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| Michael L RekartSummaryAffiliation: British Columbia Country: Canada Publications
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Targeted mass treatment for syphilis with oral azithromycinMichael L Rekart
University of British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Canada
Lancet 361:313-4. 2003..0001<p<0.0044). This rate rebound and the absence of a sustained effect suggest that targeted mass treatment for syphilis, even though feasible, should not be done routinely...
Chlamydia public health programs and the epidemiology of pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancyMichael L Rekart
School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
J Infect Dis 207:30-8. 2013....- Epidemiology of chlamydial infection: are we losing ground?M L Rekart
STD AIDS Control, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, 655 West 12th Ave, British Columbia, Vancouver, V5Z 4R4, Canada
Sex Transm Infect 84:87-91. 2008.... - Sex-work harm reductionMichael L Rekart
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V5Z 4R4, BC, Canada
Lancet 366:2123-34. 2005..Straightforward and achievable steps are available to improve the day-to-day lives of sex workers while they continue to work. Conceptualising and debating sex-work harm reduction as a new paradigm can hasten this process... - The impact of syphilis mass treatment one year later: self-reported behaviour change among participantsMichael L Rekart
University of British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Int J STD AIDS 16:571-8. 2005..03) and increased condom use for oral sex (P=0.05). There was no difference in syphilis incidence. Syphilis outbreak interventions that include education, support and referral can result in long-term positive behaviour changes... - A population-based study of infectious syphilis rediagnosis in British Columbia, 1995-2005Gina S Ogilvie
Dept of Family Practice, Div of STI HIV Prevention and Control, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Clin Infect Dis 48:1554-8. 2009..In this study, we sought to characterize individuals who received a diagnosis of syphilis more than once in a cohort of reported cases from 1995 through 2005 in British Columbia... - The unexpected impact of a Chlamydia trachomatis infection control program on susceptibility to reinfectionRobert C Brunham
University of British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada
J Infect Dis 192:1836-44. 2005..Since 1998, rates have increased, and case counts now exceed those recorded before the intervention... 
Towards targeted screening for acute HIV infections in British ColumbiaMALCOLM STEINBERG
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
J Int AIDS Soc 14:39. 2011..Province-wide HIV testing and surveillance data were analyzed to inform recommendations for targeted use of screening algorithms to detect acute HIV infections...- Impact of mass treatment on syphilis transmission: a mathematical modeling approachBabak Pourbohloul
University of British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada
Sex Transm Dis 30:297-305. 2003..By 1 year postintervention, syphilis cases had rebounded significantly. We investigate the cause of this postintervention rebound... - Incorporating a social networking approach to enhance contact tracing in a heterosexual outbreak of syphilisG Ogilvie
STD AIDS Control, BCCDC, 655 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4R4, Canada
Sex Transm Infect 81:124-7. 2005..This report describes the outcomes of a social networking approach (SNA) in a heterosexually transmitted syphilis epidemic by street nurses in British Columbia, Canada... - International health: five reasons why Canadians should get involvedMichael L Rekart
University of British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, 655 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R4
Can J Public Health 94:258-9. 2003 - Prenatal and congenital syphilis in British ColumbiaHugh Jones
BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 27:467-72. 2005..Our findings suggest that, in the context of a major outbreak, universal screening and prenatal syphilis testing may contribute to controlling rates of congenital syphilis... - Considerations on Chlamydia trachomatis disease expressionRobert C Brunham
University of British Columbia and British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 55:162-6. 2009..Recent genomic, immunologic, and epidemiologic findings are reviewed. A synthesis is offered which suggests that Chlamydia disease expression results from persistent infection and host immune responses... - Heterosexual outbreak of infectious syphilis: epidemiological and ethnographic analysis and implications for controlD M Patrick
University of British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada
Sex Transm Infect 78:i164-9. 2002..9 per case). The geographical and demographic concentration of this outbreak led to consideration of a programme of focused mass treatment with single dose azithromycin... - Seeking sexual partners on the internet: a marker for risky sexual behaviour in men who have sex with menGina S Ogilvie
Division of STI and HIV Prevention and Control, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC
Can J Public Health 99:185-8. 2008.... - Antenatal seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) in Canadian women: HSV-2 prevalence increases throughout the reproductive yearsD M Patrick
University of British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sex Transm Dis 28:424-8. 2001..This study sought to provide the first population estimates of herpes simplex type 2 (HSV-2) seroprevalence in Canada... - Incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users during an outbreak of HIV infectionD M Patrick
University of British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
CMAJ 165:889-95. 2001..The objectives of this study were to measure the prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in this context and to examine factors associated with HCV seroconversion among IDUs... - The arrested immunity hypothesis and the epidemiology of chlamydia controlRobert C Brunham
Sex Transm Dis 35:53-4. 2008