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Editorial:

J Pépin and D Mabey

Sexually transmitted infections in Africa: single dose treatment is now affordable
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 432-434. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.432 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Encounters:

Helen Ward

Brief Encounters
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 432. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.432-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chester chronicles:

C O’Mahony

Cabin fever
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 434. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.434 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Debate:

C Bradbeer and A Mears

STI services in the United Kingdom: how shall we cope?
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 435-438. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.435 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C A Carne

STI services in the United Kingdom: a way forward
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 439-441. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.439 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

HIV/AIDS:

S C Kalichman and L C Simbayi

HIV testing attitudes, AIDS stigma, and voluntary HIV counselling and testing in a black township in Cape Town, South Africa
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 442-447. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.442 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J S Lambert, S A Nogueira, T Abreu, E S Machado, T P Costa, M Bondarovsky, M Andrade, M Halpern, R Barbosa, and M Perez

A pilot study to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the administration of AZT/3TC fixed dose combination to HIV infected pregnant women and their infants in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 448-452. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.448 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R F Nieuwenhuis, J M Ossewaarde, W I van der Meijden, and H A M Neumann

Unusual presentation of early lymphogranuloma venereum in an HIV-1 infected patient: effective treatment with 1 g azithromycin
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 453-455. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.453 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Herpes:

L Solomon, M J Cannon, M Reyes, J M Graber, N T Wetherall, and W C Reeves

Epidemiology of recurrent genital herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 456-459. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.456 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A C Rodríguez, P E Castle, J S Smith, C Bratti, A Hildesheim, M Schiffman, R Viscidi, R D Burk, R L Ashley, X Castellsagué, and R Herrero

A population based study of herpes simplex virus 2 seroprevalence in rural Costa Rica
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 460-465. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.460 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Public health:

A Mettey, R Crosby, R J DiClemente, and D R Holtgrave

Associations between internet sex seeking and STI associated risk behaviours among men who have sex with men
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 466-468. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.466 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J R Ickovics, L M Niccolai, J B Lewis, T S Kershaw, and K A Ethier

High postpartum rates of sexually transmitted infections among teens: pregnancy as a window of opportunity for prevention
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 469-473. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.469 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Molano, E Weiderpass, H Posso, S A Morré, M Ronderos, S Franceschi, A Arslan, C J L M Meijer, N Muñoz, and A J C van den Brule

Prevalence and determinants of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women from Bogota, Colombia
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 474-478. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.474 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Diagnostics:

H M Palmer, S P Higgins, A J Herring, and M A Kingston

Use of PCR in the diagnosis of early syphilis in the United Kingdom
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 479-483. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.479 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Young, K Manavi, and A McMillan

Evaluation of ligase chain reaction for the non-cultural detection of rectal and pharyngeal gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 484-486. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.484 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Smith, A J Copas, M Prince, B George, A S Walker, and S T Sadiq

Poor sensitivity and consistency of microscopy in the diagnosis of low grade non-gonococcal urethritis
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 487-490. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.487 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Simms, F Warburton, and L Weström

Diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease: time for a rethink
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 491-494. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.491 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

G Hill and G C Denniston

HIV and circumcision: new factors to consider
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 495-496. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.495 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Bhatia, S Prabhakar, D Shedde, S Gopalan, P Sahota, and R Shukla

Coexistent cranial tuberculomas and tuberculosis of the cervix in a postmenopausal woman
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 496-497. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.496 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Sharma, S Sethi, S Gopalan, K Gulati, and S Lyall

Seroprevalence of reproductive tract infections in women in northern India—a relatively low prevalence area
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 497-498. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.497 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A R Markos

Chaperoning in genitourinary medicine supporting patients and protecting doctors
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 498. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.498 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C S Harries, J Botha, M L McFadyen, and A Harrison

STI case management at a South African teaching hospital
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 498-499. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.498-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S S Dave, A M Johnson, K A Fenton, C H Mercer, B Erens, and K Wellings

Male circumcision in Britain: findings from a national probability sample survey
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 499-500. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.499 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Karthikeyan, D M Thappa, and B Jeevankumar

Cutaneous larva migrans of the penis
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: 500. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.500 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Electronic pages:

V Resl, M Kumpová, L Cerná, M Novák, and P Pazdiora

Prevalence of STDs among prostitutes in Czech border areas with Germany in 1997–2001 assessed in project "Jana"
Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79: e3. doi:10.1136/sti.79.6.e3 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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