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Re-Evaluating the Treatment of Nongonococcal Urethritis: Emphasizing Emerging Pathogens—A Randomized Clinical Trial by Schwebke, JR, Rompalo, A, Taylor, S, Seña, AC, Martin, DH, Lopez, LM, Lensing, S, Lee, JY

“…Background. Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) is a common chlamydia-associated syndrome in men; however, Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma genitalium are…”
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Serological response to syphilis treatment in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients attending sexually transmitted diseases clinics by Ghanem, K G, Erbelding, E J, Wiener, Z S, Rompalo, A M

“…Background: HIV-positive patients treated for syphilis may be at increased risk for serological failure. Objective: To compare follow-up serologies and…”
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Doxycycline Compared with Benzathine Penicillin for the Treatment of Early Syphilis by Ghanem, Khalil G., Erbelding, Emily J., Cheng, Walter W., Rompalo, Anne M.

“…Background. Doxycycline is the preferred recommended second-line agent for the treatment of syphilis, although efficacy data from controlled trials are…”
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Sexual Behaviors of US Women at Risk of HIV Acquisition: A Longitudinal Analysis of Findings from HPTN 064 by Justman, J., Befus, M., Hughes, J., Wang, J., Golin, C. E., Adimora, A. A., Kuo, I., Haley, D. F., del Rio, C., El-Sadr, W. M., Rompalo, A., Mannheimer, S., Soto-Torres, L., Hodder, S.

“…We describe the sexual behaviors of women at elevated risk of HIV acquisition who reside in areas of high HIV prevalence and poverty in the US. Participants in…”
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High rates of syphilis among STI patients are contributing to the spread of HIV-1 in India by Reynolds, S J, Risbud, A R, Shepherd, M E, Rompalo, A M, Ghate, M V, Godbole, S V, Joshi, S N, Divekar, A D, Gangakhedkar, R R, Bollinger, R C, Mehendale, S M

“…Background: Recent syphilis outbreaks have raised concern regarding the potential enhancement of HIV transmission. The incidence of syphilis and its…”
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A Randomized Trial of Enhanced Therapy for Early Syphilis in Patients with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection by Rolfs, Robert T, Joesoef, M. Riduan, Hendershot, Edward F, Rompalo, Anne M, Augenbraun, Michael H, Chiu, Michael, Bolan, Gail, Johnson, Steven C, French, Pamela, Steen, Eric, Radolf, Justin D, Larsen, Sandra, Brady, William E, Wagner, Kenneth F, D'Aquilante, Debra A

“…Since 1987, several reports have described neurosyphilis and other complications of syphilis in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),…”
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Use of urine polymerase chain reaction to define the prevalence and clinical presentation of Trichomonas vaginalis in men attending an STD clinic by Wendel, K A, Erbelding, E J, Gaydos, C A, Rompalo, A M

“…Objective: To determine the prevalence and clinical features of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infection in men. Methods: Men attending a public STD clinic in…”
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Trichomonas vaginalis Polymerase Chain Reaction Compared with Standard Diagnostic and Therapeutic Protocols for Detection and Treatment of Vaginal Trichomoniasis by Wendel, Karen A., Erbelding, Emily J., Gaydos, Charlotte A., Rompalo, Anne M.

“…Wet preparation has limited sensitivity for diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infection. An observational study of 337 women was conducted to evaluate a…”
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Macrolide Resistance in Treponema pallidum in the United States and Ireland by Lukehart, Sheila A, Godornes, Charmie, Molini, Barbara J, Sonnett, Patricia, Hopkins, Susan, Mulcahy, Fiona, Engelman, Joseph, Mitchell, Samuel J, Rompalo, Anne M, Marra, Christina M, Klausner, Jeffrey D

“…An HIV-infected patient in San Francisco with primary syphilis was treated with azithromycin, but the lesion did not resolve. The authors of this case report…”
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities in Patients with Syphilis: Association with Clinical and Laboratory Features by Marra, Christina M., Maxwell, Clare L., Smith, Stacy L., Lukehart, Sheila A., Rompalo, Anne M., Eaton, Molly, Stoner, Bradley P., Augenbraun, Michael, Barker, David E., Corbett, James J., Zajackowski, Mark, Raines, Charles, Nerad, Judith, Kee, Romina, Barnett, Scott H.

