Search Results - "HOLMES, King K"

Uptake and population-level impact of expedited partner therapy (EPT) on Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: the Washington State community-level randomized trial of EPT by Golden, Matthew R, Kerani, Roxanne P, Stenger, Mark, Hughes, James P, Aubin, Mark, Malinski, Cheryl, Holmes, King K

“…Expedited partner therapy (EPT), the practice of treating the sex partners of persons with sexually transmitted infections without their medical evaluation,…”
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Effectiveness of condoms in preventing sexually transmitted infections by HOLMES, King K, LEVINE, Ruth, WEAVER, Marcia

“…In June 2000, the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) organized a review of the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of condoms in preventing…”
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Global migration of clinical research during the era of trial registration by Drain, Paul K, Parker, Robert A, Robine, Marion, Holmes, King K, Bassett, Ingrid V

“…Since the site of human subjects research has public health, regulatory, ethical, economic, and social implications, we sought to determine the global…”
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Condom Use and the Risk of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Young Women by Winer, Rachel L, Hughes, James P, Feng, Qinghua, O'Reilly, Sandra, Kiviat, Nancy B, Holmes, King K, Koutsky, Laura A

“…In this prospective study of female university students, investigators from Seattle demonstrate that the consistent use of condoms by male partners from the…”
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Text messaging for maternal and infant retention in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services: A pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial in Kenya by Odeny, Thomas A, Hughes, James P, Bukusi, Elizabeth A, Akama, Eliud, Geng, Elvin H, Holmes, King K, McClelland, R Scott

“…Timely diagnosis of infant HIV infection is essential for antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. In a randomized controlled trial, we found the Texting…”
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Results from e-KISS: electronic-KIOSK Intervention for Safer Sex: A pilot randomized controlled trial of an interactive computer-based intervention for sexual health in adolescents and young adults by Shafii, Taraneh, Benson, Samantha K, Morrison, Diane M, Hughes, James P, Golden, Matthew R, Holmes, King K

“…Interactive computer-based interventions (ICBI) are potentially scalable tools for use in real-world settings to promote sexual health and prevent sexually…”
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Prevalences of sexually transmitted infections in young adults and female sex workers in Peru: a national population-based survey by Cárcamo, César P, PhD, Campos, Pablo E, MD, García, Patricia J, Prof, Hughes, James P, Prof, Garnett, Geoff P, Prof, Holmes, King K, Prof

“…Summary Background We assessed prevalences of seven sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Peru, stratified by risk behaviours, to help to define care and…”
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Text messaging to improve attendance at post-operative clinic visits after adult male circumcision for HIV prevention: a randomized controlled trial by Odeny, Thomas A, Bailey, Robert C, Bukusi, Elizabeth A, Simoni, Jane M, Tapia, Kenneth A, Yuhas, Krista, Holmes, King K, McClelland, R Scott

“…Following male circumcision for HIV prevention, a high proportion of men fail to return for their scheduled seven-day post-operative visit. We evaluated the…”
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Participation in a clinical trial of a text messaging intervention is associated with increased infant HIV testing: A parallel-cohort randomized controlled trial by Odeny, Thomas A, Bukusi, Elizabeth A, Geng, Elvin H, Hughes, James P, Holmes, King K, McClelland, R Scott

“…Text messages significantly improve uptake of infant HIV testing in clinical trial contexts. Women who were excluded from a randomized trial in Kenya were…”
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Rapid Syphilis Tests as Catalysts for Health Systems Strengthening: A Case Study from Peru by García, Patricia J, Cárcamo, César P, Chiappe, Marina, Valderrama, Maria, La Rosa, Sayda, Holmes, King K, Mabey, David C W, Peeling, Rosanna W

“…Untreated maternal syphilis leads to adverse pregnancy outcomes. The use of point of care tests (POCT) offers an opportunity to improve screening coverage for…”
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae With High-Level Resistance to Azithromycin: Case Report of the First Isolate Identified in the United States by Katz, Alan R., Komeya, Alan Y., Soge, Olusegun O., Kiaha, Mandy I., Lee, Maria Veneranda C., Wasserman, Glenn M., Maningas, Eloisa V., Whelen, A. Christian, Kirkcaldy, Robert D., Shapiro, Steven J., Bolan, Gail A., Holmes, King K.

