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Self-collection of specimens for nucleic acid-based diagnosis of pharyngeal, cervicovaginal, urethral, and rectal Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infectionsVivian Levy
San Mateo County Health System, San Mateo, CA, USA
Methods Mol Biol 903:407-18. 2012..Verification studies need to be done prior to processing pharyngeal and rectal specimens. We review specimen collection and test characteristics of NAATs at different anatomical sites...
Escherichia coli myonecrosis in alcoholic cirrhosisVivian Levy
Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, California 94305, USA
J Clin Gastroenterol 36:443-5. 2003..Intestinal edema due to portal hypertension is thought to have facilitated mucosal microperforations and bacteremia. Awareness of this unusual presentation may facilitate earlier diagnosis...
Antiretroviral therapy for hepatitis B virus-HIV-coinfected patients: promises and pitfallsVivian Levy
Stanford University Division of Infectious Diseases, USA
Clin Infect Dis 43:904-10. 2006....
Factors in the delayed HIV presentation of immigrants in Northern California: implications for voluntary counseling and testing programsVivian Levy
Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 9:49-54. 2007..These results support augmentation of STI/HIV voluntary clinical testing and partner notification services along the Mexico-California migrant corridor...
Hepatitis B sero-prevalence and risk behaviors among immigrant men in a population-based household survey in low-income neighborhoods of northern CaliforniaVivian Levy
San Mateo County Health Department, San Mateo Medical Center Edison Clinic, San Mateo, CA 94403, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 12:828-33. 2010..We evaluate HBV sero-prevalence, risk behaviors and self-reported vaccination among Latino immigrant, Asian immigrant and US born low income men in five northern California counties...
HIV-related risk behavior among Hispanic immigrant men in a population-based household survey in low-income neighborhoods of northern CaliforniaVivian Levy
Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Sex Transm Dis 32:487-90. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Recent Hispanic immigrants have less stable sexual partnerships and less health-seeking behavior, including HIV testing. Established immigrants report HIV test rates comparable to the national average...
Time to clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis ribosomal RNA in women treated for chlamydial infectionCybèle A Renault
Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305 5107, USA
Sex Health 8:69-73. 2011..We estimated the time to clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) ribosomal RNA (rRNA) after administration of azithromycin for cervical chlamydial infection using APTIMA Combo 2 (Gen-Probe, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA)...
Risk factors for Chlamydia among young women in a northern california juvenile detention facility: implications for community interventionDiana D McDonnell
San Mateo County Health Department, San Mateo, California, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:S29-33. 2009..We, therefore, sought to identify risk factors for urogenital chlamydia among young women in a county juvenile detention facility between 2002 and 2005...
Are young injection drug users ready and willing to participate in preventive HCV vaccine trials?Vivian Levy
San Mateo County Health Systems, San Mateo, CA, USA
Vaccine 28:5947-51. 2010..Educational strategies will be needed to ensure understanding of key concepts prior to implementing HCV vaccine trials...
