2007
Burden of Recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Young Women: Further Uncovering the “Hidden Epidemic”
Niccolai LM, Hochberg AL, Ethier KA, Lewis JB, Ickovics JR. Burden of Recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Young Women: Further Uncovering the “Hidden Epidemic”. JAMA Pediatrics 2007, 161: 246-251. PMID: 17339505, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.3.246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisCohort StudiesFemaleHumansRecurrenceConceptsC trachomatis infectionRecurrent Chlamydia trachomatis infectionsChlamydia trachomatis infectionTrachomatis infectionRecurrent infectionsYoung womenCommunity-based health centersPrior chlamydia infectionUrine-based screeningMedical record reviewSubstantial health burdenState health departmentsReproductive health careExposure of interestTime of recruitmentCohort studyProspective followCommon bacterialMedian timeRecord reviewChlamydia infectionClinician referralHuman immunodeficiencyHealth burdenHealth centers
2005
Knowledge of sex partner treatment for past bacterial STI and risk of current STI
Niccolai LM, Ickovics JR, Zeller K, Kershaw TS, Milan S, Lewis JB, Ethier KA. Knowledge of sex partner treatment for past bacterial STI and risk of current STI. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2005, 81: 271. PMID: 15923301, PMCID: PMC1744984, DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.012872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartner treatmentCurrent infectionLigase chain reaction testingSex partner treatmentCross-sectional analysisPast STIBacterial STIsCurrent STIRepeat infectionsPast infectionHealth clinicsIndex patientsPast diagnosisReaction testingSex partnersYounger ageInfectionYoung womenAdolescent femalesSex partnershipsVulnerable populationsSTIsPatientsPartner managementTreatment