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18 May 2012

    Basic science: Original article: Macrolide resistance testing and molecular subtyping of Treponema pallidum strains from southern Africa
    • Etienne E Müller,
    • Gabriela Paz-Bailey,
    • David A Lewis
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 18 May 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050322

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9 May 2012

    Miscellaneous: Letter: Doctor's perception on bacterial vaginosis in Portugal: prevalence, diagnostic methods and choice of treatment
    • Ana Filipa Henriques,
    • Jose Martinez-de-Oliveira,
    • Nuno Cerca
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 9 May 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2012-050598

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5 May 2012

    Behaviour: Original article: Sexual behaviour and risk reduction strategies among a multinational sample of women who have sex with women
    • Vanessa Schick,
    • Joshua G Rosenberger,
    • Debby Herbenick,
    • Michael Reece
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 5 May 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050404
    Epidemiology: Original article: HIV intertest interval among MSM in King County, Washington
    • David A Katz,
    • Julia C Dombrowski,
    • Fred Swanson,
    • Susan E Buskin,
    • Matthew R Golden,
    • Joanne D Stekler
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 5 May 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050470

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27 April 2012

    Epidemiology: Original article: Decline of the new Swedish variant of Chlamydia trachomatis after introduction of appropriate testing
    • Kenneth Persson,
    • Berit Hammas,
    • Håkan Janson,
    • Carina Bjartling,
    • Joakim Dillner,
    • Lena Dillner
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 27 April 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050409
    Clinical: Original article: Evaluation of PIMA point-of-care CD4 testing in a large UK HIV service
    • Sophie Herbert,
    • Simon Edwards,
    • Gina Carrick,
    • Andrew Copas,
    • Christopher Sandford,
    • Marc Amphlett,
    • Paul Benn
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 27 April 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2012-050507

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25 April 2012

    Clinical: Original article: Chlamydia and gonorrhoea contamination of clinic surfaces
    • Natasha Lewis,
    • Gail Dube,
    • Christine Carter,
    • Rachel Pitt,
    • Sarah Alexander,
    • Catherine A Ison,
    • Jan Harding,
    • Louise Brown,
    • John Fryer,
    • James Hodson,
    • Jonathan Ross
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 25 April 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2012-050543

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21 April 2012

    Health services research: Short report: Human papillomavirus vaccine practices in the USA: do primary care providers use sexual history and cervical cancer screening results to make HPV vaccine recommendations?
    • Deanna Kepka,
    • Zahava Berkowitz,
    • K Robin Yabroff,
    • Katherine Roland,
    • Mona Saraiya
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 21 April 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050437

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20 April 2012

    Miscellaneous: Letter: What is it about STI research that is unappealing? An experience of conducting sexual health research in general practice in England
    • Carrie Llewellyn,
    • Helen Smith,
    • Alex Pollard
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 20 April 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2012-050585

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19 April 2012

    Health services research: Original article: SMS reminders improve re-screening in women and heterosexual men with chlamydia infection at Sydney Sexual Health Centre: a before-and-after study
    • Rebecca Guy,
    • Handan Wand,
    • Vickie Knight,
    • Aurelie Kenigsberg,
    • Phillip Read,
    • Anna M McNulty
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 19 April 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050370
    Basic science: Original article: Genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis in rectal and pharyngeal specimens: identification of LGV genotypes in Finland
    • Suvi Korhonen,
    • Eija Hiltunen-Back,
    • Mirja Puolakkainen
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 19 April 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050458
    Clinical: Short report: What is the appropriate treatment for the management of rectal Chlamydia trachomatis in men and women?
    • Emma Hathorn,
    • Catherine Opie,
    • Penny Goold
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 19 April 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050466
    Behaviour: Original article: Perceived risk of cervical cancer among pre-screening age women (18–24 years): the impact of information about cervical cancer risk factors and the causal role of HPV
    • Tomasz Nadarzynski,
    • Jo Waller,
    • Kathryn A Robb,
    • Laura A V Marlow
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 19 April 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2012-050482

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17 April 2012

    Clinical: Short report: Young persons' access to genitourinary medicine clinics in the UK: a cross-sectional survey
    • Melonie Thomas,
    • Kiri Dixon,
    • Amer Henry Ali,
    • Rajul Patel,
    • Angela J Robinson,
    • H M Yuen,
    • Elizabeth Foley
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 17 April 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050236
    Health services research: Original article: Where do young men want to access STI screening? A stratified random probability sample survey of young men in Great Britain
    • John M Saunders,
    • Catherine H Mercer,
    • Lorna J Sutcliffe,
    • Graham J Hart,
    • Jackie Cassell,
    • Claudia S Estcourt
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 17 April 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050406
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    Miscellaneous: Letter: Retention challenge in an MSM cohort in Suzhou, China
    • Xin Chen,
    • Hai-tao Yang,
    • Jessie Norris,
    • Zhi-hang Peng,
    • Ning Wang,
    • Rong-Bin Yu
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 17 April 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050358

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28 March 2012

    Epidemiology: Original article: Prevalence of HIV among men who have sex with men in Chongqing, China, 2006–2009: cross-sectional biological and behavioural surveys
    • Yanqi Zhang,
    • Pinyi Chen,
    • Rongrong Lu,
    • Ling Liu,
    • Yazhou Wu,
    • Xiaoyu Liu,
    • Zengwei Zhao,
    • Dong Yi
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 28 March 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050295

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27 March 2012

    Epidemiology: Short report: Repeat chlamydia testing across a New Zealand district: 3 years of laboratory data
    • Jane Morgan,
    • Sarah Woodhall
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 27 March 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050419

