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STI Screening at Routine Medical Exams
- March 31, 2008
- Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Many patients are not being screened for sexually transmitted infections at routine medical exams, even when they are known to engage in high-risk sexual behavior.- Reviewing:
- Tao G and Irwin KL., Sex Transm Dis 2008 Feb; 35:167.
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STD Screening Among MSM
- September 4, 2009
- Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD
- HIV/AIDS
During a 2-year period, STD testing was performed at 23% of all MSM visits to a Boston clinic. At least one STD was diagnosed at 11% of those visits.- Reviewing:
- Mimiaga MJ et al., Sex Transm Dis 2009 Aug; 36:507.
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Sexual Abstinence Programs Don’t Prevent Risks from Sexual Contact
- October 5, 2007
- HIV/AIDS
Abstinence-only programs were no more effective than other interventions, including no intervention. -
Trichomoniasis Increases Risk for HIV Infection in Women
- March 12, 2007
- Carlos del Rio, MD
- HIV/AIDS
This very common STI raises women’s risk for HIV infection by 50%.- Reviewing:
- McClelland RS et al., J Infect Dis 2007 Mar 1; 195:698-702.
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LGV Cases Reported in the U.S. and Europe
- July 13, 2005
- HIV/AIDS
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is considered rare in the U.S. and Europe, but concerns have been raised recently about a possible resurgence among men who have . . . -
Updated Guidelines for Treatment of STDs Free
- August 28, 2006
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- HIV/AIDS
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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Sildenafil (Viagra) and STDs
- June 29, 2005
- G. Sonia Nagy, MD
- HIV/AIDS
In this review, sildenafil use among men without erectile dysfunction was associated with illicit drug use, high-risk sexual behavior, and STDs.- Reviewing:
- Swearingen SG et al., Am J Med 2005 Jun; 118:571-7.
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Syphilis Cases Increasing in NYC Free
- August 27, 2007
- HIV/AIDS
A total of 260 syphilis cases were diagnosed in New York City during the first quarter of this year — more than twice the number . . . -
HIV Transmission by Men Who Have Sex with Men and with Women Free
- November 13, 2006
- G. Sonia Nagy, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Retrospective epidemiologic data from North Carolina support the hypothesis that MSM/W serve as a bridge for infection between MSM and women.- Reviewing:
- Hightow LB et al., Sex Transm Dis 2006 Oct; 33:585-93.
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Male Circumcision: A New Prevention Strategy?
- December 28, 2005
- HIV/AIDS
The past year brought convincing evidence that male circumcision can substantially reduce heterosexual transmission of HIV. -
Treatment of Acute HCV Infection
- October 26, 2005
- Helmut Albrecht, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Treatment with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin for 24 weeks resulted in a sustained virologic response in 59% of HIV-positive patients with acute HCV infection.- Reviewing:
- Gilleece YC et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2005 Sep 1; 40:41-6.
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HIV Drug Resistance in Europe
- September 28, 2005
- Charles B. Hicks, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Two new studies suggest that 10% of treatment-naive patients in Europe — and 20% of treated patients in the U.K. specifically — have resistance to HIV drugs.- Reviewing:
- Wensing AMJ et al., J Infect Dis 2005 Sep 15; 192:958-66. UK Collaborative Group on HIV Drug Resistance., J Infect Dis 2005 Sep 15; 192:967-73.
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Sex, Drugs, and HIV
- September 28, 2005
- Carlos del Rio, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Crystal meth use is associated with incident HIV infection among MSM in San Francisco.- Reviewing:
- Buchacz K et al., AIDS 2005 Sep 2; 19:1423-4.
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Male Circumcision: A New Prevention Strategy?
- September 14, 2005
- Gerald H. Friedland, MD
- HIV/AIDS
New trial data presented at IAS confirm that male circumcision could substantially reduce heterosexual transmission of HIV. -
STD and HIV Prevalence in Moscow
- July 27, 2005
- G. Sonia Nagy, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Results from a cross-sectional study in Moscow indicate a high prevalence of STDs, including HIV, among at-risk populations.- Reviewing:
- Shakarishvili A et al., Lancet 2005 Jul 2; 366:57-60.
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High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among HIV-Positive Men
- February 1, 2005
- Paul E. Sax, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Survey data from an HIV clinic in Alabama reveal a wide range of sexual behaviors among men; 6% had evidence of gonorrhea or chlamydia.- Reviewing:
- Bachmann LH et al. , Sex Transm Dis 2005 Jan; 32:20-6.
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Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in MSM with Newly Diagnosed HIV
- May 23, 2008
- Carlos del Rio, MD
- HIV/AIDS
In this San Francisco study, 38% of MSM had gonorrhea, chlamydia, or both at the time of HIV diagnosis.- Reviewing:
- Scott KC et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2008 May 1; 48:109.
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Prolonged Negative Effects of STI in Salvage Therapy Free
- October 30, 2006
- Keith Henry, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Structured treatment interruption before changing antiretroviral regimens provided no clinical benefit in the setting of salvage therapy and had a prolonged negative effect on CD4-cell–count recovery.- Reviewing:
- Lawrence J et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2006 Oct 1; 43:169-78.
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STI Does Not Result in Sustained Virologic Control
- March 1, 2005
- G. Sonia Nagy, MD
- HIV/AIDS
A follow-up study of STI in newly infected patients yielded disappointing results.- Reviewing:
- Kaufmann DE et al., PLoS Med 2004 Nov; 1:e36.
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Another Study of STI for Salvage: Some Benefit, Little Risk
- May 1, 2004
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- HIV/AIDS
A 2-month STI in late-stage patients with treatment failure intensified the virologic and immunologic efficacy of a multidrug salvage regimen.- Reviewing:
- Katlama C et al., AIDS 2004 Jan 23; 18:217-26.
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