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Developments in the screening for Chlamydia trachomatis: a reviewKatrin S Kohl
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 30:637-58. 2003..trachomatis infection may overlap with populations for other STDs, and comprehensive STD prevention programs that involve a range of STD service providers are needed to successfully reduce the STD-related health burden in the population...
Human papillomavirus vaccine introduction--the first five yearsLauri E Markowitz
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, Georgia, 30333, US
Vaccine 30:F139-48. 2012..This article forms part of a special supplement entitled "Comprehensive Control of HPV Infections and Related Diseases" Vaccine Volume 30, Supplement 5, 2012...- Feasibility of a preventive HIV-1 vaccine cohort among persons attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in ThailandL E Markowitz
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 20:488-94. 1999..4-3.6) and none among women. Based on the observed HIV-1 incidence, HIV vaccine efficacy trials in such populations would have to be larger than previously planned or more selective of high risk subgroups for recruitment... - Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)Lauri E Markowitz
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention Proposed, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 56:1-24. 2007..Vaccination is not a substitute for routine cervical cancer screening, and vaccinated females should have cervical cancer screening as recommended... - Seroprevalence of human papillomavirus types 6, 11, 16, and 18 in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004Lauri E Markowitz
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 200:1059-67. 2009..Human papillomavirus (HPV) seroprevalence data can help define the epidemiology of this common sexually transmitted pathogen... - Post-licensure monitoring of HPV vaccine in the United StatesLauri E Markowitz
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MS E05, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Vaccine 28:4731-7. 2010..We review systems in place or being established for post-licensure monitoring of HPV vaccine in the United States... - 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.... - Nationwide surveillance of HIV-1 prevalence and subtype in young Thai menC J Mason
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 19:165-73. 1998..Decline in HIV-1 seroprevalence among young men in Thailand has continued, which suggests that HIV control programs in Thailand may have been successful in decreasing spread of HIV-1. Almost all HIV-1 infections resulted from subtype E... - The effect of correct and consistent condom use on chlamydial and gonococcal infection among urban adolescentsGabriela Paz-Bailey
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:536-42. 2005..2-1.0) and highly protective for gonorrhea (odds ratio, 0.1; 95% confidence interval, 0-0.7). CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that assessing both correctness and consistency of use is important for evaluation of condom effectiveness... - HPV 6/11, 16, 18 seroprevalence in men in two US citiesEileen F Dunne
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:671-4. 2009..There are limited data on HPV 6/11, 16, and/or 18 seroprevalence in men... - Association of Chlamydia trachomatis with persistence of high-risk types of human papillomavirus in a cohort of female adolescentsErika Samoff
Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Epidemiol 162:668-75. 2005..8, 95% confidence interval: 1.6, 4.9). The association between chlamydia infection and cervical cancer may be due to an effect of chlamydia infection on persistence of high-risk HPV... 
Willingness to participate in HIV-1 vaccine trials among young Thai menR A Jenkins
US Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute for Medical Science, Bangkok, Thailand
Sex Transm Infect 76:386-92. 2000..Willingness to participate in HIV-1 vaccine trials and associated factors were investigated in a sample of 2670 Royal Thai Army conscripted recruits...- 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... - Pre-treatment syphilis titers: distribution and evaluation of their use to distinguish early from late latent syphilis and to prioritize contact investigationsErika Samoff
Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, National Center for HIV, STDs, and Tuberculosis TB NCHSTP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:789-93. 2009..Because of limitations of current staging protocols, the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) titer has been proposed as an alternative priority marker for contact investigation... - Sexually transmitted diseases of older persons in Washington StateF Xu
Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 28:287-91. 2001..CONCLUSIONS: Sexually transmitted diseases are reported among older persons, although at lower rates than among younger persons. Services for STD and counseling regarding safe sex should be available to persons of all ages... - Genital human papillomavirus infectionEileen F Dunne
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 43:624-9. 2006..In this article, we review genital HPV for the clinician, with a primary focus on the prevalence of HPV infection in the United States... - 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... - The potential health and economic benefits of preventing recurrent respiratory papillomatosis through quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccinationHarrell W Chesson
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Vaccine 26:4513-8. 2008..More precise estimates of the incidence of RRP are needed, however, to quantify this impact more reliably... - Prevalence of HPV infection among females in the United StatesEileen F Dunne
