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June 2021

MAATOUK I, Assi M, Jaspal R
Emerging impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on sexual health in Lebanon.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:318.
PubMed

March 2021

CHU CT, Rogers BG, Maynard MA, Napoleon SC, et al
Implementing testing approaches for SARS-CoV-2 to address health disparities: lessons learned from sexually transmitted infections.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:81-83.
PubMed

CRANE MA, Popovic A, Stolbach AI, Ghanem KG, et al
Reporting of sexually transmitted infections during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:101-102.
PubMed

MICHIELSEN K, Larrson EC, Kagesten A, Erausquin JT, et al
International Sexual Health And REproductive health (I-SHARE) survey during COVID-19: study protocol for online national surveys and global comparative analyses.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:88-92.
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CUSINI M, Benardon S, Vidoni G, Brignolo L, et al
Trend of main STIs during COVID-19 pandemic in Milan, Italy.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:99.
PubMed

RAHIB D, Delagreverie H, Gabassi A, Le Thi TT, et al
Online self-sampling kits to screen multipartner MSM for HIV and other STIs: participant characteristics and factors associated with kit use in the first 3 months of the MemoDepistages programme, France, 2018.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:134-140.
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WATANABE Y, Sato A, Nakamura I, Watanabe H, et al
Case of sexually transmitted recurrent pharyngotonsillitis caused by group A streptococcus.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:118.
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LIU D, Tong ML, Liu LL, Lin LR, et al
Characterisation of the novel clinical isolate X-4 containing a new tp0548 sequence-type.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:120-125.
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BALLE C, Gill K, Konstantinus IN, Jaumdally SZ, et al
Hormonal contraception and risk of STIs and bacterial vaginosis in South African adolescents: secondary analysis of a randomised trial.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:112-117.
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WILLEKENS R, Sanchez I, Miguel L, Esperalba J, et al
Screening for asymptomatic STIs in HIV-infected men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:170-171.
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CHEMAITELLY H, Majed A, Abu-Hijleh F, Blondeel K, et al
Global epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in infertile populations: systematic review, meta-analysis and metaregression.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:157-169.
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NIELSEN AM, De Costa A, Gemzell-Danielsson K, Marrone G, et al
The MOSEXY trial: mobile phone intervention for sexual health in youth-a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of a smartphone application on sexual health in youth in Stockholm, Sweden.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:141-146.
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February 2021

MTSHALI A, Ngcapu S, Osman F, Garrett N, et al
Genital HSV-1 DNA detection is associated with a low inflammatory profile in HIV-uninfected South African women.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:33-37.
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ACHTERBERGH RCA, van Rooijen MS, van den Brink W, Boyd A, et al
Enhancing help-seeking behaviour among men who have sex with men at risk for sexually transmitted infections: the syn.bas.in randomised controlled trial.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:11-17.
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MATHEWS C, Lombard C, Kalichman M, Dewing S, et al
Effects of enhanced STI partner notification counselling and provider-assisted partner services on partner referral and the incidence of STI diagnosis in Cape Town, South Africa: randomised controlled trial.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:38-44.
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RABERAHONA M, Monge F, Andrianiaina RH, Randria MJD, et al
Is Madagascar at the edge of a generalised HIV epidemic? Situational analysis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:27-32.
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BROAD CE, Furegato M, Harrison MA, Pond MJ, et al
High prevalence of coinfection of azithromycin-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium with other STIs: a prospective observational study of London-based symptomatic and STI-contact clinic attendees.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:63-68.
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COWLEY G, Milne G, Teixeira da Silva E, Nakutum J, et al
Prevalence of and risk factors for curable sexually transmitted infections on Bubaque Island, Guinea Bissau.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021;97:51-55.
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January 2021

WANG Q, Wu H, Huang Z, Fan YM, et al
Penile annular and scrotal eczematoid syphilids with penile chancre redux.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021 Jan 18. pii: sextrans-2020-054935.
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VALLELY LM, Egli-Gany D, Wand H, Pomat WS, et al
Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021 Jan 12. pii: sextrans-2020-054653.
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MSUNGAMA W, Menego G, Shaba F, Flowers N, et al
Sexually transmitted infections (STI) and antenatal care (ANC) clinics in Malawi: effective platforms for improving engagement of men at high HIV risk with voluntary medical male circumcision services.
Sex Transm Infect. 2021 Jan 4. pii: sextrans-2020-054776.
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December 2020

