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The latest information on sexually transmitted diseases — summaries and comments on Chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, HIV, HPV, syphilis, and more — drawn from across our primary care and specialty care areas. Sign up now for monthly e-mail alerts on new content.
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Oral HPV Infection Is CommonFree
- February 8, 2012
- Richard T. Ellison III, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Such infection — associated with a form of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma — is present in 6.9% of the U.S. population aged 14 to 69.
- Reviewing:
- Gillison ML et al. JAMA 2012 Jan 26
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Recent Patterns of Anal Cancer in HIV-Infected Patients
- February 6, 2012
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
Rates exceed those in the general population for all risk groups but are highest among men who have sex with men.
- Reviewing:
- Silverberg MJ et al. Clin Infect Dis 2012 Jan 30
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Testing Midstream Urine for Chlamydia trachomatis
- February 2, 2012
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Midstream samples might be adequate for evaluating both chlamydial and urinary tract infections, but study results were not definitive.
- Reviewing:
- Mangin D et al. Ann Fam Med 2012 Jan/Feb; 10:50
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
High-Dose Antivirals Do Not Fully Suppress Reactivation of Genital Herpes Simplex
- January 31, 2012
- Bruce Soloway, MD
- General Medicine
Suppressive therapy is not adequate for preventing transmission.
- Reviewing:
- Johnston C et al. Lancet 2012 Jan 5
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
New Approach to Immunizing Against HIV Is Dramatically Effective in Mice
- January 31, 2012
- Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- General Medicine
Vectored immunoprophylaxis delivers genes that encode HIV-neutralizing antibodies.
- Reviewing:
- Balazs AB et al. Nature 2012 Jan 5; 481:81
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Oral and Fingerstick Sample Collection for HIV Screening: Subtle but Important Differences in Accuracy
- January 30, 2012
- Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
The OraQuick rapid HIV test performed well on both types of samples but was less sensitive and specific on oral fluid, which would lead to a lower positive predictive value in low-prevalence settings.
- Reviewing:
- Pai NP et al. Lancet Infect Dis 2012 Jan 24
FEATURE
Pre-Super Sunday ScombroidsFree
- January 30, 2012
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
From doctors cheating Medicaid to older men contracting HIV, Dr. Paul Sax offers his take on the week's ID news in his blog HIV/ID Observations.
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
A Combined HIV Antigen/Antibody Rapid Test Fails Field Evaluation
- January 13, 2012
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
Diagnosis of acute HIV infection remains elusive.
- Reviewing:
- Rosenberg NE et al. J Infect Dis 2011 Dec 29
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Is HIV Becoming More Virulent?
- January 13, 2012
- Helmut Albrecht, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
A meta-analysis suggests that over the course of the epidemic, the mean virologic set point of HIV-infected patients has been increasing and the mean baseline CD4-cell count has been decreasing.
- Reviewing:
- Herbeck JT et al. AIDS 2012 Jan 14; 26:193
VACCINE WATCH
Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Now for Males, TooFree
- January 11, 2012
- Robert S. Baltimore, MD
- Infectious Diseases
New recommendations — for males — include routine use of HPV4 at ages 11 or 12 years and vaccination through age 26 for those who have not completed the three-dose series.
