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Autor:
Brandon L Guthrie, James N Kiarie, Susan Morrison, Grace C John-Stewart, John Kinuthia, William L H Whittington, Carey Farquhar
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 4, Iss 12, p e8276 (2009)
INTRODUCTION:More new HIV-1 infections occur within stable HIV-1-discordant couples than in any other group in Africa, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) may increase transmission risk among discordant couples, accounting for a large proporti
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/167e98bfc0bd4f278ea8fe1909cad412
Autor:
Stephen E. Hawes, Sevgi O. Aral, James P. Hughes, Patricia J. Garcia, William L. H. Whittington, King K. Holmes, Cesar Carcamo, Fredy Canchihuamán
Publikováno v:
Sexually Transmitted Infections. 86:iii37-iii44
Objectives To determine how patterns of non-monogamy influence prevalences of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in individuals and their cohabitating sex partners. Methods A 2002 survey in 24 Peruvian cities enrolled men and women aged 18–29 y
Autor:
William L. H. Whittington, Katherine K. Thomas, Frances Shiely, King K. Holmes, James P. Hughes, Roxanne P. Kerani, Matthew R. Golden, Kevin Hayes, Matthew Hogben, H. Hunter Handsfield
Publikováno v:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 37:602-607
Background: Expedited partner therapy (EPT) has been shown to reduce the risk of persistent or recurrent gonorrhea and chlamydial infection in heterosexuals, and to increase the proportion of sex partners receiving treatment. The objective of this an
Autor:
Helen Ward, Geoffrey P. Garnett, King K. Holmes, James P. Hughes, Clara Buendia, William L. H. Whittington, Patricia Segura, Gabriela B. Gomez, Patricia J. Garcia, Cesar Carcamo, Pablo E. Campos
Publikováno v:
Sexually Transmitted Infections. 86:285-291
Objectives To describe the frequency and determinants of self-medication for symptoms of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in a female sex worker (FSW) population. To present a methodology exploring the best predictors as well as the interactions
Publikováno v:
Sexually Transmitted Infections. 86:271-275
Objective To assess the role of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum in patients with non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) using specimens from a previously reported study of NGU. Methods Species-specific PCR assays for U urealyticum and U parvum
Autor:
Patricia Caballero, Luis Suarez, Javier R. Lama, Jorge Sanchez, Silvia M. Montano, William L. H. Whittington, Juan V. Guanira, Anna Wald, Rhoda Ashley Morrow, Corey Casper, Connie Celum
Publikováno v:
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 49:557-562
BACKGROUND: Infection with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is common among men who have sex with men (MSM) in North America and Europe and is also found to be endemic in some regions of South America. Little is known about HHV-8 prevalence and its correl
Autor:
King K. Holmes, Matthew R. Golden, Anne Golding, Matthew Hogben, William L. H. Whittington, James P. Hughes, H. Hunter Handsfield, Devon D. Brewer, Cheryl Malinski
Publikováno v:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 34:598-603
To evaluate a partner notification program for gonorrhea and chlamydial infection that involves communitywide access to free patient-delivered partner therapy (PDPT) and use of case-report forms to triage patients to receive partner notification assi
Autor:
William L. H. Whittington, Michael F. Para, Martina Morris, Susan Buchbinder, Bradford N. Bartholow, Connie Celum, David J. McKirnan, Kenneth H. Mayer
Publikováno v:
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 43:234-238
Objective: To assess and compare sexual behaviors using partner-specific data between HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) recruited for an HIV vaccine efficacy trial and a control group. Methods: HIV-negative MSM from an HIV vaccine trial (n
Autor:
Ann Kurth, Jane R. Schwebke, William L. H. Whittington, Katherine K. Thomas, Matthew R. Golden, King K. Holmes
Publikováno v:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 42:2940-2943
Trichomonas vaginalis infection is highly prevalent, may have serious health consequence, and is readily treatable. However, screening has been limited by currently available tests, which tend to be insensitive, expensive, or require a delay before r
Publikováno v:
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 47:3877-3880
Seventy-six Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates, isolated between 1940 and 1987, and seven Neisseria meningitidis isolates, isolated between 1963 and 1987, were screened for the presence of acquired mef (A), erm (B), erm (C), and erm (F) genes by using DN