SHIELDS K, Tan RKJ, Rusconi S, Xiang-Sheng C, et al
Research news in clinical context.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:553-554.
PubMed

MENSFORTH S, Ayinde OC, Ross J
Spontaneous clearance of genital and extragenital Neisseria gonorrhoeae: data from GToG.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:556-561.
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SEVILLA N, Martin S, Serra-Pladevall J, Kirkegaard E, et al
Delay in diagnosis resulting in corneal perforation: nucleic acid amplification tests for a rapid identification of ocular Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:562.
PubMed

MCDONAGH LK, Harwood H, Saunders JM, Cassell JA, et al
How to increase chlamydia testing in primary care: a qualitative exploration with young people and application of a meta-theoretical model.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:571-581.
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BERNIER A, Rumyantseva T, Reques L, Volkova N, et al
HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Moscow (Russia): prevalence and associated risk factors.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:601-607.
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BLOMQUIST PB, Mohammed H, Mikhail A, Weatherburn P, et al
Characteristics and sexual health service use of MSM engaging in chemsex: results from a large online survey in England.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:590-595.
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MULLER EE, Kularatne R
The changing epidemiology of genital ulcer disease in South Africa: has donovanosis been eliminated?
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:596-600.
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November 2020

CECCHERINI-SILBERSTEIN F, Fernandez-Huerta M, Geretti AM
Research news in clinical context.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:471-472.
PubMed

PLOTNIKOFF KM, Ogilvie GS, Smith L, Donken R, et al
Factors associated with interest in bacterial sexually transmitted infection vaccines at two large sexually transmitted infection clinics in British Columbia, Canada.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:494-500.
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JACQUIER H, Miltgen G, Hoarau D, Kumanski S, et al
Molecular epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae clinical isolates in Reunion and Mayotte.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:478-479.
PubMed

TAYLOR-ROBINSON D
Thoughts about Mycoplasma hominis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:492.
PubMed

HARLING G, Copas A, Clifton S, Johnson AM, et al
Effect of weighting for sampling and non-response on estimates of STI prevalence in the third British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:481-484.
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MWASAKIFWA GE, Nugent C, Varma R
Proctitis in gay and bisexual men. Are microscopy and proctoscopy worthwhile?
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:475-477.
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OTIENO F, Ng'ety G, Okall D, Aketch C, et al
Incident gonorrhoea and chlamydia among a prospective cohort of men who have sex with men in Kisumu, Kenya.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:521-527.
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EVERS YJ, van Liere GAFS, Dukers-Muijrers NHTM, Hoebe CJPA, et al
Use of doxycycline and other antibiotics to prevent STIs among men who have sex with men visiting sexual health clinics in the Netherlands.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:550-551.
PubMed

MARINHO FL, Zauli D
Cross-sectional study of patients tested for STIs using molecular methods in Brazil.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:493.
PubMed

October 2020

CHIA CC, Chao CM, Lai CC
Diagnoses of syphilis and HIV infection during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Oct 20. pii: sextrans-2020-054802.
PubMed

September 2020

ANTEBI-GRUSZKA N, Talan AJ, Reisner SL, Rendina HJ, et al
Sociodemographic and behavioural factors associated with testing for HIV and STIs in a US nationwide sample of transgender men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:422-427.
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WIRINGA AE, Ness RB, Darville T, Beigi RH, et al
Trichomonas vaginalis, endometritis and sequelae among women with clinically suspected pelvic inflammatory disease.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:436-438.
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COMNINOS NB, Garton L, Guy R, Callander D, et al
Increases in pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae positivity in men who have sex with men, 2011-2015: observational study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:432-435.
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IBRAGIMOV U, Beane S, Friedman SR, Smith JC, et al
Police killings of Black people and rates of sexually transmitted infections: a cross-sectional analysis of 75 large US metropolitan areas, 2016.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:429-431.
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August 2020

WONG NS, Powers KA, Tucker JD, Lee SS, et al
Modelling the impact of a sex work crackdown on syphilis transmission among female sex workers and their clients in South China.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Aug 7. pii: sextrans-2020-054497.
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TOSKIN I, Govender V, Blondeel K, Murtagh M, et al
Call to action for health systems integration of point-of-care testing to mitigate the transmission and burden of sexually transmitted infections.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:342-347.
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REITSEMA M, Heijne J, Visser M, van Sighem A, et al
Impact of frequent testing on the transmission of HIV and N. gonorrhoeae among men who have sex with men: a mathematical modelling study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:361-367.
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MADDAFORD K, Fairley CK, Trumpour S, Chung M, et al
Sites in the oropharynx reached by different methods of using mouthwash: clinical implication for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea prevention.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:358-360.
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July 2020

