Editorial:

Surveillance: information for action

H Ward

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 158. doi:10.1136/sti.2004.011098

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Brief Encounters:

Brief Encounters

Helen Ward and Rob Miller

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 158.

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Epidemiological review:

Recent trends in HIV and other STIs in the United Kingdom: data to the end of 2002

A E Brown, K E Sadler, S E Tomkins, C A McGarrigle, D S LaMontagne, D Goldberg, P A Tookey, B Smyth, D Thomas, G Murphy, J V Parry, B G Evans, O N Gill, F Ncube, and K A Fenton

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 159-166. doi:10.1136/sti.2004.009571

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Review:

Contraception choice for HIV positive women

H S Mitchell and E Stephens

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 167-173. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.008441

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Tropical medicine:

Approaches to the control of sexually transmitted infections in developing countries: old problems and modern challenges

P Mayaud and D Mabey

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 174-182. doi:10.1136/sti.2002.004101

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Penile myiasis: a case report

M R L Passos, N A Barreto, R Q Varella, G H S Rodrigues, and D A Lewis

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 183-184. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.008235

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Echo:

Slower progression to AIDS in people in stable relationships

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 182.

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Intestinal B cells in AIDS

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 218.

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Herpes:

The seroepidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in Europe

R G Pebody, N Andrews, D Brown, R Gopal, H de Melker, G François, N Gatcheva, W Hellenbrand, S Jokinen, I Klavs, M Kojouharova, T Kortbeek, B Kriz, K Prosenc, K Roubalova, P Teocharov, W Thierfelder, M Valle, P Van Damme, and R Vranckx

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 185-191. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.005850

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Patient satisfaction with care for genital herpes: insights from a global survey

D M Patrick, S L Rosenthal, L R Stanberry, C Hurst, and C Ebel

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 192-197. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.007922

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Diagnostics:

Polymorph count for predicting non-gonococcal urethral infection: a model using Chlamydia trachomatis diagnosed by ligase chain reaction

L J Haddow, A Bunn, A J Copas, R Gilson, M Prince, G L Ridgway, and S T Sadiq

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 198-200. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.006924

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Comparison of latex agglutination, wet preparation, and culture for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis

Y Adu-Sarkodie, B K Opoku, K A Danso, H A Weiss, and D Mabey

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 201-203. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.007864

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Primary care:

How is the high vaginal swab used to investigate vaginal discharge in primary care and how do GPs’ expectations of the test match the tests performed by their microbiology services?

H Noble, C Estcourt, C Ison, P Goold, L Tite, and Y H Carter

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 204-206. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.007781

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Diagnosis of genital chlamydia in primary care: an explanation of reasons for variation in chlamydia testing

C A M McNulty, E Freeman, J Bowen, J Shefras, and K A Fenton

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 207-211. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.006767

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The management of sexually transmitted infections by Australian general practitioners

V J Johnston, H Britt, Y Pan, and A Mindel

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 212-215. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.006957

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Therapy:

Oral isotretinoin in the treatment of recalcitrant condylomata acuminata of the cervix: a randomised placebo controlled trial

S Georgala, A C Katoulis, C Georgala, E Bozi, and A Mortakis

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 216-218. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.006841

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Zafirlukast for severe recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: an open label pilot study

D J White, A Vanthuyne, P M Wood, and J G Ayres

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 219-222. doi:10.1136/sti.2002.003491

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In practice:

Developing national outcome standards for the management of gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia in genitourinary medicine clinics

N Low, J Welch, and K Radcliffe

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 223-229. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.005165

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Low prevalence of cervical infections in women with vaginal discharge in west Africa: implications for syndromic management

J Pépin, S Deslandes, N Khonde, D F Kintin, S Diakité, M Sylla, H Méda, F Sobéla, C Asamoah-Adu, T Agyarko-Poku, and E Frost

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 230-235. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.007534

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Men's health:

Increasing risk behaviour and high levels of undiagnosed HIV infection in a community sample of homosexual men

J P Dodds, D E Mercey, J V Parry, and A M Johnson

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 236-240. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.007286

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Women's health:

Acceptability of COL-1492, a vaginal gel, among sex workers in one Asian and three African cities

A Vandebosch, E Goetghebeur, G Ramjee, M Alary, V Ettiègne-Traoré, V Chandeying, and L Van Damme

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 241-243. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.005934

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Sexually transmitted infections in women who have sex with women

J V Bailey, C Farquhar, C Owen, and P Mangtani

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 244-246. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.007641

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Letters:

Diagnosis and exclusion of gonorrhoea in women

D Barlow

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 247. doi:10.1136/sti.2004.009720

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Barriers to HIV testing: a survey of GUM clinic attendees

F Burns, C H Mercer, D Mercey, S T Sadiq, B Curran, and P Kell

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 247-248. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.007682

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Factors that may increase HIV testing uptake in those who decline to test

F Burns, C H Mercer, D Mercey, S T Sadiq, B Curran, and P Kell

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 249. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.008367

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HPV in cervix and vagina

M Baay, F Lardon, J B Vermorken, V Verhoeven, D Avonts, P Van Royen, K Wouters, P Van Damme, and E Van Marck

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 249-250. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.008383

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Chaperoning in GUM clinics

C E Cohen, K A McLean, and S E Barton

Sex Transm Infect 2004; 80: 250. doi:10.1136/sti.2003.008425

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