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High rates of depressive symptoms in STD clinic patientsE J Erbelding
Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
Sex Transm Dis 28:281-4. 2001..Depressed mood syndromes may limit the ability of patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to process risk reduction messages and change behavior. We undertook screening for depression in an urban STD clinic...
Following-up for HIV test results: what limits return in an STD clinic population?E J Erbelding
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Int J STD AIDS 15:29-32. 2004..Operational changes to improve test results notification, or enhanced counselling at the initial test visit, particularly focusing on young men with gonorrhoea, may optimize prevention outcomes in this high risk population...
The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in sexually transmitted disease clinic patients and their association with sexually transmitted disease riskEmily J Erbelding
Baltimore City Health Department, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sex Transm Dis 31:8-12. 2004..Psychiatric disorders could limit the success of behavioral counseling strategies. We evaluated the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic patients and their association with STD risk...
New sexually transmitted diseases in HIV-infected patients: markers for ongoing HIV transmission behaviorEmily J Erbelding
Baltimore City Health Department, 1830 East Monument Street, Rm 445, Baltimore, MD 21287, U S A
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 33:247-52. 2003....
Depression and HIV risk behaviors among patients in a sexually transmitted disease clinicHeidi E Hutton
Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 550 N Broadway, Suite 203, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Psychiatry 161:912-4. 2004..The authors' goal was to investigate the relationship between depression and HIV risk behaviors or sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnosis at an urban STD clinic...
Lumbar puncture in HIV-infected patients with syphilis and no neurologic symptomsKhalil G Ghanem
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
Clin Infect Dis 48:816-21. 2009..The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend certain criteria that warrant lumbar puncture. Here, we assess the performance of these criteria for detecting asymptomatic neurosyphilis (ANS)...
Antiretroviral therapy is associated with reduced serologic failure rates for syphilis among HIV-infected patientsKhalil G Ghanem
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
Clin Infect Dis 47:258-65. 2008..Our goal was to determine whether the degree of HIV-mediated immunosuppression and the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy impact syphilis serologic responses...
Increases in oral and anal sexual exposure among youth attending sexually transmitted diseases clinics in Baltimore, MarylandRenee M Gindi
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, USA
J Adolesc Health 42:307-8. 2008..Odds of reporting oral sex were approximately three times higher in 2004 than in 1994; odds of anal sex were twice as high. Providers should be aware of increased risk behavior among young people...
Sexually transmitted infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes among women attending inner city public sexually transmitted diseases clinicsHope L Johnson
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Sex Transm Dis 38:167-71. 2011..We sought to characterize antenatal care patterns and determine whether LGTI are independently associated with preterm birth and/or low-birth weight among a high-risk public sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic population...
Gonorrhea reinfection among sexually transmitted disease clinic attendees in Baltimore, MarylandKyle T Bernstein
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sex Transm Dis 33:80-6. 2006..We hypothesized that an active follow-up program to assess for reinfection after gonorrhea treatment could be a useful disease control strategy...
Sexually transmitted diseases and risk behaviors among pregnant women attending inner city public sexually transmitted diseases clinics in Baltimore, MD, 1996-2002Hope L Johnson
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Room E8537, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:991-4. 2007..To determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and characterize behavioral correlates among pregnant women attending inner city public STD clinics...
Sexually transmitted infection prevalence and behavioral risk factors among Latino and non-Latino patients attending the Baltimore City STD clinicsRenee M Gindi
Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore MD 21205, USA
Sex Transm Dis 37:191-6. 2010..Many studies have evaluated factors influencing sexually transmitted diseases (STD)/HIV disparities between black and white populations, but fewer have explicitly included Latinos for comparison...
Digital divide: variation in internet and cellular phone use among women attending an urban sexually transmitted infections clinicLipika Samal
Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2024 E Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Urban Health 87:122-8. 2010..Describing baseline ICT access and the acceptability of health advice via ICT, as we have done, is one step toward determining the feasibility of ICT-delivered health interventions in urban populations...