DUKERS-MUIJRERS NHTM, Wolffs P, Lucchesi M, Gotz HM, et al
Oropharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis in women; spontaneous clearance and cure after treatment (FemCure).
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Jul 31. pii: sextrans-2020-054558.
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ALESSANDRA L, Francesca M, Maria Gabriella D, Massimo G, et al
Is COVID-19 affecting the epidemiology of STIs? The experience of syphilis in Rome.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Jul 27. pii: sextrans-2020-054543.
PubMed

June 2020

TUCKER JD, Shields K, Villa G
STI perspectives.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:313-314.
PubMed

FLAVELL S, Forsyth S, Wilkinson D
Updated UK National Guideline on the Management of STIs and Related Conditions in Children and Young People.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:237.
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LEWIS R, Mitchell KR, Mercer CH, Datta J, et al
Navigating new sexual partnerships in midlife: a socioecological perspective on factors shaping STI risk perceptions and practices.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:238-245.
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AYINDE O, Tan W, Hepburn T, Ross JDC, et al
Factors associated with time to presentation for individuals with symptomatic uncomplicated genital gonorrhoea: a cross sectional cohort study of GToG trial participants.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:251-257.
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RICHARDSON D, Jaricha T, Power M, Lewis DA, et al
Team huddles in sexual health clinics improve communication, clinic capacity and flow, and team relationships and well-being.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:312.
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AICKEN CR, Wayal S, Blomquist P, Fabiane S, et al
Ethnic variations in sexual partnerships and mixing, and their association with STI diagnosis: findings from a cross-sectional biobehavioural survey of attendees of sexual health clinics across England.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:283-292.
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May 2020

SULTAN B, Benn P, Schembri G, Patel H, et al
Test of cure study: a feasibility study to estimate the time to test of cure (TOC) for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infections.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 May 23. pii: sextrans-2019-054302.
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BROCK R, Edwards B, Lu S, Chu A, et al
Clinical characteristics and outcomes for paediatric patients admitted with congenital or acquired syphilis: a population-based cohort study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 May 20. pii: sextrans-2019-054392.
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OLIVEIRA D, Martins MDR, Castro R, Cordeiro L, et al
Seropositivity rate and sociodemographic factors associated to HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis among parturients from Irene Neto Maternity of Lubango city, Angola.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 May 18. pii: sextrans-2019-054249.
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VEROUGSTRAETE N, Verbeke V, De Canniere AS, Simons C, et al
To pool or not to pool? Screening of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in female sex workers: pooled versus single-site testing.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 May 13. pii: sextrans-2019-054357.
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SHUKLA MR, Deutsch JW, Pereira LE, Kersh EN, et al
Development of a novel magnetic particle-based agglutination immunoassay for anticardiolipin antibody detection in syphilis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 May 6. pii: sextrans-2020-054437.
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EDWARDS SK, Ceccherini-Silberstein F, Tan RKJ
Research news in clincal context.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:235-236.
PubMed

WILLIAMS O, Dewsnap C
President's musings.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:159.
PubMed

CURTIS TJ, Rodger AJ, Burns F, Nardone A, et al
Patterns of sexualised recreational drug use and its association with risk behaviours and sexual health outcomes in men who have sex with men in London, UK: a comparison of cross-sectional studies conducted in 2013 and 2016.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:197-203.
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HOJILLA JC, Marcus J, Volk JE, Leyden W, et al
Alcohol and drug use, partner PrEP use and STI prevalence among people with HIV.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:184-188.
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JOHN SA, Starks TJ, Rendina HJ, Parsons JT, et al
High willingness to use novel HIV and bacterial sexually transmitted infection partner notification, testing, and treatment strategies among gay and bisexual men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:173-176.
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April 2020

PEUCHANT O, Touati A, Laurier-Nadalie C, Henin N, et al
Prevalence of lymphogranuloma venereum among anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis-positive MSM using pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Apr 17. pii: sextrans-2019-054346.
PubMed Abstract available

March 2020

RICHARDSON D, Kumar P, Jaricha T, Walsh J, et al
Primary syphilis in men causes painful anogenital lesions and serology is not always helpful.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Mar 31. pii: sextrans-2020-054495.
PubMed

