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| A M RompaloSummaryAffiliation: Johns Hopkins University Country: USA Publications
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Modification of syphilitic genital ulcer manifestations by coexistent HIV infectionA M Rompalo
Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 0003, USA
Sex Transm Dis 28:448-54. 2001..Conflicting data exist regarding whether HIV infection leads to changes in the clinical manifestations and severity of genital ulcer disease (GUD)...
Evaluation of use of a single intravaginal swab to detect multiple sexually transmitted infections in active-duty military womenA M Rompalo
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Clin Infect Dis 33:1455-61. 2001..Therefore, the use of SISs is acceptable for the simultaneous diagnosis of multiple sexually transmitted infections and has potential for use as a self-administered diagnostic tool with widespread applicability among women...
Can syphilis be eradicated from the world?A M Rompalo
Division of Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 0003, USA
Curr Opin Infect Dis 14:41-4. 2001..This review discusses current opinions regarding the plans, prospects and obstacles to worldwide syphilis eradication...
Association of hepatitis C virus infection with false-positive tests for syphilisD L Thomas
Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Bethesda, Maryland 21205
J Infect Dis 170:1579-81. 1994..These data demonstrate that HCV infection is associated with false-positive RPR test results. However, because of the high prevalence of syphilis among STD patients, the RPR test remains a strong indicator of syphilis in this setting...
Altered clinical presentation of early syphilis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infectionC M Hutchinson
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Ann Intern Med 121:94-100. 1994..To compare clinical presentations of patients with early syphilis who did or did not have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection...
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...
Evidence of heterosexual bridging among syphilis-positive men who have sex with menS D Cunningham
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 2700 Lighthouse Point, East Suite 210, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
Sex Transm Infect 82:444-5. 2006..To explore whether heterosexual bridging among syphilis-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) contributes to increased infection rates among adolescent women in Baltimore City, Maryland...
Influence of injection drug use behavior on reported antiretroviral therapy use among women in the HIV Epidemiology Research study: on-site versus referral careA M Rompalo
Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 0003, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 28:28-34. 2001..It has been suggested that the clinical setting where patients are seen affects the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy...
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...
Clinical manifestations of early syphilis by HIV status and gender: results of the syphilis and HIV studyA M Rompalo
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sex Transm Dis 28:158-65. 2001....
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...
