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Clinical

• Original article: Can we improve partner notification rates through expedited partner therapy in the UK? Findings from an exploratory trial of Accelerated Partner Therapy (APT) (15 January, 2012) Free

  Claudia Estcourt, Lorna Sutcliffe, Jackie Cassell, Catherine H Mercer, Andrew Copas, Laura James, Nicola Low, Patrick Horner, Michael Clarke, Merle Symonds, Tracy Roberts, Angelos Tsourapas, Anne M Johnson
• Original article: Comparative performance of culture using swabs transported in Amies medium and the Aptima Combo 2 nucleic acid amplification test in detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from genital and extra-genital sites: a retrospective study (15 January, 2012)

  Lindsey Harryman, Sara Scofield, John Macleod, David Carrington, O Martin Williams, Arnold Fernandes, Paddy Horner
• Short report: Prevalence of and risk factors for syphilis in Brazilian armed forces conscripts (15 January, 2012)

  Denis Ribeiro, Erika Fazito Rezende, Valdir Monteiro Pinto, Gerson Fernando Mendes Pereira, Angélica Espinosa Miranda
• Short report: Confusion regarding cervical cancer screening and chlamydia screening among sexually active young women (15 January, 2012)

  Oluwatobi Awele Ogbechie, Michele R Hacker, Laura E Dodge, Mitalee Milan Patil, Hope A Ricciotti
• Case report: The importance of CD4 count, viral load and highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-associated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) (15 January, 2012)

  Quentin A Hill, Jane Minton