OLIVEIRA D, Martins MDR, Castro R, Cordeiro L, et al
HIV, HBV and syphilis screening in antenatal care in Lubango, Angola.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Mar 31. pii: sextrans-2019-054407.
PubMed

SU S, Fairley CK, Mao L, Medland N, et al
Estimation of the impact of changing drug-use trend on HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis epidemics among people who use synthetic drug-only, polydrug and heroin-only during 2005-2035 in China: modelling study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Mar 18. pii: sextrans-2019-054360.
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DEWSNAP C, Sauer U, Evans C
Joint BASHH-FSRH conference.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:79.
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SECCO AA, Akselrod H, Czeresnia J, Levy M, et al
Sexually transmitted infections in persons living with HIV infection and estimated HIV transmission risk: trends over time from the DC Cohort.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:89-95.
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DAVE J, Paul J, Pasvol TJ, Williams A, et al
Ethnically diverse urban transmission networks of Neisseria gonorrhoeae without evidence of HIV serosorting.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:106-109.
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GAMAREL KE, Mouzoon R, Rivas A, Stephenson R, et al
Healthcare providers and community perspectives on expedited partner therapy (EPT) for use with gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:101-105.
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COULAUD PJ, Sagaon-Teyssier L, Mimi M, Maradan G, et al
Changes in risky sexual behaviours among West African MSM enrolled in a quarterly HIV testing and counselling prevention programme (CohMSM ANRS 12324 - Expertise France).
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:115-120.
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LEICHLITER JS, Dittus PJ, Copen CE, Aral SO, et al
Trends in factors indicating increased risk for STI among key subpopulations in the United States, 2002-2015.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:121-123.
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COLE MJ, Field N, Pitt R, Amato-Gauci AJ, et al
Substantial underdiagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum in men who have sex with men in Europe: preliminary findings from a multicentre surveillance pilot.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:137-142.
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HAKIM AJ, Badman SG, Weikum D, Amos A, et al
Considerable distance to reach 90-90-90 targets among female sex workers, men who have sex with men and transgender women in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: findings from a cross-sectional respondent-driven sampling survey.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:143-150.
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GRAY RT, Callander D, Hocking JS, McGregor S, et al
Population-level diagnosis and care cascade for chlamydia in Australia.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:131-136.
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February 2020

VAN DIJCK C, Laumen J, Zlotorzynska M, Manoharan-Basil SS, et al
Association between STI screening intensity in men who have sex with men and gonococcal susceptibility in 21 States in the USA: an ecological study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Feb 17. pii: sextrans-2019-054313.
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DUKERS-MUIJRERS NHTM, Janssen KJH, Hoebe CJPA, Gotz HM, et al
Spontaneous clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis accounting for bacterial viability in vaginally or rectally infected women (FemCure).
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Feb 17. pii: sextrans-2019-054267.
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HERNANDO ROVIROLA C, Spiteri G, Sabido M, Montoliu A, et al
Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from foreign-born population in the European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Feb 4. pii: sextrans-2018-053912.
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MIRZAZADEH A, Shokoohi M, Karamouzian M, Ashki H, et al
Declining trends in HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Iran could be attributable to reduced drug injection: a cross-sectional study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:68-75.
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EVERS YJ, Dukers-Muijrers NHTM, Kampman CJG, van Liere GAFS, et al
Prevalence of drug use during sex among swingers and perceived benefits and risks - a cross-sectional internet survey in the Netherlands.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:40-46.
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ROY A, King C, Gilson R, Richardson D, et al
Healthcare provider and service user perspectives on STI risk reduction interventions for young people and MSM in the UK.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:26-32.
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SLURINK IAL, van Benthem BHB, van Rooijen MS, Achterbergh RCA, et al
Latent classes of sexual risk and corresponding STI and HIV positivity among MSM attending centres for sexual health in the Netherlands.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:33-39.
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LATIMER RL, Vodstrcil L, De Petra V, Fairley CK, et al
Extragenital Mycoplasma genitalium infections among men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:10-18.
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STRONG C, Zou H, Ko NY, Liang YL, et al
Prevalence and risk factors of anogenital human papillomavirus infection in a community sample of men who have sex with men in Taiwan: baseline findings from a cohort study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020;96:62-66.
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January 2020

