Risk Factors for Syphilis at a Large Urban Emergency Department
No abstract available (Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research
Retrospective Cohort Study of the Incidence and Outcomes of Jarisch-Herxheimer Reactions After Treatment of Infectious Syphilis in Late Pregnancy
Of 39 pregnant women at ≥20 weeks' gestation treated with benzathine penicillin G for infectious syphilis, we identified only 2 mild Jarisch-Herxheimer reactions. There were no immediate fetal sequelae. Data from our study do not support the recommendation for routine admission for the treatment of infectious syphilis in late pregnancy. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Notes Source Type: research
Higher Sexually Transmissible Infection Test Yield Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Attending a Community-Based Testing Site Compared With a Clinical Service In Sydney, Australia
From January 2014 to December 2015, the overall yield of sexually transmitted infections testing among asymptomatic MSM was two-fold higher at a community-based versus clinic-based service. Compared with the clinic-based service, yield of chlamydia (9.0% vs 4.9%; P = 0.010), gonorrhea (6.5% vs 3.1%; P (Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Notes Source Type: research
Reported Neurologic, Ocular, and Otic Manifestations Among Syphilis Cases—16 States, 2019
Conclusions
Reported neurologic, ocular, and otic manifestation prevalence was low among syphilis cases, but these data are likely an underestimate given potential underreporting. Reported clinical manifestation frequency, including among HIV-negative persons, emphasizes the importance of evaluating all syphilis cases for signs/symptoms of neurosyphilis, ocular syphilis, and otosyphilis. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research
Characterization of Patients Seeking Care at a Sexual Health Clinic Who Report Engaging in Exchange Sex
Background
People who exchange sex (PWES) for money or drugs are at increased risk for poor health outcomes and may be reluctant to engage in health services.
Methods
We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of patients seen for new problem visits at the Public Health—Seattle and King County Sexual Health Clinic between October 2010 and March 2020 who reported exchanging sex for drugs or money in a computer assisted self-interview. We analyzed demographics; sexually transmitted infections (STIs), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) history; and HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use,...
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research
Get2PrEP: An Electronic Medical Record Laboratory Comment Increased Safe Sex Counseling But Not Preexposure Prophylaxis Services at a Large Urban Academic Medical Center in Northern Manhattan
Conclusions
We demonstrated that an EMR laboratory comment had a modest effect on increasing risk reduction counseling, although not HIV screening or PrEP prescriptions. Future strategies to encourage provider delivery of sexual health services may benefit from more targeted strategies that combine behavioral and information technology approaches. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research
Use of Gay Chatlines and Online Dating Platforms as Potential Mediators or Moderators in the Relationship Between Loneliness, Self-Rated Attractiveness and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquisition Risk Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Vancouver, Canada
Conclusions
Our findings suggest that the provision of interventions focusing on mental health support and safer sex practices through gay telephone chatlines or online dating platforms is promising to help alleviate the HIV burden among gbMSM. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chlamydial Infection Treatment in Women Discharged From an Urban Safety-Net Emergency Unit
This study examined the impact of COVID-19 on treating CT-positive patients discharged from a safety-net women's emergency unit.
Methods
This was a preretrospective and postretrospective cohort study. Chlamydia trachomatis–positive female patients seen in the women's emergency unit were evaluated. Patients discharged in 2019, the “pre–COVID-19” group, and those discharged in 2020, the “COVID-19” group, were compared. The primary outcome was CT treatment within 30 days, and secondary outcomes included prescription dispensation, repeat tests taken, and expedited partner treatment. A subgroup of patients di...
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research
Factors Associated With New Sexual Partnerships During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey of Online Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Platform Users
Conclusions
Despite pandemic restrictions on social gatherings, new sexual partnerships were common in this population, associated with common risk factors, and may help to explain ongoing STI transmission. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research
Sexually Transmitted Infections Diagnosed Among Sexual and Gender Minority Communities During the First 11 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Midwest and Southern Cities in the United States
Conclusions
Factors associated with STI diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic generally reflected factors associated with STI incidence before the pandemic like geography, HIV, age, and ethnicity. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research
Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates From Peru, 2018 and 2019
Conclusions
This study demonstrated that in Peru, fluoroquinolones should not be recommended or used in N. gonorrhoeae infections due to the high percentage of resistant strains. In addition, nationwide access to gonococcal resistance testing, molecular diagnostics and antimicrobial stewardship should be implemented to control the spread of gonococcal antimicrobial resistance. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research
Test-of-Cure After Treatment of Pharyngeal Gonorrhea in Durham, North Carolina, 2021–2022
Conclusion
Despite recommendations to perform a test-of-cure 7 to 14 days after treatment of pharyngeal gonorrhea, rates of return continue to be low. Alternative strategies should be investigated to increase test-of-cure rates. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research
Effect of Screening and Treatment for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia on HIV Incidence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States: A Modeling Analysis
Conclusions
Screening of NG/CT among MSM is expected to lead to modest but clinically relevant reductions in HIV incidence among MSM. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research
Advancing Sexual Harassment Prevention and Elimination in the Sciences: “Every ... Health Organization Must Do Something Similar”
Conclusions
Scientific organizations, agencies, and institutions have an important role to play in setting norms and changing enabling policies toward a zero-tolerance culture of sexual harassment. The activity presented offers a promising model for scientific communities with similar goals. The outcomes suggest that the plenary successfully engaged participants and had a measurable impact on the participants. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - September 19, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research
Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infection Using Wet and Dry Self-Collected Brush Samples Among Women in Mombasa, Kenya
We compared detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis using dry and wet self-collected samples using brushes among females who engage in sex work in Mombasa, Kenya. Detection of T. vaginalis and N. gonorrhoeae in dry and wet samples was similar, but C. trachomatis detection in dry samples appeared lower. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - August 24, 2022 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Notes Source Type: research
