2004
Incidence and Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women in an Alabama HIV Clinic
Monteiro CA, Bachmann LH, Desmond RA, Squires KE, Vermund SH, Hook EW, Schwebke JR, Hoesley CJ. Incidence and Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women in an Alabama HIV Clinic. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2004, 20: 577-583. PMID: 15242532, DOI: 10.1089/0889222041217437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell countsNatural history studiesCurable STIsHIV clinicCell countCohort of HIVCells/mm3Primary care settingAge 35 yearsUniversity HIV clinicMean age 35 yearsEntry CD4Higher CD4Incident STIsSTI incidenceMonths of observationClinic appointmentsChlamydial infectionPrimary careRisk factorsCare settingsStudy populationSTIsInfectionIncidence
1997
Rise in sexually transmitted diseases during democratization and economic crisis in Mongolia.
Purevdawa E, Moon TD, Baigalmaa C, Davaajav K, Smith ML, Vermund SH. Rise in sexually transmitted diseases during democratization and economic crisis in Mongolia. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 1997, 8: 398-401. PMID: 9179652, DOI: 10.1258/0956462971920190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultDemocracyGonorrheaHIV InfectionsHumansMongoliaSexually Transmitted DiseasesSocioeconomic FactorsSyphilisTrichomonas InfectionsConceptsMajority of casesRate of casesYear age rangeSTD risk behaviorsHIV testSTD servicesActive surveillanceSTD ratesNumber of casesDisease trendsFold higher rateRisk behaviorsSurveillance dataAge 15Age rangeGonorrheaSyphilisHigh ratePositive resultsPopulationUpward trendHIVSocial circumstancesCasesMajority