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| Stuart M BermanSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Screening tests to detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections--2002Robert E Johnson
Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 51:1-38; quiz CE1-4. 2002....
Maternal syphilis: pathophysiology and treatmentStuart M Berman
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA 30306, USA
Bull World Health Organ 82:433-8. 2004....
STD treatment: how can it improve HIV prevention in the South?Stuart M Berman
Division of STD Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 33:S50-7. 2006..A high percentage of the population is black, and STD/HIV rates are particularly high among this group. Control and treatment of STDs offers promise as an HIV prevention strategy, and nowhere more than in the South...
Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among female adolescents aged 14 to 19 in the United StatesSara E Forhan
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Pediatrics 124:1505-12. 2009..In this study we estimated the prevalence of the most common STIs among a representative sample of female adolescents in the United States...
A prospective study of the psychosocial impact of a positive Chlamydia trachomatis laboratory testSami L Gottlieb
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 38:1004-11. 2011..Few data exist on potential harms of chlamydia screening. We assessed the psychosocial impact of receiving a positive Chlamydia trachomatis test result...
Time to treatment for women with chlamydial or gonococcal infections: a comparative evaluation of sexually transmitted disease clinics in 3 US citiesDavid Wong
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 32:194-8. 2005..Improved methods for notifying infected patients might increase timely treatment in this population...
Prevalence of syphilis seroreactivity in the United States: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) 2001-2004Sami L Gottlieb
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:507-11. 2008..There have been no recent US population-based estimates of syphilis seroprevalence. We determined the prevalence of syphilis seroreactivity among a representative sample of the US population...
Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 in pregnant women in the United StatesFujie Xu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 196:43.e1-6. 2007..The purpose of this study was to determine seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) in a national cross-sectional sample of pregnant women...
Screening male prisoners for Chlamydia trachomatis: impact on test positivity among women from their neighborhoods who were tested in family planning clinicsThomas A Peterman
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop E 02, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:425-9. 2009..We studied whether screening and treating men in prison influenced C. trachomatis infection among women living in their communities...
Sexually transmitted diseases program performance measures: how are they performing?Thomas A Peterman
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 38:610-6. 2011..Performance measures were developed in order to improve the performance of sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention programs...
Dilemmas in the management of syphilis: a survey of infectious diseases expertsDeborah Dowell
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 49:1526-9. 2009..Most providers did not have access to dark-field microscopy. We found variation in management of syphilis, especially for patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection...
Screening and treatment to prevent sequelae in women with Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection: how much do we know?Sami L Gottlieb
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 201:S156-67. 2010..An important question for chlamydia control programs is the extent to which finding and treating prevalent, asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection reduces reproductive sequelae in infected women...
Incidence of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections in two managed care organizations: implications for surveillanceFujie Xu
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:592-8. 2008..To estimate the incidence of neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections and to assess the utility of surveillance methods for neonatal herpes in 2 managed care populations...
Emerging antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: urgent need to strengthen prevention strategiesKimberly A Workowski
National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Ann Intern Med 148:606-13. 2008..Progress in controlling the epidemic and avoiding a resurgence as treatment options wane will require careful attention to all components of a comprehensive prevention strategy...
Identifying likely syphilis transmitters: implications for control and evaluationRichard H Kahn
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 33:630-5. 2006..We sought to determine which control strategies identified particularly high-risk, early-stage syphilis cases considered to have high prevention value...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelinesKimberly A Workowski
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (proposed, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 44:S73-6. 2007
Misclassification of the stages of syphilis: implications for surveillanceThomas A Peterman
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 32:144-9. 2005..Classification was excellent for primary and secondary and good for late latent, but half of early latent and unknown duration were misclassified. New surveillance definitions are suggested, comments requested...
Mortality associated with congenital syphilis in the United States, 1992-1998Deborah A Gust
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 109:E79-9. 2002..To summarize national trends in the incidence of congenital syphilis (CS) and associated mortality...
Ciprofloxacin for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea infection in adolescents: does the benefit outweigh the risk?Gale R Burstein
Division of HIV and AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 35:S191-9. 2002..We found no reports of irreversible cartilage toxicity or age-associated adverse events in 5236 human children and adolescents (aged 5 days-24 years) treated with a total of 5486 courses of fluoroquinolones...
Surveillance for repeat gonorrhea infection, San Diego, California, 1995-2001: establishing definitions and methodsRobert A Gunn
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sex Transm Dis 31:373-9. 2004..However, there are no established methods for collecting repeat GC surveillance data that are needed to monitor trends and risk factors for repeat infection...
A public health focus on infertility prevention, detection, and managementMaurizio Macaluso
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Fertil Steril 93:16.e1-10. 2010....
Trends in primary and secondary syphilis among men who have sex with men in the United StatesJames D Heffelfinger
Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Public Health 97:1076-83. 2007..We assessed the epidemiology of primary and secondary syphilis in the United States and estimated the percentages of cases occurring among men who have sex with men (MSM)...
Gonorrhea prevalence and coinfection with chlamydia in women in the United States, 2000Linda W Dicker
Information Services, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E06, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 30:472-6. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Gonorrhea positivity was consistently highest among women aged 15 to 19 years; almost half of women aged 15 to 19 years with gonorrhea also had chlamydia...
Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2006Kimberly A Workowski
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and Tuberculosis Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 55:1-94. 2006....
CDC sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelinesKimberly A Workowski
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 35:S135-7. 2002
Patient-delivered partner treatment with azithromycin to prevent repeated Chlamydia trachomatis infection among women: a randomized, controlled trialJulia A Schillinger
Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sex Transm Dis 30:49-56. 2003..A substantial proportion of women treated for C trachomatis infection are reinfected by an untreated male sex partner in the first several months after treatment. Effective strategies to ensure partner treatment are needed...
Trends in herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 seroprevalence in the United StatesFujie Xu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 296:964-73. 2006..Preexisting HSV-1 antibodies can alleviate clinical manifestations of subsequently acquired HSV-2. Furthermore, HSV-1 has become an important cause of genital herpes in some developed countries...
Epidemiology of STD disparities in African American communitiesLori M Newman
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:S4-12. 2008....
Azithromycin versus penicillin for early syphilisRonald C Ballard
N Engl J Med 354:203-5; author reply 203-5. 2006
Fluoroquinolones, gonorrhea, and the CDC STD treatment guidelinesStuart M Berman
Sex Transm Dis 30:528-9; author reply 530. 2003
Partner age not associated with recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis infection, condom use, or partner treatment and referral among adolescent womenManya Magnus
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC 20037, USA
J Adolesc Health 39:396-403. 2006..This study evaluates the role of older partners in the risk of three outcomes: recurrent Ct, lack of condom use, and nonadherence with partner management (PM) strategies...
Syphilis outbreaks among men who have sex with men: a public health trend of concernRichard H Kahn
Sex Transm Dis 29:285-7. 2002
Anticipating outbreaks: a prevention role for integrated information systemsSinan K Aral
Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, USA
Sex Transm Dis 29:6-12. 2002
