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High incidence of new sexually transmitted infections in the year following a sexually transmitted infection: a case for rescreeningThomas A Peterman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Ann Intern Med 145:564-72. 2006..There is little information on infections among men, infections with Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Trichomonas vaginalis, or long-term follow-up...- Does measured behavior reflect STD risk? An analysis of data from a randomized controlled behavioral intervention study. Project RESPECT Study GroupT A Peterman
National Center for STD, HIV, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 27:446-51. 2000..Many studies measure sex behavior to determine the efficacy of sexually transmitted disease (STD)/HIV prevention interventions... - The changing epidemiology of syphilisThomas 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:S4-10. 2005 
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...- Responding to the epidemics of syphilis among men who have sex with men: introduction to the special issueThomas A Peterman
CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 32:S1-3. 2005 - The resurgence of syphilis among men who have sex with menThomas A Peterman
Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Curr Opin Infect Dis 20:54-9. 2007..To identify recent progress and emerging problems in addressing syphilis among men who have sex with men... - 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... - Condom use in the year following a sexually transmitted disease clinic visitT A Peterman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Int J STD AIDS 20:9-13. 2009..2%); and in new partnerships (44.0%) compared with partnerships that were not new (24.5%). Although consistent condom use may prevent STIs, condoms were rarely used consistently during the year of follow-up... - 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... 
Circumcision and STD in the United States: cross sectional and cohort analysesR A Diseker
Kaiser Permanente Research Department, Nine Piedmont Center, 3495 Piedmont Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305 1736, USA
Sex Transm Infect 76:474-9. 2000..Male circumcision status has been shown to be associated with sexually transmitted disease (STD) acquisition in some, but not all, studies. Most studies have been cross sectional...- Fleeting foreskins: the misclassification of male circumcision statusR A Diseker
Kaiser Permanente, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sex Transm Dis 28:330-5. 2001..The magnitude of the misclassification discovered could bias results and indicates the need for greater accuracy in reporting circumcision status in future studies... - Cost-effectiveness of HIV counseling and testing in US prisonsB Varghese
Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, Surveillance and Epidemiology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Urban Health 78:304-12. 2001.... - When it comes to contact notification, HIV is not TBL N Pealer
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 7:S337-41. 2003..A comparison with contact tracing for TB leads us to conclude that partner notification for HIV is very different from contact tracing for TB... - 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... - Syphilis among men who have sex with men: challenges to syphilis elimination in the United StatesJohn M Douglas
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sex Transm Dis 32:S80-3. 2005 - 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... - Estimating Chlamydia screening rates by using reported sexually transmitted disease tests for sexually active women aged 16 to 25 years in the United StatesGuoyu Tao
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:180-2. 2007..The objective of this study was to estimate Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) screening rates by using reported sexually transmitted disease (STD) tests for sexually active women aged 16 to 25 years in the U.S. general population... - Brief counseling for reducing sexual risk and bacterial STIs among drug users--results from project RESPECTSalaam Semaan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Office of the Director, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, E 07, Atlanta, GA 30333, United States
Drug Alcohol Depend 106:7-15. 2010..We assessed BRRC's efficacy with RESPECT participants who used drugs and examined BRRC's applicability to present-day users of heroin, cocaine, speedball, or crack... - Changes in sexual behavior and STD prevalence among heterosexual STD clinic attendees: 1993-1995 versus 1999-2000Catherine Lindsey Satterwhite
Division of STD Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:815-9. 2007..To examine trends in sex behaviors and STD prevalence over time among heterosexual STD clinic populations from 3 urban STD clinics in the United States... - 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... - Risk factors for prevalent and incident Trichomonas vaginalis among women attending three sexually transmitted disease clinicsDonna J Helms
Division of STD Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:484-8. 2008..The purpose of this analysis is to describe the epidemiology of T. vaginalis in Sexually Transmitted Disease clinics and characterize the risk factors associated with prevalent and incident T. vaginalis within the same population... - Heterosexual anal sex activity in the year after an STD clinic visitLin H Tian
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:905-9. 2008..To describe heterosexual anal sex activity during a year and to identify factors associated with heterosexual anal sex and condom use during anal sex... 
