinical and microbiologic examination were found to have gonococcal infection. The median age was 22; 92.1% were from urban areas. Nearly all the women prostitutes refrained from barrier methods (92.1%) and had contact with several partners (91.0%). The most frequent clinic...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Vázquez F,Palacio V,Vázquez JA,Berrón S,González A,Llaneza JJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the outcomes of a partner referral program at the sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic in Amsterdam that encourages gonorrhea and chlamydia patients to refer their own partners to medical examination. STUDY DESIGN:355 patients with a confirmed infection cooperated in partner referral and gav...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： van de Laar MJ,Termorshuizen F,van den Hoek A

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND GOAL:The changing epidemiology of genital herpes with the increasing importance of herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 prompted a study on the relative prevalence of HSV-1 and HSV-2 among cases of genital herpes in the Tel Aviv area, Israel. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective laboratory-based study of positive ...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Samra Z,Scherf E,Dan M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The susceptibility of Chlamydia trachomatis to antibiotics was studied in vitro and in patients with nongonococcal urethritis. The minimal inhibitory concentrations of cloxacillin, erythromycin, pivampicillin, oxytetracycline, and doxycycline, which were the most effective drugs, were 10, 0.5, 0.25, 0.1, and 0.5 micro...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Johannisson G,Sernryd A,Lycke E

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Up to 50% of women with nonoptimal vaginal microbial community state type (CST) have bacterial vaginosis (BV). Little is known about what distinguishes women with and without BV diagnosis within nonoptimal CST. We identified features of women and their male sex partners associated with BV among women with no...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： Mehta SD,Agingu W,Nordgren RK,Green SJ,Bhaumik DK,Bailey RC,Otieno F

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-performance liquid chromatography was used for quantitative determination of podophyllotoxin in serum subsequent to repeated applications of a 0.5% ethanolic preparation on condylomata acuminata. The drug was not detectable in the serum of ten men treated with < or = 50 microliters. In serum of seven patients rec...

journal_title：Sexually transmitted diseases

authors： von Krogh G

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00