LOW N
Chlamydia trachomatis and reproductive health: what can we learn from systematic reviews of observational studies?
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Jan 27. pii: sextrans-2019-054279.
PubMed

ECHIGOYA Y, Yamaguchi T, Imamura A, Nishiura H, et al
Estimating the syphilis incidence and diagnosis rate in Japan: a mathematical modelling study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Jan 27. pii: sextrans-2019-054421.
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NIEUWENBURG S, Rietbergen N, van Zuylen D, Vergunst C, et al
Erroneous treatment of syphilis with benzyl penicillin in an era with benzathine benzylpenicillin shortages.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Jan 23. pii: sextrans-2019-054380.
PubMed

SODERQVIST J, Gullsby K, Stark L, Wikman M, et al
Internet-based self-sampling for Chlamydia trachomatis testing: a national evaluation in Sweden.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Jan 13. pii: sextrans-2019-054256.
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VAN PRAET JT, Steyaert S, Vandecasteele S, Van Den Bergh B, et al
Mycoplasma genitalium acquisition and macrolide resistance after initiation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2020 Jan 2. pii: sextrans-2019-054335.
PubMed Abstract available

December 2019

TANG W, Mao J, Li KT, Walker JS, et al
Pregnancy and fertility-related adverse outcomes associated with Chlamydia trachomatis infection: a global systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Dec 13. pii: sextrans-2019-053999.
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WILSON E, Leyrat C, Baraitser P, Free C, et al
Does internet-accessed STI (e-STI) testing increase testing uptake for chlamydia and other STIs among a young population who have never tested? Secondary analyses of data from a randomised controlled trial.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:569-574.
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LATINI A, Dona' MG, Alei L, Colafigli M, et al
Recreational drugs and STI diagnoses among patients attending an STI/HIV reference clinic in Rome, Italy.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:588-593.
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SMOLARCHUK C, Mohammed H, Furegato M, Town K, et al
Just Google it! Impact of media coverage of an outbreak of high-level azithromycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae on online searches, and attendances, testing and diagnoses at sexual health clinics in England between 2015 and 2016: an interrupted tim
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:594-601.
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MEUNIER E, Siegel K
Sex club/party attendance and STI among men who have sex with men: results from an online survey in New York City.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:584-587.
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RICHARDSON E, Komro KA, Samarah E, Staras SAS, et al
Increasing adolescent girls' ability to identify STI-risk characteristics of sexual partners: a pilot study within an alternative disciplinary school.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:580-583.
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JOHN SA, Parsons JT, Rendina HJ, Grov C, et al
Club drug users had higher odds of reporting a bacterial STI compared with non-club drug users: results from a cross-sectional analysis of gay and bisexual men on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:626-628.
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November 2019

GILBERT M, Salway T, Haag D, Elliot E, et al
A cohort study comparing rate of repeat testing for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections between clients of an internet-based testing programme and of sexually transmitted infection clinics in Vancouver, Canada.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:540-546.
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GAULY J, Ross J, Hall I, Soda I, et al
Pharmacy-based sexual health services: a systematic review of experiences and attitudes of pharmacy users and pharmacy staff.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:488-495.
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CHOW EPF, Cornelisse VJ, Williamson DA, Priest D, et al
Kissing may be an important and neglected risk factor for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea: a cross-sectional study in men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:516-521.
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HIRANSUTHIKUL A, Janamnuaysook R, Sungsing T, Jantarapakde J, et al
High burden of chlamydia and gonorrhoea in pharyngeal, rectal and urethral sites among Thai transgender women: implications for anatomical site selection for the screening of STI.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:534-539.
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CHEN SF, Lin CL, Wang LY, Wang JH, et al
Borderline personality disorder is associated with an increased risk of sexually transmitted infections: A nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:529-533.
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DUCOURS M, Alleman L, Puges M, Deborde M, et al
Incidence of sexually transmitted infections during pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV: a worrying outcome at 2 years!
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:552.
PubMed

October 2019

ONG JJ, Li CC, Fu H, Nie J, et al
Risk attitudes, risky sexual behaviours and willingness to test negative for syphilis using lottery-based financial incentives among Chinese men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Oct 25. pii: sextrans-2019-054072.
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SMID JH, Althaus CL, Low N, Unemo M, et al
Rise and fall of the new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis in Sweden: mathematical modelling study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Oct 5. pii: sextrans-2019-054057.
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September 2019

