Sexually Transmitted Diseases

CLARK, KATHRYN L.; HOWELL, M. RENÉ; LI, YUANHZUNG; POWERS, TIMOTHY; McKEE, KELLY T. JR.,; QUINN, THOMAS C.; GAYDOS, JOEL C.; GAYDOS, CHARLOTTE A.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 29(1):1-5, January 2002.

Among non-healthcare-seeking female US Army recruits, a urine-based chlamydia screening program was associated with a subsequent hospitalization rate among infected and treated individuals similar to that observed in women without Chlamydia trachomatis infections.

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ARAL, SINAN K.; BERMAN, STUART M.; ARAL, SEVGI O.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 29(1):6-12, January 2002.

Since the United States has officially launched a National Plan to Eliminate Syphilis by 2005, syphilis surveillance in particular and STD surveillance in general should be reconsidered and systematically improved to facilitate outbreak detection.

FORD, KATHLEEN; SOHN, WOOSUNG; LEPKOWSKI, JAMES

Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 29(1):13-19, January 2002.

An analysis of data on sexual behavior from a national survey of American adolescents was performed. A large number of adolescents reported multiple partnerships that often spanned different age and ethnic groups. Concurrent partnerships also were common.

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DiCLEMENTE, RALPH J.; WINGOOD, GINA M.; CROSBY, RICHARD A.; SIONEAN, CATLAINN; COBB, BRENDA K.; HARRINGTON, KATHY; DAVIES, SUSAN L.; HOOK, EDWARD W. III; OH, M. KIM

Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 29(1):20-24, January 2002.

Adolescents responding that their partners are at least 2 years older may be selected for more intensive counseling designed to help them handle potential partner-related barriers to practicing safer sex.

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Unemo, Magnus; Berglund, Torsten; OlcEn, Per; Fredlund, Hans

Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 29(1):25-31, January 2002.

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis identified two Neisseria gonorrhoeae clones of the serovars IB-2 and IB-3. These clones represent the main causes of the increase in domestic cases of gonorrhea in Sweden in 1998.

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BEKSINSKA, MAGS E.; MULLICK, SAIQA; KUNENE, BUSISIWE; REES, HELEN; DEPERTHES, BIDIA

Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 29(1):32-37, January 2002.

A case study of the South African antenatal syphilis screening program found that although testing was readily available, subsequent treatment of women and their partners was inadequate and not monitored.

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VARGHESE, BEENA; MAHER, JULIE E.; PETERMAN, THOMAS A.; BRANSON, BERNARD M.; STEKETEE, RICHARD W.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 29(1):38-43, January 2002.

Ensuring that a partner is HIV-negative can be one of the most effective strategies for prevention of HIV infection.

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Ramjee, Gita; Gouws, and Eleanor

Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 29(1):44-49, January 2002.

A study of truck drivers visiting sex workers at six truck stops in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, revealed that HIV prevalence was 56% among both men and women during the study period.

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FORD, KATHLEEN; WIRAWAN, DEWA NYOMAN; REED, BARBARA D.; MULIAWAN, PARTHA; WOLFE, ROBERT

Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 29(1):50-58, January 2002.

This paper reports on an intervention study for female sex workers in Bali, Indonesia. Among women who spent at least 6 months in either program area, knowledge and condom use increased and the prevalence of STDs was reduced.

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SCHWEBKE, JANE R.; WEISS, HEIDI L.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 29(1):59-64, January 2002.

There may be a specific component of the largely anaerobic microflora associated with bacterial vaginosis that is pathogenic in cervical tissue and is eradicated by metronidazole.

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