The relationship between recent alcohol use and sexual behaviors: gender differences among sexually transmitted disease clinic patientsHeidi E Hutton
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 32:2008-15. 2008..Few studies have investigated this by gender or in an STD clinic. This cross-sectional study examined the association between binge drinking and risky sexual behaviors/STDs among patients attending an urban STD clinic...
Findings associated with recurrence of bacterial vaginosis among adolescents attending sexually transmitted diseases clinicsRebecca M Brotman
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 20:225-31. 2007..There are limited data on recurrent BV in adolescents. A relationship between the frequency of BV recurrence and specific risk factors might shed light on the pathophysiology of BV and lead to targeted interventions...
Neurosyphilis in a clinical cohort of HIV-1-infected patientsKhalil G Ghanem
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
AIDS 22:1145-51. 2008..To describe the risk factors, clinical presentation, and long-term follow up of patients enrolled in a clinical cohort of HIV-infected patients who were diagnosed and treated for neurosyphilis...
Hormonal contraception and risk of bacterial vaginosis diagnosis in an observational study of women attending STD clinics in Baltimore, MDSamara B Rifkin
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Contraception 80:63-7. 2009..The protective effect of hormonal contraception may offer a potential intervention against bacterial vaginosis (BV)...
Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis among human immunodeficiency virus-infected womenKathleen R Page
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:859-61. 2008
Double-stranded RNA viral infection of Trichomonas vaginalis infecting patients attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinicKaren A Wendel
Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Infect Dis 186:558-61. 2002..02). The age and sex specificity of virus-positive isolates may aid in understanding the differences in chronicity and clinical presentation of TV in men and women...
The role of speculum and bimanual examinations when evaluating attendees at a sexually transmitted diseases clinicRameet H Singh
Divisions of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Sex Transm Infect 83:206-10. 2007..With the advent of molecular techniques, self-collected specimens without a clinician's examination are often adequate to detect common genital infections...
Treatment of syphilis in HIV-infected subjects: a systematic review of the literatureLeah J Blank
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
Sex Transm Infect 87:9-16. 2011..The optimal antimicrobial regimen to treat syphilis in HIV-infected subjects remains controversial...
Serological response to syphilis treatment in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients attending sexually transmitted diseases clinicsK G Ghanem
Division of Infectious Diseases, Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, B3 North, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
Sex Transm Infect 83:97-101. 2007..HIV-positive patients treated for syphilis may be at increased risk for serological failure...
Differences in demographics and risk factors among men attending public v non-public STD clinics in Baltimore, MarylandC A Porter
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Sex Transm Infect 80:488-91. 2004..5, p=0.002), and "sometimes" using condoms (OR=3.6, p=0.033). CONCLUSIONS: Non-public STD clinics can reach a distinct segment of the male population with high risk sexual behaviours that might not attend public STD clinics...
Audio computer assisted self interview and face to face interview modes in assessing response bias among STD clinic patientsK G Ghanem
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
Sex Transm Infect 81:421-5. 2005..The aim of this study was to describe the difference in reporting risk behaviour in ACASI compared to a face to face interview (FFI) among public sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic attendees...
Concurrent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in sex partners of patients with selected STIs: implications for patient-delivered partner therapyJoanne Stekler
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Clin Infect Dis 40:787-93. 2005..However, PDPT for male partners of women with trichomoniasis and for MSM requires further study...
Trichomonas vaginalis polymerase chain reaction compared with standard diagnostic and therapeutic protocols for detection and treatment of vaginal trichomoniasisKaren A Wendel
Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Clin Infect Dis 35:576-80. 2002..02). TV is significantly undertreated using standard algorithms for metronidazole therapy. Given the association of trichomoniasis with perinatal morbidity and HIV transmission, women in high-risk groups may benefit from TV PCR...
Defining core gonorrhea transmission utilizing spatial dataKyle T Bernstein
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Epidemiol 160:51-8. 2004..Census tracts of core transmission defined by geographic distribution of repeat infections may indicate foci of highest risk sexual behaviors and high transmission...
