[HTML][HTML] Efficacy results of a trial of a herpes simplex vaccine

RB Belshe, PA Leone, DI Bernstein… - … England Journal of …, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Two previous studies of a herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) subunit vaccine
containing glycoprotein D in HSV-discordant couples revealed 73% and 74% efficacy …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of acute infections during HIV testing in North Carolina

CD Pilcher, SA Fiscus, TQ Nguyen… - … England Journal of …, 2005 - Mass Medical Soc
Background North Carolina has added nucleic acid amplification testing for the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to standard HIV antibody tests to detect persons with acute …

Trichomonas vaginalis infection in male sexual partners: implications for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention

AC Sena, WC Miller, MM Hobbs, JR Schwebke… - Clinical infectious …, 2007 - JSTOR
Background. Trichomonas vaginalis causes a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in
women, yet trichomoniasis in male sexual partners is not well recognized. Nucleic acid …

Scabies and pediculosis pubis: an update of treatment regimens and general review

PA Leone - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Scabies and Pediculosis Pubis: An Update of Treatment Regimens and General Review
Page 1 Scabies and Pediculosis Pubis • CID 2007:44 (Suppl 3) • S153 SUPPLEMENT …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to asymptomatic screening and other STD services for adolescents and young adults: focus group discussions

EC Tilson, V Sanchez, CL Ford, M Smurzynski… - BMC public health, 2004 - Springer
Abstract Background Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major public health
problem among young people and can lead to the spread of HIV. Previous studies have …

The unexpected movement of the HIV epidemic in the Southeastern United States: transmission among college students

LB Hightow, PDM MacDonald, CD Pilcher… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Background: Approximately 16 million people are enrolled in institutions of higher learning
in the United States. However, college students have not been perceived as at high risk for …

Chemical aspects of mass spawning in corals. I. Sperm-attractant molecules in the eggs of the scleractinian coral Montipora digitata

JC Coll, BF Bowden, GV Meehan, GM Konig… - Marine Biology, 1994 - Springer
This paper provides the first evidence for sperm chemotaxis in the Scleractinia. Montipora
digitata Dana, 1845 (Scleractinia: Coelenterata) is a hermaphroditic coral which reproduces …

Mapping health data: improved privacy protection with donut method geomasking

KH Hampton, MK Fitch, WB Allshouse… - American journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
A major challenge in mapping health data is protecting patient privacy while maintaining the
spatial resolution necessary for spatial surveillance and outbreak identification. A new …

Real-time, universal screening for acute HIV infection in a routine HIV counseling and testing population

CD Pilcher, JT McPherson, PA Leone, M Smurzynski… - Jama, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
ContextAcute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection cannot be diagnosed by routine
antibody tests and is rarely diagnosed in clinical practice. However, HIV nucleic acid–based …

Methods for Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in the Male Partners of Infected Women: Implications for Control of Trichomoniasis

MM Hobbs, DM Lapple, LF Lawing… - Journal of clinical …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Trichomonas vaginalis infection in men is an important cause of nongonococcal urethritis.
Effective detection of the parasite in men using culture requires examination of multiple …