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23 March 2012

    Health services research: Original article: Where do sexually active female London students go to access healthcare? Evidence from the POPI (Prevention of Pelvic Infection) chlamydia screening trial
    • Ruth Green,
    • Sarah R Kerry,
    • Fiona Reid,
    • Phillip E Hay,
    • Sally M Kerry,
    • Adamma Aghaizu,
    • Pippa Oakeshott
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 13 March 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050452

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22 March 2012

    Clinical: Case report: A case of epididymitis associated with Panton–Valentine leukocidin Staphylococcus aureus
    • Malini Raychaudhuri,
    • Pei Ru Chew
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 22 March 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050233

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21 March 2012

    Behaviour: Original article: Access to and use of unauthorised online HIV self-tests by internet-using French-speaking men who have sex with men
    • Tim Greacen,
    • David Friboulet,
    • Lionel Fugon,
    • Serge Hefez,
    • Nicolas Lorente,
    • Bruno Spire
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 21 March 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050405
    Epidemiology: Original article: Pregnancy and contraceptive use among women participating in an HIV prevention trial in Tanzania
    • Aderonke Odutola,
    • Kathy Baisley,
    • Richard J Hayes,
    • Mary Rusizoka,
    • Clare Tanton,
    • Helen A Weiss,
    • John Changalucha,
    • David A Ross,
    • Deborah Watson-Jones
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 21 March 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050412
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    Miscellaneous: Letter: College students' condom use errors: who is experiencing breaking and slipping?
    • Erin Whitney Moore
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 21 March 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2012-050540

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18 March 2012

    Review: Partner notification uptake for sexually transmitted infections in China: a systematic literature review
    • Alberta L Wang,
    • Rui-Rui Peng,
    • Joseph D Tucker,
    • Myron S Cohen,
    • Xiang-Sheng Chen
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 18 March 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050275

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10 March 2012

    Epidemiology: Original article: Missed opportunities—low levels of chlamydia retesting at Australian general practices, 2008–2009
    • Anna L Bowring,
    • Maelenn Gouillou,
    • Rebecca Guy,
    • Fabian YS Kong,
    • Jane Hocking,
    • Marie Pirotta,
    • Clare Heal,
    • Tom Brett,
    • Basil Donovan,
    • Margaret Hellard
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 10 March 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050422

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7 March 2012

    Behaviour: Original article: Comparative effectiveness of two self-collected sample kit distribution systems for chlamydia screening on a university campus
    • Wiley D Jenkins,
    • Rob Weis,
    • Paula Campbell,
    • Mathilda Barnes,
    • Perry Barnes,
    • Charlotte Gaydos
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 7 March 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050379

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29 February 2012

    Epidemiology: Original article: Multilevel and spatial analysis of syphilis in Shenzhen, China, to inform spatially targeted control measures
    • Xiaobing Wu,
    • Joseph D Tucker,
    • Fuchang Hong,
    • Jane Messina,
    • Lina Lan,
    • Yufeng Hu,
    • Tiejian Feng,
    • Michael E Emch,
    • Xiaoli Liu,
    • Chunlai Zhang,
    • Lizhang Wen
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 29 February 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050397

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28 February 2012

    Health services research: Original article: Evaluation of a systematic postal screening and treatment service for genital Chlamydia trachomatis, with remote clinic access via the internet: a cross-sectional study, East of England
    • Samantha Bracebridge,
    • Max Oscar Bachmann,
    • Krishna Ramkhelawon,
    • Alison Woolnough
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 28 February 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050267

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23 February 2012

    Clinical: Original article: Re-evaluation of serological criteria for early syphilis treatment efficacy: progression to neurosyphilis despite therapy
    • Pingyu Zhou,
    • Xin Gu,
    • Haikong Lu,
    • Zhifang Guan,
    • Yihong Qian
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 23 February 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050247

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22 February 2012

    Clinical: Case report: The first case record of a female patient with bubonic lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), serovariant L2b
    • Stephan P Verweij,
    • Sander Ouburg,
    • Harry de Vries,
    • Servaas A Morré,
    • Cees J W van Ginkel,
    • Hanna Bos,
    • Fré W Sebens
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 22 February 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050298

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18 February 2012

    Epidemiology: Original article: Incidence and risk factors associated with chlamydia in men who have sex with men: a cohort analysis of Victorian Primary Care Network for Sentinel Surveillance data
    • Anna Wilkinson,
    • Carol El-Hayek,
    • Christopher K Fairley,
    • David Leslie,
    • Norm Roth,
    • B K Tee,
    • Margaret E Hellard,
    • Mark Stoové
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 18 February 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050270

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13 February 2012

    Clinical: Original article: Adherence to HIV post-exposure prophylaxis in victims of sexual assault: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    • Liza Chacko,
    • Nathan Ford,
    • Mariam Sbaiti,
    • Ruby Siddiqui
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 13 February 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050371
    Behaviour: Original article: The impact of peer outreach on HIV knowledge and prevention behaviours of male sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya
    • Scott Geibel,
    • Nzioki King'ola,
    • Marleen Temmerman,
    • Stanley Luchters
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 13 February 2012 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050224

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23 December 2011

    Epidemiology: Original article: Chlamydia trachomatis re-infections in a population-based cohort of women
    • Bette Liu,
    • Rebecca Guy,
    • Basil Donovan,
    • John M Kaldor
    Sex Transm Infect Published Online First: 23 December 2011 doi:10.1136/sextrans-2011-050252

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