“…We report on the first Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolate in the United States identified with high-level resistance to azithromycin. This report discusses the…”
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Effect of Expedited Treatment of Sex Partners on Recurrent or Persistent Gonorrhea or Chlamydial Infection by Golden, Matthew R, Whittington, William L.H, Handsfield, H. Hunter, Hughes, James P, Stamm, Walter E, Hogben, Matthew, Clark, Agnes, Malinski, Cheryl, Helmers, Jennifer R.L, Thomas, Katherine K, Holmes, King K

“…Patients being treated for gonorrhea or chlamydia were offered medication to give to their sexual partners or standard referral of partners. There was a lower…”
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Evaluation of Genital Sites and Sampling Techniques for Detection of Human Papillomavirus DNA in Men by Weaver, Bethany A., Feng, Qinghua, Holmes, King K., Kiviat, Nancy, Lee, Shu-Kuang, Meyer, Christine, Stern, Mike, Koutsky, Laura A.

“…To evaluate methods for detection of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in men, samples were obtained from 3 consecutive groups of 10 men attending a…”
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HIV-Associated Opportunistic Infections—Going, Going, But Not Gone: The Continued Need for Prevention and Treatment Guidelines by Brooks, John T., Kaplan, Jonathan E., Holmes, King K., Benson, Constance, Pau, Alice, Masur, Henry

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Correction: Global migration of clinical research during the era of trial registration by Drain, Paul K, Parker, Robert A, Robine, Marion, Holmes, King K, Bassett, Ingrid V

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192413.]…”
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Prevention of sexually transmitted infections in urban communities (Peru PREVEN): a multicomponent community-randomised controlled trial by García, Patricia J, Prof, Holmes, King K, Prof, Dr, Cárcamo, César P, PhD, Garnett, Geoff P, Prof, Hughes, James P, Prof, Campos, Pablo E, MD, Whittington, William LH, BA

“…Summary Background Previous community-randomised trials of interventions to control sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have involved rural settings, were…”
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Prospective Study of Vaginal Bacterial Flora and Other Risk Factors for Vulvovaginal Candidiasis by McClelland, R. Scott , Richardson, Barbra A. , Hassan, Wisal M. , Graham, Susan M. , Kiarie, James , Baeten, Jared M. , Mandaliya, Kishorchandra , Jaoko, Walter , Ndinya‐Achola, Jeckoniah O. , Holmes, King K. 

“…Background. It has been suggested that vaginal colonization with lactobacilli may reduce the risk of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), but supporting data are…”
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Anal Intercourse Among Young Heterosexuals in Three Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in the United States by Gorbach, Pamina M., Manhart, Lisa E., Hess, Kristen L., Stoner, Bradley P., Martin, David H., Holmes, King K.

“…Objective: To examine factors associated with heterosexual anal intercourse (AI). Methods: Between 2001 and 2004, 1084 heterosexual adults aged 18 to 26…”
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Randomized Controlled Trials of Individual-Level, Population-Level, and Multilevel Interventions for Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections: What Has Worked? by Manhart, Lisa E., Holmes, King K.

“…BackgroundPrevious reviews of interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) focused mostly on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection…”
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Reaching the unreachable: providing STI control services to female sex workers via mobile team outreach by Campos, Pablo E, Buffardi, Anne L, Cárcamo, César P, García, Patricia J, Buendia, Clara, Chiappe, Marina, Garnett, Geoff P, Xet-Mull, Ana Maria, Holmes, King K

“…As part of a community-randomized trial of a multicomponent intervention to prevent sexually transmitted infections, we created Mobile Teams (MTs) in ten…”
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