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Prevalence and risks for bacterial vaginosis in women who have sex with womenJeanne M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Sex Transm Dis 37:335-9. 2010..Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginitis and, for unknown reasons, is common in lesbian and bisexual women. We defined risks for prevalent BV in lesbian and bisexual women with attention to detailed sexual risk history...- Impact of patient characteristics on performance of nucleic acid amplification tests and DNA probe for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in women with genital infectionsJeanne M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
J Clin Microbiol 43:577-84. 2005..These findings support expanded use of NAAT for screening and diagnosis of C. trachomatis in diverse clinical populations of women... - Sexual tourism: implications for travelers and the destination cultureJeanne M Marrazzo
Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 19:103-20. 2005..Most of the relevant diagnostic tests are relatively affordable, and patient-centered risk-reduction counseling, once mastered, can be brief and easily integrated into the overall conversation about protecting oneself during travel... - Sexual practices, risk perception and knowledge of sexually transmitted disease risk among lesbian and bisexual womenJeanne M Marrazzo
Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Perspect Sex Reprod Health 37:6-12. 2005..However, few data on sexual practices or perceived STD risk among lesbians are available to guide development of interventions aimed at reducing the risk... - Mucopurulent cervicitis: no longer ignored, but still misunderstoodJeanne M Marrazzo
Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 19:333-49, viii. 2005.... - Women's satisfaction with an intravaginal Lactobacillus capsule for the treatment of bacterial vaginosisJeanne M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 15:1053-60. 2006..To assess women's satisfaction with a vaginal capsule containing human-derived, H(2)O(2)-producing Lactobacillus crispatus at completion of a randomized, placebo-controlled study for treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV)... - Risk factors for cervicitis among women with bacterial vaginosisJeanne M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98104, and Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Infect Dis 193:617-24. 2006..Cervicitis commonly occurs in women with bacterial vaginosis (BV), often without concomitant chlamydial or gonococcal infection. The risk factors for cervicitis have not been described... - Acceptability of urine-based screening for Chlamydia trachomatis to asymptomatic young men and their providersJeanne M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:147-53. 2007..The objective of this study was to describe acceptability of urine chlamydia testing among asymptomatic men and providers' attitudes toward testing... - Management of women with cervicitisJeanne M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Clin Infect Dis 44:S102-10. 2007.... - Acceptability of urine-based screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in asymptomatic young men: a systematic reviewJeanne M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:S28-33. 2008..Interventions to enhance uptake of testing in asymptomatic men should be developed and selected with underlying C. trachomatis population prevalence in mind... - Relationship of specific vaginal bacteria and bacterial vaginosis treatment failure in women who have sex with womenJeanne M Marrazzo
University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
Ann Intern Med 149:20-8. 2008..Bacterial vaginosis frequently persists after treatment. The role of newly defined bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria (BVAB), which have a specificity for this condition of 97% or greater, has not been assessed... - Distribution of genital Lactobacillus strains shared by female sex partnersJeanne M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Infect Dis 199:680-3. 2009..04) and increased bacterial vaginosis risk (odds ratio, 4.2; 95% confidence interval, 1.4-13.4). Of 31 couples monogamous for >3 months, rep-PCR fingerprints were identical in both members in 23 (77%)... - Evolving issues in understanding and treating bacterial vaginosisJeanne M Marrazzo
University of Washington, Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 325 Ninth Avenue, Mailbox 359931, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2:913-22. 2004..For these reasons, innovative approaches to therapy are urgently required... - Barriers to infectious disease care among lesbiansJeanne M Marrazzo
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 10:1974-8. 2004..Education of lesbians and their care providers should counter assumptions that sex between women confers no risk for transmission of sexually transmitted infections, and lesbians should receive Pap smears according to current guidelines... - Reproductive health history of lesbians: implications for careJeanne M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washngton, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 190:1298-304. 2004..We report lifetime pregnancy-related outcomes and hormonal contraception for 392 women who reported sexual activity with another woman in the preceding year... - Genital human papillomavirus infection in women who have sex with womenJ M Marrazzo
Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA s
J Infect Dis 178:1604-9. 1998..Current smoking was associated with detectable HPV DNA. Genital HPV infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions are common among women who are sexually active with women and occur among those who have not had sex with men... - Genital human papillomavirus infection in women who have sex with women: a concern for patients and providersJ M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 14:447-51. 2000..WSW and their providers should understand that sex between women may confer a risk of HPV transmission; risk of transmission of other STD, including HIV, deserves further study... - Genital human papillomavirus infection in women who have sex with women: a reviewJ M Marrazzo
Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seatle, WA 98104, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 183:770-4. 2000..Women who have sex with women should receive Papanicolaou smear screening in accord with current guidelines... - Characteristics of female sexually transmitted disease clinic clients who report same-sex behaviourJ M Marrazzo
Departments of Medicine, University of Washington, USA
Int J STD AIDS 12:41-6. 2001.... - Urine-based screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in men attending sexually transmitted disease clinicsJ M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
Sex Transm Dis 28:219-25. 2001..Nucleic acid-amplified tests for Chlamydia trachomatis are accurate but costly. Screening strategies for asymptomatic men are needed... - Papanicolaou test screening and prevalence of genital human papillomavirus among women who have sex with womenJ M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Am J Public Health 91:947-52. 2001..The purpose of this study was to examine frequency of and attitudes toward Papanicolaou (Pap) test screening in women who have sex with women (WSW) and to determine prevalence of genital human papillomavirus (HPV)... - Characterization of vaginal flora and bacterial vaginosis in women who have sex with womenJeanne M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
