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Physician-authored summaries on the latest research on STD prevention, editorials on STD prevention, and perspectives on STD prevention - drawn from the top medical journals.
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Focused Care and Condom Promotion Improve STD Prevention
- June 6, 2003
- Linda M. Mundy, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Providing effective safer-sex messages during the routine medical visit can be difficult to do and to evaluate. Investigators in Peru report results from a prospective . . .- Reviewing:
- Sánchez J et al., Sex Transm Dis 2003 Apr; 30:273-9.
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STD Prevention in Kenya Fails to Reduce HIV Infection
- July 1, 2004
- Carlos del Rio, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Monthly administration of azithromycin among sex workers in Kenya decreased the incidence of several STDs, but not of HIV infection.- Reviewing:
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Don't Blame It on Viagra
- July 13, 2010
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
Men who used erectile-dysfunction drugs had higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases than did nonusers, both before and after the drugs were prescribed.- Reviewing:
- Jena AB et al., Ann Intern Med 2010 Jul 6; 153:1.
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One Quarter of U.S. Adolescent Girls Have STIs
- May 1, 2008
- Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
NHANES 2003–2004 data revealed a high prevalence of STIs, particularly HPV, in 14- to 19-year-old girls.- Reviewing:
- Forhan SE et al., 2008 Mar 13;: , 2008 Mar 11;:
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STIs in Teenage Girls: Still a Hidden Epidemic Free
One fourth of U.S. teenage girls tested positive for at least one STI. -
CDC: One in Four Teenage Girls Has an STD Free
- March 12, 2008
- Physician's First Watch
One-fourth of American girls aged 14 to 19 have a sexually transmitted disease, CDC researchers reported yesterday at the 2008 National STD Prevention Conference... -
Updated Guidelines for Treatment of STDs
- August 15, 2006
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
Changes reflect increasing antibiotic resistance for some infections and new treatment options for others.- Reviewing:
- , MMWR Recomm Rep 2006 Aug 4; 55:1-94.
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CDC Issues New Guidelines for Treating STDs Free
- August 4, 2006
- Physician's First Watch
The CDC today released new guidelines for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, updating guidelines issued in 2002. Changes appearing in the 2006 guidelines include... -
Less Than an Ounce of Prevention: Condoms Protect Against HSV-2
- January 17, 2006
- Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- Dermatology
It makes intuitive sense that barrier methods of sexual protection used appropriately would prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including herpes simplex virus, but until now, . . .- Reviewing:
- Wald A et al., Ann Intern Med 2005 Nov 15; 143:707-13. Hook EW 3rd., Ann Intern Med 2005 Nov 15; 143:751-2.
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Anal Cancer in HIV Infection: To Screen or Not to Screen?
- July 1, 2004
- Sue Goldie, MD, MPH, Joel M. Palefsky, MD, and Kimberly Workowski, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Anal cancer screening for HIV-infected patients remains a controversial topic . To discuss the potential risks and benefits of such screening, ACC convened a discussion . . . -
How to Integrate Prevention into Clinical Practice
- October 1, 2003
- Carlos del Rio, MD, and Gerald H. Friedland, MD
- HIV/AIDS
New recommendations provide useful information on how to incorporate HIV and STD prevention into the everyday clinical care of HIV-infected individuals: a key strategy of the CDC's revised prevention plan. -
When Treating Gonorrhea, Treat for Chlamydia, Too
- August 19, 2003
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- General Medicine
Standard treatment for patients with gonorrhea includes empirical treatment for chlamydia. But, is such cotreatment necessary? Researchers used data that had been collected on 3885 . . .- Reviewing:
- Lyss SB et al., Ann Intern Med 2003 Aug 5; 139:178-85.
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Confronting the Clinical Uncertainty Regarding Syphilis
- July 1, 2003
- HIV/AIDS
Five months after his initial diagnosis of syphilis and treatment with 3 once-weekly doses of penicillin, Roy's serum RPR is 1:2 and his serum FTA is positive. A lumbar puncture reveals slightly hemorrhagic CSF, which clears; glucose and protein levels are within normal limits. The last tube of CSF obtained has 25 RBC and 8 WBC per mL, all mononuclear cells. CSF VDRL is negative. CSF FTA is trace positive. What would you recommend for this patient? -
HIV and Syphilis Coinfection: Trends and Interactions
- February 1, 2003
- Sigall Kassutto, MD, and Paul E. Sax, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Recent reports indicate that syphilis incidence is rising in the U.S. This article reviews the current literature on the epidemiology of syphilis, as well as its clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment in the setting of HIV infection. -
Many Adolescents Are Already Seropositive for HSV-2 and HPV
- December 30, 2002
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Outreach to women, blacks, and the young is needed.- Reviewing:
- Gottlieb SL et al., J Infect Dis 2002 Nov 15; 186:1381-89. Stone KM et al., J Infect Dis 2002 Nov 15; 186:1396-402.
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Do Behavioral Interventions Affect Biomedical Outcomes?
- October 25, 2002
- Linda M. Mundy, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Many clinicians have attempted behavioral interventions to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); the conflicting reports of health outcomes following these interventions demonstrate the complexity of . . .- Reviewing:
- Shain RN et al., Sex Transm Dis 2002 Sep; 29:520-9. Aral SO and Peterman TA., Sex Transm Dis 2002 Sep; 29:530-2.
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Neurosyphilis: How Do You Know, and What Do You Do?
- October 1, 2002
- HIV/AIDS
About 8 years ago, Hector was diagnosed with and treated for syphilis. Two years later, he presented with fever and a diffuse papulosquamous eruption after an unprotected sexual contact. His RPR rose to 1:128. He was treated for presumed secondary syphilis. His symptoms resolved, but he began to complain of more frequent headaches. Two years ago, he again developed fever, and papulosquamous eruption localized to his left arm; his RPR rose to 1:128. He was treated again for secondary syphilis. During the past year, Hector's RPR has remained quite elevated, and he still has frequent severe headaches. -
Confident About STD Treatment and Prevention Strategies?
- May 24, 2002
- Linda M. Mundy, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Although most of the 12 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) identified annually in the U.S. are treated by primary care physicians, these . . .- Reviewing:
- Ashton MR et al., Sex Transm Dis 2002 Apr; 29:246-51.
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The Internet and Sexual-Risk Behavior
- September 1, 2001
- Helmut Albrecht, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Seeking sex on the Internet was associated with sexual risk behavior among gay men in London. -
Microbicides 2001: The Search for HIV Protection
- March 1, 2001
- Kenneth H. Mayer, M.D.
- HIV/AIDS
A microbiologic agent able to prevent 70% of HIV transmissions could have a have a significant impact on the course of the HIV pandemic. Although the rationale for the development of topical microbicides is epidemiologically compelling and scientifically plausible, research has been slow to get off the ground, and the product that has undergone the most detailed scrutiny, N-9, has thus far not been shown to be beneficial in preventing HIV transmission. Until recently, resources for microbicide research have been limited. However, the NIH, CDC, and USAID have developed programs to expedite clinical trials of microbicides and several candidates will soon be entering clinical trials.
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