PINTO-SANDER N, Parkes L, Fitzpatrick C, Richardson D, et al
Symptomatic sexually transmitted proctitis in men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:471.
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NORCROSS C, Parkes L, Finnerty F, Richardson D, et al
What do UK sexual health clinicians think about saliva as a transmissible vector for Neisseria g onorrhoea e in men who have sex with men?
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:469.
PubMed

ASHBY J, Ahmed N, Goldmeier D
Sexual difficulties service provision within sexual health services in the UK: a casualty of postcode lottery and commissioning?
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:397.
PubMed

LEWIS DA
Disentangling the tangled web of Neisseria gonorrhoeae transmission: how important are oropharyngeal infections?
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:395-396.
PubMed

CHOW EP, Williamson DA, Fortune R, Bradshaw CS, et al
Prevalence of genital and oropharyngeal chlamydia and gonorrhoea among female sex workers in Melbourne, Australia, 2015-2017: need for oropharyngeal testing.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:398-401.
PubMed Abstract available

LI P, Yuan T, Fitzpatrick T, Smith K, et al
Association between rectal douching and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:428-436.
PubMed Abstract available

WARD C, Hughes G, Mitchell HD, Rogstad KE, et al
Association between STI and child sexual exploitation in children under 16 years old attending sexual health clinics in England: findings from a case-control study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:412-415.
PubMed Abstract available

CORNELISSE VJ, Williamson D, Zhang L, Chen MY, et al
Evidence for a new paradigm of gonorrhoea transmission: cross-sectional analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections by anatomical site in both partners in 60 male couples.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:437-442.
PubMed Abstract available

MAUGHAN-BROWN B, George G, Beckett S, Evans M, et al
Age-disparate partnerships and HSV-2 among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: implications for HIV infection risk.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:443-448.
PubMed Abstract available

August 2019

ZONDAG HCA, Cornelissen AR, van Dam AP, Bruisten SM, et al
Molecular diversity of Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum isolates in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Aug 5. pii: sextrans-2019-054044.
PubMed Abstract available

JANSSEN KJH, Wolffs P, Lucchesi M, Dukers-Muijrers NHTM, et al
Assessment of rectal Chlamydia trachomatis viable load in women by viability-PCR.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Aug 5. pii: sextrans-2019-054002.
PubMed Abstract available

FERNANDEZ-HUERTA M, Espasa M
Mycoplasma genitalium co-infection with Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae among asymptomatic patients: the silent wick for macrolide resistance spread.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:391.
PubMed

TUDDENHAM S, Ghanem KG, Gebo KA, Moore RD, et al
Gonorrhoea and chlamydia in persons with HIV: number needed to screen.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:322-327.
PubMed Abstract available

DEN DAAS C, Sukel B, Bos H, van den Broek I 1st, et al
Evaluation and enumeration of online test providers for sexually transmitted infections, specifically chlamydia, in the Netherlands.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:380-385.
PubMed Abstract available

ANG LW, Wong CS, Ng OT, Leo YS, et al
Incidence of syphilis among HIV-infected men in Singapore, 2006-2017: temporal trends and associated risk factors.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Aug 1. pii: sextrans-2019-054163.
PubMed Abstract available

HARRISON B, Patel R, Clarke E
UK Sexual health clinics may be missing atypical syphilis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Aug 1. pii: sextrans-2019-054181.
PubMed

July 2019

OHMAN H, Rantsi T, Joki-Korpela P, Tiitinen A, et al
Prevalence and persistence of Chlamydia trachomatis-specific antibodies after occasional and recurrent infections.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Jul 18. pii: sextrans-2018-053915.
PubMed Abstract available

June 2019

TAN RKJ, Teo AKJ, Kaur N, Harrison-Quintana J, et al
Extent and selectivity of sexual orientation disclosure and its association with HIV and other STI testing patterns among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:273-278.
PubMed Abstract available

WITZEL TC, Nutland W, Bourne A
What are the motivations and barriers to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among black men who have sex with men aged 18-45 in London? Results from a qualitative study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:262-266.
PubMed Abstract available

CASWELL RJ, Nall P, Boothby M, Taylor GP, et al
Rapid onset and progression of myelopathy following an STI: a case for screening?
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:244-245.
PubMed Abstract available

COYLE RM, Lampe FC, Miltz AR, Sewell J, et al
Associations of depression and anxiety symptoms with sexual behaviour in women and heterosexual men attending sexual health clinics: a cross-sectional study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:254-261.
PubMed Abstract available