“…ObjectiveTo define clinical and laboratory features that identify patients with neurosyphilis MethodsSubjects (n=326) with syphilis but no previous…”
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Discrete-time semi-Markov modeling of human papillomavirus persistence by Mitchell, C. E., Hudgens, M. G., King, C. C., Cu-Uvin, S., Lo, Y., Rompalo, A., Sobel, J., Smith, J. S.

“…Multi‐state modeling is often employed to describe the progression of a disease process. In epidemiological studies of certain diseases, the disease state is…”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Acquired Proctitis and Proctocolitis: An Update by ROMPALO, A. M

“…Sexually transmitted gastrointestinal syndromes include proctitis, proctocolitis, and enteritis. These syndromes can be caused by one or multiple pathogens…”
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Gonorrhoea reinfection in heterosexual STD clinic attendees: longitudinal analysis of risks for first reinfection by Mehta, S D, Erbelding, E J, Zenilman, J M, Rompalo, A M

“…Objectives: Gonorrhoea is associated with adverse reproductive health outcomes, including pelvic inflammatory disease and increased HIV transmission. Our…”
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Evidence of heterosexual bridging among syphilis-positive men who have sex with men by Cunningham, S D, Olthoff, G, Burnett, P, Rompalo, A M, Ellen, J M

“…Objective: To explore whether heterosexual bridging among syphilis-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) contributes to increased infection rates among…”
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Incidence and Predictors of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Seroconversion in Patients Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in India by Mehendale, Sanjay M., Rodrigues, Jeanette J., Brookmeyer, Ronald S., Gangakhedkar, Raman R., Divekar, Anand D., Gokhale, Manjusha R., Risbud, Arun R., Paranjape, Ramesh S., Shepherd, Mary E., Rompalo, Ann E., Sule, Rajiv R., Tolat, Sunil N., Jadhav, Vijay D., Quinn, Thomas C., Bollinger, Robert C.

“…The first estimates of the seroincidence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and of the risk factors for seroconversion in a cohort of high-risk…”
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Antiretroviral Regimen Complexity, Self-Reported Adherence, and HIV Patientsʼ Understanding of Their Regimens: Survey of Women in the HER Study by Stone, Valerie E, Hogan, Joseph W, Schuman, Paula, Rompalo, Anne M, Howard, Andrea A, Korkontzelou, Christina, Smith, Dawn K

“…BACKGROUND:Research regarding treatment adherence in chronic diseases, such as hypertension, suggests that increasing complexity in the medication regimen is…”
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Condom use to prevent incident STDs: the validity of self-reported condom use by Zenilman, J M, Weisman, C S, Rompalo, A M, Ellish, N, Upchurch, D M, Hook, 3rd, E W, Celentano, D

“…Studies of sexual behavior and of interventions designed to reduce human immunodeficiency virus risk usually depend on self-report. Validation of self-reported…”
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Normalization of Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormalities after Neurosyphilis Therapy: Does HIV Status Matter? by Marra, Christina M., Maxwell, Clare L., Tantalo, Lauren, Eaton, Molly, Rompalo, Anne M., Raines, Charles, Stoner, Bradley P., Corbett, James J., Augenbraun, Michael, Zajackowski, Mark, Kee, Romina, Lukehart, Sheila A.

“…To identify factors that affect normalization of laboratory measures after treatment for neurosyphilis, 59 subjects with neurosyphilis underwent repeated…”
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Development of Proteinuria or Elevated Serum Creatinine and Mortality in HIV-Infected Women by Gardner, Lytt I, Holmberg, Scott D, Williamson, John M, Szczech, Lynda A, Carpenter, Charles C. J, Rompalo, Anne M, Schuman, Paula, Klein, Robert S

“…BACKGROUNDData on the incidence and prognostic significance of renal dysfunction in HIV disease are limited. OBJECTIVETo determine the incidence of proteinuria…”
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Can syphilis be eradicated from the world? by Rompalo, Anne M

“…With the description of the complete genome sequence of Treponema pallidum, the declining rates of primary and secondary syphilis in many developed countries,…”
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