Extragenital gonorrhea and chlamydia testing and infection among men who have sex with men—STD Surveillance Network, United States, 2010–2012

…, M Jespersen, R Kerani, C Mettenbrink… - Clinical infectious …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Extragenital gonorrhea and chlamydia were common among men who have sex with men
attending sexually transmitted disease clinics. Most extragenital gonorrhea and chlamydia …

[HTML][HTML] Trichomonas vaginalis antimicrobial drug resistance in 6 US cities, STD Surveillance Network, 2009–2010

RD Kirkcaldy, P Augostini, LE Asbel… - Emerging infectious …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nitroimidazoles (metronidazole and tinidazole) are the only recommended drugs for treating
Trichomonas vaginalis infection, and previous samples that assessed resistance of such …

Antiobesity medication use in 2.2 million adults across eight large health care organizations: 2009‐2015

DR Saxon, SJ Iwamoto, CJ Mettenbrink, E McCormick… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The aim of this study was to examine the prescribing patterns and use of
antiobesity medications in a large cohort of patients using data from electronic health …

Trichomonas vaginalis in selected US sexually transmitted disease clinics: testing, screening, and prevalence

E Meites, E Llata, J Braxton, JR Schwebke… - Sexually transmitted …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background Trichomonas vaginalis is the most prevalent nonviral sexually transmitted
infection in the United States, affecting 3.1% of women of reproductive age. Infection is …

Evaluation of a testing-only “express” visit option to enhance efficiency in a busy STI clinic

SJ Shamos, CJ Mettenbrink, JA Subiadur… - Sexually transmitted …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate the use of a testing-only “express” visit option to enhance efficiency in
a busy STI clinic. Methods: At the Denver Metro Health Clinic, clients at low risk for sexually …

Recalibrating the Gram stain diagnosis of male urethritis in the era of nucleic acid amplification testing

CA Rietmeijer, CJ Mettenbrink - Sexually transmitted diseases, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Criteria for diagnosis of male urethritis based on a Gram-stained smear (GSS)
of urethral discharge were developed before the era of nucleic acid amplification testing …

Impact of anatomic site, specimen collection timing, and patient symptom status on Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture recovery

…, K Mauk, J Weiner, C Mettenbrink… - Sexually transmitted …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture is required for antimicrobial susceptibility
testing, but recovering isolates from clinical specimens is challenging. Although many …

Antimicrobial susceptibility of urogenital and extragenital Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates among men who have sex with men: Strengthening the US Response to …

…, K Mauk, T Menza, C Mettenbrink… - Sexually transmitted …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background We investigated differences in gonococcal antimicrobial susceptibility by
anatomic site among cisgender men who have sex with men (MSM) using specimens …

Sensitivity of diagnostic tests for influenza varies with the circulating strains

A Weinberg, CJ Mettenbrink, D Ye, CF Yang - Journal of clinical virology, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND:: Effective strategies to combat the spread of influenza viruses rely on
accurate diagnosis of the infection, which is greatly affected by the sensitivity of the assays …

Evaluating a web-based test results system at an urban STI clinic

SB Ling, DB Richardson, CJ Mettenbrink… - Sexually transmitted …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: Notifying patients of gonorrhea and chlamydia test results using online
services may improve clinic efficiency and increase receipt of test results. This study …