SCHMIDT AJ, Altpeter E
The Denominator problem: estimating the size of local populations of men-who-have-sex-with-men and rates of HIV and other STIs in Switzerland.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:285-291.
PubMed Abstract available

O'CONNOR L, O'Donnell K, Barrett P, Hickson FCI, et al
Use of geosocial networking applications is independently associated with diagnosis of STI among men who have sex with men testing for STIs: findings from the cross-sectional MSM Internet Survey Ireland (MISI) 2015.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:279-284.
PubMed Abstract available

May 2019

DIRKS JAMC, van Liere GAFS, Hoebe CJPA, Wolffs P, et al
Genital and anal Chlamydia trachomatis bacterial load in concurrently infected women: a cross-sectional study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 May 16. pii: sextrans-2018-053678.
PubMed Abstract available

LAU A, Kong FYS, Huston W, Chow EPF, et al
Factors associated with anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae test positivity in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 May 16. pii: sextrans-2018-053950.
PubMed Abstract available

RUBINSTEIN L, Grundy-Bowers M
STI Foundation (STIF): latest developments and the future.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:162.
PubMed

MERCER CH, Clifton S, Prior G, Aldridge RW, et al
Collecting and exploiting data to understand a nation's sexual health needs: Implications for the British National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal).
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:159-161.
PubMed

SYRED J, Holdsworth G, Howroyd C, Spelman K, et al
Choose to test: self-selected testing for sexually transmitted infections within an online service.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:171-174.
PubMed Abstract available

RIERA-MONROIG J, Fuertes de Vega I
Lymphogranuloma venereum presenting as an ulcer on the tongue.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:169-170.
PubMed Abstract available

QUILTER LAS, Obondi E, Kunzweiler C, Okall D, et al
Prevalence and correlates of and a risk score to identify asymptomatic anorectal gonorrhoea and chlamydia infection among men who have sex with men in Kisumu, Kenya.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:201-211.
PubMed Abstract available

BUTTRAM ME, Pagano ME, Kurtz SP
Foster care, syndemic health disparities and associations with HIV/STI diagnoses among young adult substance users.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:175-180.
PubMed Abstract available

April 2019

VISSER M, van Westreenen M, van Bergen J, van Benthem BHB, et al
Low gonorrhoea antimicrobial resistance and culture positivity rates in general practice: a pilot study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Apr 30. pii: sextrans-2019-054006.
PubMed Abstract available

GODDARD SL, Poynten IM, Petoumenous K, Jin F, et al
Prevalence, incidence and predictors of anal Chlamydia trachomatis, anal Neisseria gonorrhoeae and syphilis among older gay and bisexual men in the longitudinal Study for the Prevention of Anal Cancer (SPANC).
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Apr 24. pii: sextrans-2019-054011.
PubMed Abstract available

BLAIR C, Passaro RC, Segura ER, Lake JE, et al
Sexual network characteristics of men who have sex with men with syphilis and/or gonorrhoea/chlamydia in Lima, Peru: network patterns as roadmaps for STI prevention interventions.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Apr 22. pii: sextrans-2018-053865.
PubMed Abstract available

March 2019

WEI L, Chen L, Zhang H, Yang Z, et al
Use of gay app and the associated HIV/syphilis risk among non-commercial men who have sex with men in Shenzhen, China: a serial cross-sectional study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Mar 27. pii: sextrans-2018-053902.
PubMed Abstract available

VAN LIERE GAFS, Hoebe CJPA, Dirks JA, Wolffs PF, et al
Spontaneous clearance of urogenital, anorectal and oropharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in women, MSM and heterosexual men visiting the STI clinic: a prospective cohort study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Mar 11. pii: sextrans-2018-053825.
PubMed Abstract available

WU H, Xiu C, Fu X, Li M, et al
Syphilis associated with recreational drug use, depression and high-risk sexual behaviour in men who have sex with men: a case-control study in China.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Mar 6. pii: sextrans-2018-053878.
PubMed Abstract available

HOLLOWS K, Goldmeier D
The ABC of Sexual Dysfunction conference.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:82.
PubMed

GERETTI AM
Being part of the solution.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:81.
PubMed

CASSELL JA
Is there life beyond Sexually Transmitted Infections?
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:79-80.
PubMed