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 297:813-9. 2007..Baseline population prevalence data for HPV infection in the United States before widespread availability of a prophylactic HPV vaccine would be useful... - Acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccine for males: a review of the literatureNicole Liddon
Division of STD Prevention, National Centers for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Adolesc Health 46:113-23. 2010..Future acceptability studies might incorporate more recent data on HPV-related disease, HPV vaccines, and cost-effectiveness data to provide more current information on vaccine acceptability... - Seroepidemiology of human papillomavirus type 11 in the United States: results from the third National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey, 1991--1994Susan Hariri
National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:298-303. 2008..The objectives of this study were to estimate the national seroprevalence and evaluate predictors of HPV-11 seropositivity... - The prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in the United States, 2001-2004; associations with symptoms, sexual behaviors, and reproductive healthEmilia H Koumans
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:864-9. 2007..We determined prevalence and associations with BV among a representative sample of women of reproductive age in the United States... - Assessing neonatal herpes reporting in the United States, 2000-2005Thu Ha Dinh
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:19-21. 2008..We describe neonatal herpes reporting and the number of cases reported in states with reporting requirements in the United States, 2000-2005... - Cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination in the United StatesHarrell W Chesson
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 14:244-51. 2008..This consistency is reassuring because models of varying complexity will be essential tools for policy makers in the development of optimal HPV vaccination strategies... - Prevalence of circumcision and herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in men in the United States: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999-2004Fujie Xu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:479-84. 2007..To study the prevalence of circumcision in the United States and to examine the association between circumcision and herpes simplex virus Type 2 (HSV-2) infection... - Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 in children in the United StatesFujie Xu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Pediatr 151:374-7. 2007..To describe HSV-1 seroprevalence in children in the United States and to examine factors associated with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection in children... - 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... - Availability of human papillomavirus vaccine at medical practices in an area with elevated rates of cervical cancerSami L Gottlieb
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:438-44. 2009..To assess availability of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at medical practices in an area with elevated cervical cancer rates... - Human papillomavirus vaccine initiation in an area with elevated rates of cervical cancerSami L Gottlieb
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:430-7. 2009..We assessed human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of adolescent girls living in communities with elevated cervical cancer rates... - Women who have sex with women in the United States: prevalence, sexual behavior and prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection-results from national health and nutrition examination survey 2001-2006Fujie Xu
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 37:407-13. 2010..To estimate the prevalence of same-sex sexual behavior in women in the United States; to describe demographic and behavioral characteristics and the prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection... - Improvement in healing and reduction in HIV shedding with episodic acyclovir therapy as part of syndromic management among men: a randomized, controlled trialGabriela Paz-Bailey
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Infect Dis 200:1039-49. 2009..It is uncertain whether episodic acyclovir will enhance ulcer healing if delivered at primary health care settings, because there is often a delay in treatment initiation... - Postlicensure safety surveillance for quadrivalent human papillomavirus recombinant vaccineBarbara A Slade
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop D 26, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 302:750-7. 2009.... - Increase in sexual risk behavior and prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis among adolescents in Northern ThailandSara J Whitehead
Thailand Ministry of Public Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Sex Transm Dis 35:883-8. 2008..We report findings from 2 cross-sectional surveys conducted in 1999 and 2002 among 15-to 21-year-old vocational students... - Rate and predictors of repeat Chlamydia trachomatis infection among menEileen F Dunne
Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:S40-4. 2008..There are few reports evaluating repeat infection and predictors among men treated for Ct infection... - 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... - Genital warts among 18- to 59-year-olds in the United States, national health and nutrition examination survey, 1999--2004Thu Ha Dinh
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:357-60. 2008..Genital warts are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV); over 90% are due to HPV types 6 and 11. We determined the percentage of persons who reported having been diagnosed with genital warts in the United States from 1999--2004... - Men who have sex with men in the United States: demographic and behavioral characteristics and prevalence of HIV and HSV-2 infection: results from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2006Fujie Xu
