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Community Attitudes About Discussing Sexual Health: Assessing Public Opinion of Local STD Prevention Campaigns by Thomas, Rosalind, Homawoo, Brigitte Bekan, McClamroch, Kristi, Wise, Benjamin, Coles, F. Bruce

“…Objectives. We assessed public views about the acceptability of and need for sexually transmitted disease (STD) and sexual health-related educational messaging…”
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Charting a Path to Location Intelligence for STD Control by Gerber, Todd M., Du, Ping, Armstrong-Brown, Janelle, McNutt, Louise-Anne, Coles, F. Bruce

“…This article describes the New York State Department of Health's GeoDatabase project, which developed new methods and techniques for designing and building a…”
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Alternative Approaches to Partner Notification, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Perspectives of New York County Health Departments, 2007 by Davis, Christopher F., Cummings, Michelle, Coles, Bruce F., McNutt, Louise-Anne

“…Objectives: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging states to consider patient-delivered partner therapy (PDPT) as a treatment option for…”
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Alternative Approaches to Partner Notification, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Pharmacists' Perspectives on Proposed Patient Delivered Partner Therapy in New York State, 2007 by McNutt, Louise-Anne, Davis, Christopher F., Bednarczyk, Robert A., Fischer, Andrea, Zeolla, Mario, Coles, Bruce F.

“…Background: Supported by the American Medical Association, patient delivered partner therapy (PDPT) is becoming legal in many states. For some individuals…”
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Privacy in the pharmacy environment: Analysis of observations from inside the pharmacy by Bednarczyk, Robert A., Nadeau, Jessica A., Davis, Christopher F., McCarthy, Andrew, Hussain, Shazia, Martiniano, Robert, Lodise, Thomas, Zeolla, Mario M., Bruce Coles, F., McNutt, Louise-Anne

“…To measure the extent to which pharmacist–patient conversations are private. Cross sectional. New York State, April to June 2007. No individual participants…”
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Comparability on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Between STD Clinic Clients and High-Risk Individuals in Community by Du, Ping, Thomas, Rosalind, McNutt, Louise-Anne, Coles, F. Bruce

“…Objectives: To assess the feasibility and generalizability of STD clinic samples for studying STD-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB), and…”
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Changes in Community Socioeconomic Status and Racial Distribution Associated With Gonorrhea Rates: An Analysis at the Community Level by Du, Ping, McNutt, Louise-Anne, O'Campo, Patricia, Coles, F. Bruce

“…Background: Gonorrhea persists despite nationwide disease control measures. Research has not focused on the longitudinal impact of community characteristics on…”
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Learning from Clients: An Opportunity for Sexually Transmitted Disease Programs by Greenberg, Judith B., Bloom, Frederick R., Coles, F. Bruce, Asbel, Lenore E., Goldberg, Martin, Braxton, Jim R., Brackbill, Robert M.

“…This article summarizes sexually transmitted disease (STD) knowledge, health care-seeking behaviors, and perceived advantages to seeking care from the…”
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Doxycycline and Azithromycin for Prevention of Chlamydial Persistence or Recurrence One Month After Treatment in Women: A Use-Effectiveness Study in Public Health Settings by HILLIS, SUSAN D., COLES, F. BRUCE, LITCHFIELD, BILLY, BLACK, CAROLYN M., MOJICA, BENJAMIN, SCHMITT, KARLA, St. LOUIS, MICHAEL E.

“…Background: To treat chlamydial infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends either a single dose of azithromycin or a 7-day course of…”
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Effects of Partner Notification on Reducing Gonorrhea Incidence Rate by DU, PING, COLES, F. BRUCE, GERBER, TODD, MCNUTT, LOUISE-ANNE

“…Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate the effectiveness of partner notification (PN) by linking measures of PN with the gonorrhea incidence…”
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Partner Notification for Gonorrhea—Time for New Ideas? by McNUTT, LOUISE-ANNE, COLES, F. BRUCE

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An outbreak of influenza A (H3N2) in a well immunized nursing home population by Coles, F B, Balzano, G J, Morse, D L

“…To describe the epidemiologic features of an outbreak of influenza A that occurred in a skilled nursing home although over 90 percent of the resident…”
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Changes in population characteristics and their implication on public health research by Du, Ping, Coles, F Bruce, O'Campo, Patricia, McNutt, Louise-Anne

“…Population estimates are generally drawn from one point in time to study disease trends over time; changes in population characteristics over time are usually…”
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Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit of Enhancements to a Syphilis Screening and Treatment Program at a County Jail by SILBERSTEIN, GERALD S., COLES, F. BRUCE, GREENBERG, ABBY, SINGER, LAWRENCE, VOIGT, RICHARD

“…Background: High rates of syphilis are found in inmates of county jails. Treatment of this infected transient population necessitated the development of a…”
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Congenital Syphilis Surveillance In Upstate New York, 1989-1992: Implications For Prevention And Clinical Management by Bruce Coles, F., Hipp, Sally S., Silberstein, Gerald S., Chen, Jian-Hua

“…Descriptive characteristics and clinical information from 322 cases ofcongenital syphilis were reviewed. The births (318 mothers) included 31 (10%) stillborn…”
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A multistate outbreak of sporotrichosis associated with sphagnum moss by Coles, F B, Schuchat, A, Hibbs, J R, Kondracki, S F, Salkin, I F, Dixon, D M, Chang, H G, Duncan, R A, Hurd, N J, Morse, D L

“…In the spring of 1988, the largest documented US outbreak of cutaneous sporotrichosis to date occurred, with 84 cases among persons from 15 states who were…”
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Impact of a mandatory syphilis delivery test on reported cases of congenital syphilis in Upstate New York by Coles, F B, Muse, A G, Hipp, S S

“…A regulation mandating a syphilis serology test at delivery was implemented on December 6, 1989. To assess any impact on congenital syphilis reporting, we…”
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Community Attitudes About Discussing Sexual Health: Assessing Public Opinion of Local STD Prevention Campaigns: Understanding Sexual Health by THOMAS, Rosalind, HOMAWOO, Brigitte Bekan, MCCLAMROCH, Kristi, WISE, Benjamin, COLES, F. Bruce

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Molecular analysis in support of an investigation of a cluster of HIV-1-infected women by Robbins, Kenneth E, Weidle, Paul J, Brown, Teresa M, Saekhou, Ae M, Coles, Bruce, Holmberg, Scott D, Folks, Thomas M, Kalish, Marcia L

“…An investigation of a possible single-source sexual transmission case was conducted in upstate New York in 1997-1998 (MMWR 1999;48:413-416). Of 42 primary…”
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Two Outbreaks of Primarily Noninvasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in the Same Nursing Home, New York, 1991 by McNutt, Louise-Ann, Casiano-Colon, Aida E., Coles, F. Bruce, Morse, Dale L., Menegus, Marilyn, Groth-Juncker, Annemarie, Lansky, Janet, Bell, Karen, Schwartz, Benjamin

“…Abstract only…”
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