Methods for detecting microbial antigens in clinical specimens offer an alternative to culture in the diagnosis of some sexually transmitted diseases. Developers of the immunologic methods are faced with a number of problems in evaluating the new tests. Traditionally, these tests are compared to culture as the "gold standard." Unfortunately, culture for Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia tracho...

Following the clinical observation that there appeared to be an association between shigellosis and male homosexuality, the medical records of 113 patients at The New York Hospital were reviewed retrospectively. Of the 38 males studied who were between the ages 19 and 61, seventeen were homosexual (44-7 per cent.). Only one of the matched controls was homosexual. Of the men with shigellosis who...

background: sexually transmitted infections (stis) are among the most common causes of illness in the world and have far-reaching health, economic and social consequences for many countries. failure to diagnose and treat stis at an early stage may result in serious complications and sequels. objective: this study aimed to determine the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis infection in patients w...

objective: sexually transmitted infections (stis) remain a public health problem of major significance in most parts of the world. this study aimed to detect the most prevalent pathogens in patients with signs and symptoms of sti referring to a group of university clinics in tehran. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study using randomized cluster sampling, 507 consecutive male and ...

This case-sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents-is one of a series of teaching cases in the Case-Based Series in Population-Oriented Prevention (C-POP). It has been developed for use in medical school and residency prevention curricula. The complete set of cases is presented in this supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are common...

The aim of the study, due to the worldwide prevalent increase of sexually transmitted diseases, was to investigate the local adolescents’ awareness of sexually transmitted diseases, including their level of knowledge regarding the mode of transmission and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. The study was performed using a standard questionnaire which was distributed to the general publ...