R H Kahn

Summary

Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Potential for community-based screening, treatment, and antibiotic prophylaxis for syphilis prevention
    R H Kahn
    Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 27:188-92. 2000
  2. ncbi Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae prevalence and coinfection in adolescents entering selected US juvenile detention centers, 1997-2002
    Richard 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 32:255-9. 2005
  3. ncbi Early syphilis in the United States identified in corrections facilities, 1999-2002
    Richard H Kahn
    Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 31:360-4. 2004
  4. ncbi Identifying likely syphilis transmitters: implications for control and evaluation
    Richard 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
  5. ncbi Community-based screening and treatment for STDs: results from a mobile clinic initiative
    Richard 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 30:654-8. 2003
  6. ncbi Strategies for syphilis prevention: findings from surveys in a high-incidence area
    T A Farley
    Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans 70160, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 27:305-10. 2000
  7. ncbi Screening for syphilis in arrestees: usefulness for community-wide syphilis surveillance and control
    Richard 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 29:150-6. 2002
  8. ncbi Evaluation of syphilis reactor grids: optimizing impact
    Joshua K Schaffzin
    Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 30:700-6. 2003
  9. ncbi Misclassification of the stages of syphilis: implications for surveillance
    Thomas 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
  10. ncbi Control of syphilis outbreaks in men who have sex with men: the role of screening in nonmedical settings
    Carol Ciesielski
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 32:S37-42. 2005

Detail Information

Publications14

  1. ncbi Potential for community-based screening, treatment, and antibiotic prophylaxis for syphilis prevention
    R H Kahn
    Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 27:188-92. 2000
    ..The recent syphilis epidemic in Louisiana occurred predominantly among disadvantaged African Americans who may distrust public health agencies and prevention efforts...
  2. ncbi Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae prevalence and coinfection in adolescents entering selected US juvenile detention centers, 1997-2002
    Richard 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 32:255-9. 2005
    ..Juvenile detention centers offer public health practitioners an opportunity to gain access to large numbers of adolescents at risk for chlamydia and gonorrhea...
  3. ncbi Early syphilis in the United States identified in corrections facilities, 1999-2002
    Richard H Kahn
    Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 31:360-4. 2004
    ..Corrections facilities offer public health practitioners an opportunity to gain access to large numbers of persons at risk for syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases...
  4. ncbi Identifying likely syphilis transmitters: implications for control and evaluation
    Richard 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...
  5. ncbi Community-based screening and treatment for STDs: results from a mobile clinic initiative
    Richard 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 30:654-8. 2003
    ..The persistence of syphilis and other bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in many areas of the United States suggests that innovative approaches to controlling these diseases are needed...
  6. ncbi Strategies for syphilis prevention: findings from surveys in a high-incidence area
    T A Farley
    Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans 70160, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 27:305-10. 2000
    ..The persistence of syphilis in the United States suggests that a better understanding is needed of the potential for various public health approaches to prevent the spread of the disease...
  7. ncbi Screening for syphilis in arrestees: usefulness for community-wide syphilis surveillance and control
    Richard 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 29:150-6. 2002
    ..Analysis of booking charges may be useful for determining factors associated with syphilis infection, but not for developing screening criteria...
  8. ncbi Evaluation of syphilis reactor grids: optimizing impact
    Joshua K Schaffzin
    Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 30:700-6. 2003
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  9. ncbi Misclassification of the stages of syphilis: implications for surveillance
    Thomas 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...
  10. ncbi Control of syphilis outbreaks in men who have sex with men: the role of screening in nonmedical settings
    Carol Ciesielski
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 32:S37-42. 2005
    ..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)...
  11. ncbi The acceptability and behavioral effects of antibiotic prophylaxis for syphilis prevention
    Thomas A Farley
    Department of Community Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 30:844-9. 2003
    ..Use of preexposure antibiotic prophylaxis for syphilis control has been limited by concerns about acceptability and adverse behavioral effects...
  12. ncbi Sexually transmitted diseases in incarcerated adolescents
    M Riduan Joesoef
    Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Curr Opin Infect Dis 19:44-8. 2006
    ..Hepatitis B virus vaccination in juvenile correction facilities is recommended to prevent and control the transmission of this disease...
  13. ncbi Persons with early syphilis identified through blood or plasma donation screening in the United States
    Carolyn Gardella
    Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    J Infect Dis 185:545-9. 2002
    ..After adjustment for variation in NETSS use, it was estimated that, over the 6 years, approximately 1200 cases of early syphilis were detected nationally through donation screening, and 58% of the case subjects were volunteer donors...
  14. ncbi Syphilis outbreaks among men who have sex with men: a public health trend of concern
    Richard H Kahn
    Sex Transm Dis 29:285-7. 2002