J Infect Dis 185:1307-13. 2002..These data support the hypothesis that sexual exchange of vaginal secretions is a possible mechanism for acquisition of BV... - Predicting chlamydial and gonococcal cervical infection: implications for management of cervicitisJeanne M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
Obstet Gynecol 100:579-84. 2002.... - Prevalence and risk factors for infection with herpes simplex virus type-1 and -2 among lesbiansJeanne M Marrazzo
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Sex Transm Dis 30:890-5. 2003..Sexual transmission of bacterial and viral sexually transmitted disease has been reported between women. No data are available on seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) and type-2 (HSV-2) among lesbians... - Molecular identification of bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosisDavid N Fredricks
Program in Infectious Diseases, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
N Engl J Med 353:1899-911. 2005..The cause of bacterial vaginosis remains poorly understood despite numerous studies based on cultures. Bacteria in microbial communities can be identified without cultivation by characterizing their ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences... - Changes in vaginal bacterial concentrations with intravaginal metronidazole therapy for bacterial vaginosis as assessed by quantitative PCRDavid N Fredricks
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
J Clin Microbiol 47:721-6. 2009.... - The clinical and economic consequences of screening young men for genital chlamydial infectionRachel H S Ginocchio
Department of Health Services, Maternal and Child Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA
Sex Transm Dis 30:99-106. 2003..CONCLUSION: At a chlamydia prevalence of 5%, LE-LCR is the most efficient use of resources. If LCR cost decreases or chlamydia prevalence increases, the LCR strategy is favored... - Population-based outreach for Chlamydia screening in men: results from a randomized trialDelia Scholes
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:837-9. 2007..To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of population-based outreach strategies to improve genital Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) screening in men... - Diversity of human vaginal bacterial communities and associations with clinically defined bacterial vaginosisBrian B Oakley
Program in Infectious Diseases, D3 100, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
Appl Environ Microbiol 74:4898-909. 2008..The human vagina hosts many bacteria that are only distantly related to known species, and subjects with BV harbor particularly taxon-rich and diverse bacterial communities... - Chlamydia trachomatis infection in asymptomatic menD Scott LaMontagne
Center for Health Training, Seattle, Washington 98144, USA
Am J Prev Med 24:36-42. 2003..Established C. trachomatis screening programs for women have demonstrated the benefit of routine screening in reducing prevalence over time, but the yield and benefit of screening asymptomatic men are unclear... - Risks for acquisition of bacterial vaginosis among women who report sex with women: a cohort studyJeanne M Marrazzo
Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
PLoS ONE 5:e11139. 2010..Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is common in women who have sex with women. While cross-sectional data support a role for sexual transmission, risks for incident BV have not been prospectively studied in this group... - Selective testing criteria for gonorrhea among young women screened for Chlamydial infection: contribution of race and geographic prevalenceLisa E Manhart
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
J Infect Dis 196:731-7. 2007..Selective screening criteria have been widely implemented for genital Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections but have rarely been developed for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) infection... - Superficial hepatic capsular lesions in a systemically ill young womanLindy S Klaff
Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:139-40. 2007 - Routine HIV testing in the context of syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections: outcomes of the first phase of a training programme in BotswanaM R Weaver
Department of Health Services, University of Washington, 901 Boren, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Sex Transm Infect 84:259-64. 2008.... - Targeted PCR for detection of vaginal bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosisDavid N Fredricks
Program in Infectious Diseases, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue, North, D3 100, Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109 1024, USA
J Clin Microbiol 45:3270-6. 2007..PCR detection of one or more fastidious bacterial species is a more reliable indicator of BV than detection of bacteria, such as Gardnerella vaginalis, previously linked to BV, highlighting the potential of PCR for the diagnosis of BV... - Chlamydial infections among female adolescents screened in juvenile detention centers in Washington State, 1998-2002Kathryn H Lofy
Washington State Department of Health, Washington, USA
Sex Transm Dis 33:63-7. 2006..87, 95% CI = 1.45-2.40). CONCLUSIONS: Efforts are needed to promote chlamydia screening programs in juvenile detention centers because these sites have access to high-risk sexually active female adolescents... - Hormonal contraceptive use modulates the local inflammatory response to bacterial vaginosisT L Cherpes
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Sex Transm Infect 84:57-61. 2008.... - Elusive aetiology of bacterial vaginosis. Do lesbians have a clue?Jeanne M Marrazzo
Sex Transm Infect 83:424-5. 2007 - Correlates of sexually transmitted infections in young womenH Hunter Handsfield
J Infect Dis 195:303; author reply 303-5. 2007 - 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... - Dangerous assumptions: lesbians and sexual deathJeanne M Marrazzo
Sex Transm Dis 32:570-1. 2005 - Re-evaluating selective screening criteria for chlamydial infection among women in the U S Pacific NorthwestD Scott La Montagne
Health Protection Agency, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, London, UK
Sex Transm Dis 31:283-9. 2004..Changes in the field, including declines in CT prevalence, introduction of sensitive laboratory tests, and budgetary pressures necessitate reevaluating the selective screening approach to ensure program credibility and efficiency... - Expanding the spectrum of pathogens in urethritis: implications for presumptive therapy?Lisa E Manhart
Clin Infect Dis 45:872-4. 2007 - A persistent(ly) enigmatic ecological mystery: bacterial vaginosisJeanne M Marrazzo
J Infect Dis 193:1475-7. 2006
Research Grants
- The Acquisition of Bacterial Vaginosis in LesbiansJeanne Marrazzo; Fiscal Year: 2006..Lesbian couples provide a unique opportunity to conduct comparative studies of vaginal microbial ecology in sex partners, and to directly analyze determinants of transmission. ..