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According to CDC HIV prevention guidelines, all individuals between the ages of 13 and 64 who access the U.S. health care system, should have an HIV test done at least once during their lifetime and more frequently if they have ongoing HIV risks. Of course, the devil of the success of such a policy is in the implementation details. This month's installment of the "The Real World of STD Prevention" features an article about an effective interventi -
On STDPOdcast, we spoke with Denton Callander, a research scientist in the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales in Australia. He is the primary author of a study on enhanced syphilis screening in the HIV care settings that was published this month in the Real World of STD Prevention rubric of the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases. The podcast is available at this link. -
This clip from John Stewarts Daily Show features a guest appearance by Dr. Jonathan Zenilman to help raise awareness about a soon-to-be extinct species. It should have been posted on April 1, but it will nonetheless bring a smile to your face! See the clip at http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-april-8-2013/beasts-of-the-southern-wild -
After 16 years as Team Coordinator for Sexually Transmitted Infections with the World Health Organization in Geneva, Dr. Francis Ndowa is back in Zimbabwe. While formally retired from WHO, Dr. Ndowa is not resting on his laurels. He continues to be a consultant for WHO in the African region and has recently also consulted with the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Welfare in redesigning the guidelines for treatment and management of STIs in Zimbabwe.
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Rapid diagnostics for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gon-orrhoeae (NG) are urgently needed so that patients can be treated at the time they visit a clinic. The Cepheid GeneXpert® (Xpert) CT/NG assay was FDA cleared in December 2012. The assay is a rapid real-time PCR nucleic acid amplified test (NAAT). It is CLIA graded as moderately com-plex. The cartridge-based assay detects DNA of CT and NG. It is FDA cleared for use in female endocervical swabs
In Focus
Long-Term Trends in Chlamydia trachomatis Infections and Related Outcomes in a US Managed Care Population
Scholes, Delia PhD*; Satterwhite, Catherine L. PhD†; Yu, Onchee MS*; Fine, David PhD‡; Weinstock, Hillard MD, MPH†; Berman, Stuart MD, MPH†
Background: Given recent increasing case rates of Chlamydia trachomatis infection, we evaluated trends in chlamydia rates and related health outcomes in women and men aged 15 to 44 years who wer
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STD News
In April, I spent 2 weeks in Zimbabwe teaching workshops on
sexually transmitted infections for medical providers in Bulawayo and Mutare
and for medical students and residents at the University of Zimbabwe College of
Medicine. The focus of these
workshops is on the syndromic approach to STI management and control, but there
is an increasing interest in the shifting etiologies of these syndromes. For example, as in the western world, genital
herpes is now the predominant cause of genital ulcer disease in the southern
African region while syphilis and especially chancroid are on the decline. Gonorrhea is still
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Featured Resource
The Real World of STD Prevention
In January we started a new feature in collaboration with the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases: The Real World of STD Prevention in which we publish articles of special relevance for those working in STI care and prevention.
The attached file contains the titles and links of the articles published thus far. This document will be updated as new articles are published.
All downloads are free of charge.
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What's New
NCSD Weekly Newsletter - May 17, 2013
Dear NCSD Members, With this weekly communication please find the following: Coalition Letters Signed by NCSD, Friday, May 17th Recent NCSD Press Coverage on Drug Resistant Gonorrhea Webinar: CDC /› Learn More
ncsd Weekly Newsletter - May 17, 2013
Dear NCSD Members, With this weekly communication please find the following: Coalition Letters Signed by NCSD, Friday, May 17th Recent NCSD Press Coverage on Drug Resistant Gonorrhea Webinar: CDC /› Learn More
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Table of Contents, June 2013
Sexually Transmitted Diseases June 2013 - Volume 40 - Issue 6 pp: 433-519 View Contributor Index Original Study HIV, Rectal Chlamydia, and Rectal Gonorrhea in Men Who Have Sex With Men Attending a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic in› Learn More
NACCHO HIV/STI Weekly Update - May 17, 2013
May 16, 2013 NACCHO HIV/STI Weekly Update HIV and STI Prevention Resources for LHDs In This Issue NACCHO's HIV/STI Prevention "Tool or Model Practice of the Week" Webinar: Partner Services› Learn More
STD Daily Update- May 14, 2013
[Compiled by Dan Wohlfeiler]- California Stories: Gonorrhea drug resistance worries experts AIDS Walk grants cut State's Proposed Scope-of-Practice Changes Designed To Expand Access to Abortions New Syringe Service Program Begins National Stories: Recent› Learn More
STD Daily Update- May 14, 2013
[Compiled by Dan Wohlfeiler]- California Stories: Bill Would Allow Faster HIV Testing For Infants National Stories: HIV and Communication Technology Meeting - Call for Action Recent Press Reports on Drug Resistant Gonorrhea (NCSD) "› Learn More
STD Daily Update- May 14, 2013
[Compiled by Dan Wohlfeiler]- California Stories: Health officials: Sexually transmitted disease infections on upward trend Teen Condom Access Project Expands To San Diego County Free condoms for your 12-year-old? California health council can› Learn More
ncsd Weekly Newsletter - May 10, 2013
Dear NCSD Members, With this weekly communication please find the following: NCSD State Policy Update - Friday, May 10th Coalition Letters Signed by NCSD, Friday, May 10th Recent NCSD Press Coverage› Learn More
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ISSTDR 2013 Meeting - Vienna, Austria
Dear colleague, We are pleased to invite you to the STI & AIDS World Congress 2013 in Vienna, which will be held as a joint meeting of the 20th Meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease...Posted on October 24, 2012
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› Learn More2013 Annual Meeting of the Society for he Scientific Study of Sexuality
The 2013 annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality will be held November 14-17, 2013 at Paradise Point in San Diego, CA. Call for presentations will be posted late November at www.sexscience.org.Posted on November 16, 2012
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2013 is the year for YTH - youth + tech + health, that is. Don't miss the YTH Live conference (formerly Sx::Tech) in San Francisco April 7-9th. New mHealth track for youth with all the latest and greatest in mobile apps, S...Posted on February 12, 2013
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