Use of urine polymerase chain reaction to define the prevalence and clinical presentation of Trichomonas vaginalis in men attending an STD clinicK A Wendel
Division of Infectious Diseases, Oklahoma University Health Science Center, Oklahoma, USA
Sex Transm Infect 79:151-3. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: TV prevalence in an urban STD clinic setting was high. Older age and urethritis were not significantly associated with TV infection as defined by a positive TV culture or a confirmed TV PCR...
Doxycycline compared with benzathine penicillin for the treatment of early syphilisKhalil G Ghanem
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Clin Infect Dis 42:e45-9. 2006..We compared the serological responses of patients with early syphilis treated with doxycycline with the responses of patients treated with benzathine penicillin G (BPG)...
Gonorrhoea reinfection in heterosexual STD clinic attendees: longitudinal analysis of risks for first reinfectionS D Mehta
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Baltimore, MD, USA
Sex Transm Infect 79:124-8. 2003..Prevention counselling and routine screening for patients at high risk for reinfection should be considered to maximally reduce transmission and resource utilisation...
Acyclovir in combination with zidovudine does not prolong survival in advanced HIV diseaseE J Erbelding
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Antivir Ther 2:71-7. 1997..001); and combination use of acyclovir and zidovudine associated with a RH of 1.062 (P = 0.788). Therefore we conclude that the use of acyclovir is not associated with prolonged survival in this cohort of HIV-infected patients...
The prevalence of abnormal cervical cytology in a sexually transmitted diseases clinicM B Kanno
University of Maryland, Division of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Human Virology, 725 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Int J STD AIDS 16:549-52. 2005..Routine Pap smear screening provided satisfactory results in the STD clinic and, where population-based programmes are not available, should be fully integrated into public STD care, (particularly in settings serving younger women)...
HIV seroconversion among public sexually transmitted disease clinic patients: analysis of risks to facilitate early identificationSupriya D Mehta
Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 42:116-22. 2006..We identified risks for HIV seroconversion among public sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic patients...
HIV notes from the 40th annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of AmericaEmily J Erbelding
Hopkins HIV Rep 14:6-7. 2002
Cost-effectiveness of screening strategies for Gonorrhea among females in private sector careKyle T Bernstein
Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:813-21. 2006..To identify the optimal screening algorithm for gonorrhea infection among females in private sector care, using cost-effectiveness analysis...
IDSA update: sexually transmitted diseases and HIVEmily J Erbelding
Hopkins HIV Rep 14:11-2. 2002
Toward better control of sexually transmitted diseasesEmily J Erbelding
N Engl J Med 352:720-1. 2005
HIV update from the 43rd annual meeting of the Infectious Disease Society of AmericaEmily J Erbelding
Hopkins HIV Rep 17:3-4. 2005
Highlights from the 2005 National HIV Prevention ConferenceEmily J Erbelding
Hopkins HIV Rep 17:4-5, 11. 2005
Abandon Trizivir when it's working well? A rebuttalEmily J Erbelding
Hopkins HIV Rep 15:1. 2003
Focusing on "prevention in positives"Emily J Erbelding
Hopkins HIV Rep 15:11-2. 2003
Provider-delivered, theory-based, individualized prevention interventions for HIV positive adults receiving HIV comprehensive careDiane M Grimley
Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, RPHB 227, 1530 3rd Ave South, Birmingham, AL, USA
AIDS Behav 11:S39-47. 2007..This paper will describe our efforts in developing provider-delivered, individualized, stage-based interventions intended to reduce high-risk behaviors among HIV-infected persons...
Gonorrhea treatment recommendations changeEmily J Erbelding
Hopkins HIV Rep 16:8-9. 2004
New CDC STD treatment guidelinesEmily J Erbelding
Hopkins HIV Rep 14:1-2. 2002
Syphilis rates climb againEmily J Erbelding
Hopkins HIV Rep 16:8-9. 2004
Research Grants
- DEPRESSION AND HIV RISK BEHAVIOR IN AN STD CLINICEmily Erbelding; Fiscal Year: 2001..abstract_text> ..