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 37:399-405. 2010..To describe demographic and behavioral characteristics and the prevalence of HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections in men who had sex with men identified through a nationally representative, population-based survey... - Seroprevalence and coinfection with herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 in the United States, 1988-1994Fujie Xu
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop E 06, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 185:1019-24. 2002..2%) than persons seropositive for both HSV-1 and HSV-2 (5.9%). The seroprevalence of HSV-1 and age at infection may influence the epidemiology of clinical genital herpes, even if prior HSV-1 infection does not prevent HSV-2 infection... - Comparison of vaccination with measles-mumps-rubella vaccine at 9, 12, and 15 months of ageStephen C Redd
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 189:S116-22. 2004..The response to mumps varied little by age of the child or birth year of the child's mother. These results support the recommended age for first vaccination with measles-mumps-rubella at 12-15 months... - The emergence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with decreased susceptibility to Azithromycin in Kansas City, Missouri, 1999 to 2000Catherine A McLean
Division of STD Prevention, Division of AIDS, STD, and TB Laboratory Research Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 31:73-8. 2004..0 microg/mL) in the United States. GOAL The goal of this study was to identify risk factors for AziDS N. gonorrhoeae and to describe isolate microbiology... - Evaluation of the Determine Rapid Syphilis TP assay using seraTheresa Diaz
Global AIDS Program, National Center for HIV, STD, TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 11:98-101. 2004..Further studies are needed using this test on whole blood and under the clinical conditions for which it is intended... - Syphilis outbreak among Hispanic immigrants in Decatur, Alabama: association with commercial sexGabriela Paz-Bailey
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 31:20-5. 2004..An outbreak of infectious syphilis among Hispanics was identified in Decatur, Alabama... - Evaluation of syphilis reactor grids: optimizing impactJoshua 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.... - The syphilis reactor grid: help or hindrance for syphilis surveillance?Catherine A McLean
Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 30:650-3. 2003..Health departments use reactor grids (sex, age, and serologic test for syphilis [STS] titer criteria) to determine which persons to evaluate for untreated syphilis... - Comparison of methods for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae using commercially available nucleic acid amplification tests and a liquid pap smear mediumEmilia H Koumans
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Clin Microbiol 41:1507-11. 2003..trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae from patient samples. Cytologic fluid shows promise for simultaneous screening for cytologic abnormalities and sexually transmitted infections... - 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... - Indications for therapy and treatment recommendations for bacterial vaginosis in nonpregnant and pregnant women: a synthesis of dataEmilia H Koumans
Division of STD Prevention, Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 35:S152-72. 2002..The use of intravaginal clindamycin therapy, especially during the latter half of the second trimester and thereafter, appears to increase infections during the neonatal period... - Sexually transmitted disease services at US colleges and universitiesEmilia H Koumans
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Am Coll Health 53:211-7. 2005..Although most schools provided some prevention education, access to prevention, testing, and education should be increased at schools where these services are possible but not available... - Seroprevalence of human papillomavirus type 16 in childrenEileen F Dunne
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 191:1817-9. 2005..To explain HPV-16 seropositivity in this population, further study is required... - Trends in pelvic inflammatory disease hospital discharges and ambulatory visits, United States, 1985-2001Madeline Y Sutton
Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Sex Transm Dis 32:778-84. 2005..The objective of this study was to describe the estimated trends in incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) among reproductive-aged women in hospital and ambulatory settings... - 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... - Prevalence of HPV infection among men: A systematic review of the literatureEileen F Dunne
Division of STD Prevention, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 194:1044-57. 2006..2 million persons are newly infected every year in the United States. There are limited data on HPV infection in heterosexual men... - HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus type-2 genital shedding among co-infected women using self-collected swabs in Chiang Rai, ThailandS E Forhan
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Int J STD AIDS 23:560-4. 2012..6; 95% CI, 3.3-17.2, P < 0.0001). SCS may be useful for future HIV-1 and HSV-2 studies because this method allows for frequent genital sampling, and inclusion of genital sites other than the cervix... - Amplification of the DNA polymerase I gene of Treponema pallidum from whole blood of persons with syphilisA A Marfin
Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 40:163-6. 2001..Of these 13, three were determined to have incubating syphilis; two had primary or secondary syphilis and eight had latent syphilis. This study demonstrates that spirochetemia can occur throughout the course of T. pallidum infection... - Trichomonas vaginalis prevalence, incidence, risk factors and antibiotic-resistance in an adolescent populationJamie W Krashin
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sex Transm Dis 37:440-4. 2010..To determine the prevalence and incidence of trichomoniasis, risk factors for infection, and the prevalence of metronidazole and tinidazole-resistant Trichomonas vaginalis (T. vaginalis) in female adolescents... - Contact-tracing outcomes among male syphilis patients in Fulton County, Georgia, 2003Erika Samoff
Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, National Center for HIV, STDs, and Tuberculosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:456-60. 2007..Contact tracing may be less effective in populations with casual sex partners such as male syphilis patients who report sex with men; this opinion is widely held, but few quantitative comparisons are available... - Sexually transmitted diseases during pregnancy: screening, diagnostic, and treatment practices among prenatal care providers in GeorgiaJ S Weisbord
Epidemiology Program Office, and the Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
South Med J 94:47-53. 2001..A written office policy on testing for BV or HIV was associated with increased screening. CONCLUSIONS: Provider education is needed about diagnosis and treatment of STD during pregnancy... - Screening of males for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections at STD clinics in three US cities -- Indianapolis, New Orleans, SeattleK S Kohl
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Mailstop E 61, Atlanta, GA, USA
Int J STD AIDS 15:822-8. 2004..Substantial variation among sites in positivity warrants local determination of prevalence and risk factors to inform screening strategies... - Molecular subtyping of Treponema pallidum in an Arizona County with increasing syphilis morbidity: use of specimens from ulcers and bloodM Y Sutton
Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 183:1601-6. 2001..pallidum can be found in an area with high syphilis morbidity, although 1 subtype (14f) was predominant. Four typeable specimens were from blood, a newly identified specimen source for subtyping... - The natural history of HIV-1 infection in young Thai men after seroconversionRam Rangsin
Department of Military and Community Medicine, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 36:622-9. 2004..1 deaths per 1000 patient-years for HIV-negative men. Our data suggest a more rapid progression to AIDS and death after HIV-1 infection in young men in Thailand than has been reported for similarly aged cohorts in developed countries... - Parent attitudes about school requirements for human papillomavirus vaccine in high-risk communities of Los Angeles, CaliforniaRachel Robitz
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 20:1421-9. 2011..Human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization requirements for school entry could increase HPV vaccine uptake but are controversial. This study assessed parents' attitudes about HPV immunization requirements... - Persons with early syphilis identified through blood or plasma donation screening in the United StatesCarolyn 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... - A national survey of pediatrician knowledge and attitudes regarding human papillomavirus vaccinationMatthew F Daley
Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Pediatrics 118:2280-9. 2006..The objective of this study was to determine physician characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes associated with an intention to recommend human papillomavirus vaccination... - Effect of specimen order on Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae test performance and adequacy of Papanicolaou smearKhalil G Ghanem
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue B3 North, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 19:23-30. 2006..To evaluate the effect of specimen collection order on the performance of diagnostic tests for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC), and the specimen adequacy of ThinPrep Papanicolaou (Pap) smears... - The optimal anatomic sites for sampling heterosexual men for human papillomavirus (HPV) detection: the HPV detection in men studyAnna R Giuliano
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
J Infect Dis 196:1146-52. 2007..Conclusions. At a minimum, the penile shaft and the glans penis/coronal sulcus should be sampled in heterosexual men. A scrotal, perianal, or anal sample should also be included for optimal HPV detection... - Cervical specimen order and performance measures of Chlamydia trachomatis diagnostic testingKhalil G Ghanem
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, B3 North, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
J Clin Microbiol 43:5295-7. 2005..Specimen collection order did not appear to affect the diagnostic accuracy of these tests... - Human papillomavirus prevalence and type distribution in male anogenital sites and semenCarrie M Nielson
Arizona Cancer Center and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:1107-14. 2007..Specifically, the prevalence of type-specific HPV infection and the distribution of infections by anogenital anatomic site in men are incompletely characterized... - Risk factors for anogenital human papillomavirus infection in menCarrie M Nielson
Arizona Cancer Center and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, USA
J Infect Dis 196:1137-45. 2007..Human papillomavirus (HPV) is strongly associated with cervical and other anogenital cancers. Identification of risk factors for HPV infection in men may improve our understanding of HPV transmission and prevention... - HPV vaccines prophylactic, not therapeuticLauri E Markowitz
JAMA 298:805-6. 2007