Male circumcision for prevention of HIV transmission: what the new data mean for HIV prevention in the United StatesPatrick S Sullivan
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
PLoS Med 4:e223. 2007- Reducing the risk of sexual HIV transmission: quantifying the per-act risk for HIV on the basis of choice of partner, sex act, and condom useBeens Varghese
Division of HIV AIDS Prevention Surveillance and Epidemiology, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 29:38-43. 2002..Sexual acquisition of HIV is influenced by choice of partner, sex act, and condom use. However, current risk-reduction strategies focus mainly on condom use... - Chlamydia trachomatis among patients infected with and treated for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in sexually transmitted disease clinics in the United StatesSheryl B Lyss
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop E-46, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Ann Intern Med 139:178-85. 2003..CONCLUSION: The frequent presence of chlamydia among patients at STD clinics who received treatment for gonorrhea, including sex partners of gonorrhea-infected patients, supports continuing current recommendations for co-treatment... - Evaluation of a community-based organization's intervention to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases: a randomized, controlled trialJulie E Maher
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of HIV AIDS Prevention Surveillance and Epidemiology, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
South Med J 96:248-53. 2003.... - Are counselor demographics associated with successful human immunodeficiency virus/sexually transmitted disease prevention counseling?Lisa N Pealer
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 31:52-6. 2004..HIV prevention counseling has changed behavior and reduced incident sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in research participants... - Is HIV/sexually transmitted disease prevention counseling effective among vulnerable populations?: a subset analysis of data collected for a randomized, controlled trial evaluating counseling efficacy (Project RESPECT)Omotayo O Bolu
Division of HIV AIDS Prevention Surveillance and Epidemiology, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 31:469-74. 2004..The objective of this study was to evaluate counseling efficacy among high-risk groups... - Incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in 5 sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics and the effect of HIV/STD risk-reduction counselingSami L Gottlieb
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
J Infect Dis 190:1059-67. 2004..controls). The possible benefit of RRC in preventing acquisition of HSV-2 infection offers encouragement that interventions more specifically tailored to genital herpes may be useful and should be an important focus of future studies... - This place is killing me: a comparison of counties where the incidence rates of AIDS increased the most and the leastThomas A Peterman
Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 191:S123-6. 2005..The objective of this study was to identify the socioeconomic and health characteristics of communities with the largest proportional increases in incidence rates of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)... - Condom effectiveness for reducing transmission of gonorrhea and chlamydia: the importance of assessing partner infection statusLee Warner
National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Epidemiol 159:242-51. 2004..73). Restricting analyses to participants with known exposure to infected partners provides a feasible and efficient mechanism for reducing confounding from differential exposure to infected partners in condom effectiveness studies... - Relative efficacy of prevention counseling with rapid and standard HIV testing: a randomized, controlled trial (RESPECT-2)Carol A Metcalf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 32:130-8. 2005..99-1.48). Behavior was similar in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: Counseling with either test had similar effects on STD incidence. For some persons, counseling with standard testing may be more effective than counseling with rapid testing... - Efficacy of a booster counseling session 6 months after HIV testing and counseling: a randomized, controlled trial (RESPECT-2)Carol A Metcalf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Sex Transm Dis 32:123-9. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Booster counseling 6 months after HIV testing and counseling reduced reported sexual risk behavior but did not prevent STDs... - Prevalence and correlates of HIV serostatus disclosureGwangi Richardson-Alston
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Sex Transm Dis 30:731-5. 2003..CONCLUSION: Many HIV-infected individuals delay disclosure until their disease has progressed. Interventions such as partner notification and skill-building to facilitate appropriate HIV disclosure are needed... - A stratified approach to untangling the behavioral/biomedical outcomes conundrumSevgi O Aral
Sex Transm Dis 29:530-2. 2002 - Changes in partnerships and HIV risk behaviors after partner notificationTamara Hoxworth
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado, USA
Sex Transm Dis 30:83-8. 2003..CONCLUSION: PN did not increase partnership dissolution or formation and was associated with higher condom use, suggesting the value of PN in HIV prevention... - Partner notification for HIV and syphilis: effects on sexual behaviors and relationship stabilityPatricia J Kissinger
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Departnent of Epidemiology, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Sex Transm Dis 30:75-82. 2003..One concern is that HIV PN can promote the breakup of old partnerships and increase the acquisition of new partners, thereby spreading HIV infections... - Seroprevalence and correlates of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in five sexually transmitted-disease clinicsSami L Gottlieb
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Denver Public Health Department, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
J Infect Dis 186:1381-9. 2002..Efforts to prevent genital herpes should begin at an early age. The high rate of undiagnosed HSV-2 infection likely contributes to ongoing transmission... - Sexually transmitted disease testing protocols, sexually transmitted disease testing, and discussion of sexual behaviors in HIV clinics in Los Angeles CountyMelanie M Taylor
CDC NCHSTP DSTDP, Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Infectious Disease Services, Phoenix, Arizona 85007 3237, USA
Sex Transm Dis 32:341-5. 2005.... - Seroepidemiology of infection with human papillomavirus 16, in men and women attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in the United StatesDeborah L Thompson
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Denver Public Health Department, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
J Infect Dis 190:1563-74. 2004..The study sought to characterize the seroprevalence, seropersistence, and seroincidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-16 antibody, as well as the behavioral risk factors for HPV-16 seropositivity... - Genital lesions of primary syphilisRobert A Gunn
JAMA 291:184. 2004