Background Millions of cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur in the United
States each year, resulting in substantial medical costs to the nation. Previous estimates of …

To calculate the burden of 2009 pandemic influenza A (pH1N1) in the United States, we
extrapolated from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emerging Infections …

The effect on housing prices of proximity to different types of parks is estimated using a
unique data set of single-family homes sold between 1990 and 1999 in Greenville, South …

We conducted a literature review of studies of the economic burden of sexually transmitted
diseases in the United States. The annual direct medical cost of sexually transmitted …

Background: The introduction of automated treponemal enzyme immunoassays and
chemiluminescence assays (EIA/CA) tests has led some laboratories in the United States to …

Background: A dual nontreponemal/treponemal point-of-care test (Dual-POC) that
simultaneously detects both nontreponemal and treponemal antibodies has been …

Introduction In spite of chlamydia screening recommendations, US testing coverage
continues to be low. This study explored the cost-effectiveness of a patient-directed …

Objectives. We examined the association between racial disparity in income and reported
race-specific county-level bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States …

In an era of antiviral treatment, reexamination of the cost‐effectiveness of strategies to
prevent perinatal hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission in the United States is needed. We …

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine rates of 3 bacterial sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs; syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) in 8 subpopulations …