KNIGHT RE, Chabot C, Carson A, Thomson K, et al
Qualitative analysis of the experiences of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men who use GetCheckedOnline.com: a comprehensive internet-based diagnostic service for HIV and other STIs.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:145-150.
PubMed Abstract available

WANG Q, Ma X, Zhang X, Ong JJ, et al
Human papillomavirus infection and associated factors for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in women living with HIV in China: a cross-sectional study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:140-144.
PubMed Abstract available

PANT PAI N, Daher J, Prashanth HR, Shetty A, et al
Will an innovative connected AideSmart! app-based multiplex, point-of-care screening strategy for HIV and related coinfections affect timely quality antenatal screening of rural Indian women? Results from a cross-sectional study in India.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:133-139.
PubMed Abstract available

APAYDIN KZ, Nguyen A, Borba CPC, Shtasel DL, et al
Factors associated with anal cancer screening follow-up by high-resolution anoscopy.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:83-86.
PubMed Abstract available

GILBERT M, Thomson K, Salway T, Haag D, et al
Differences in experiences of barriers to STI testing between clients of the internet-based diagnostic testing service GetCheckedOnline.com and an STI clinic in Vancouver, Canada.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:151-156.
PubMed Abstract available

STORIM J, Verheyen J, Wolff E, Wohlschlaeger J, et al
Antiretroviral therapy suppresses rectal HIV-RNA shedding despite inflammation in MSM with rectal C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae infections-a cross-sectional, single-center study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:95-98.
PubMed Abstract available

February 2019

DIRKS JAMC, Hoebe CJPA, van Liere GAFS, Dukers-Muijrers NHTM, et al
Standardisation is necessary in urogenital and extragenital Chlamydia trachomatis bacterial load determination by quantitative PCR: a review of literature and retrospective study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Feb 7. pii: sextrans-2018-053522.
PubMed Abstract available

ONG KJ, Checchi M, Burns L, Pavitt C, et al
Systematic review and evidence synthesis of non-cervical human papillomavirus-related disease health system costs and quality of life estimates.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:28-35.
PubMed Abstract available

LOW N
Working together to improve the evidence base: abridged Cochrane reviews in Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:2-3.
PubMed

ZWART JM, Mangen MJ, Bartelsman M, van Rooijen MS, et al
Microscopic examination of Gram-stained smears for anogenital gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men is cost-effective: evidence from a modelling study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:13-20.
PubMed Abstract available

MASSON L, Barnabas S, Deese J, Lennard K, et al
Inflammatory cytokine biomarkers of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections and vaginal dysbiosis: a multicentre validation study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:5-12.
PubMed Abstract available

CLEERE EF, Fairley CK, McGrath L, Bradshaw CS, et al
Sex with a transgender or gender diverse person among patients attending a sexual health centre in Melbourne, Australia.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:46-52.
PubMed Abstract available

HEIJNE JCM, van den Broek IVF, Bruisten SM, van Bergen JEA, et al
National prevalence estimates of chlamydia and gonorrhoea in the Netherlands.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:53-59.
PubMed Abstract available

BOUCHER A, Meybeck A, Alidjinou K, Huleux T, et al
Clinical and virological features of acute hepatitis A during an ongoing outbreak among men who have sex with men in the North of France.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:75-77.
PubMed Abstract available

NTALE RS, Rutayisire G, Mujyarugamba P, Shema E, et al
HIV seroprevalence, self-reported STIs and associated risk factors among men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study in Rwanda, 2015.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:71-74.
PubMed Abstract available

WU HH, Shen YT, Chiou CS, Fang CT, et al
Shigellosis outbreak among MSM living with HIV: a case-control study in Taiwan, 2015-2016.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019;95:67-70.
PubMed Abstract available

January 2019

HOENDERBOOM BM, van Benthem BHB, van Bergen JEAM, Dukers-Muijrers NHTM, et al
Relation between Chlamydia trachomatis infection and pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and tubal factor infertility in a Dutch cohort of women previously tested for chlamydia in a chlamydia screening trial.
Sex Transm Infect. 2019 Jan 3. pii: sextrans-2018-053778.
PubMed Abstract available

December 2018

LANGENDORF C, Lastrucci C, Sanou-Bicaba I, Blackburn K, et al
Dual screen and confirm rapid test does not reduce overtreatment of syphilis in pregnant women living in a non-venereal treponematoses endemic region: a field evaluation among antenatal care attendees in Burkina Faso.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Dec 22. pii: sextrans-2018-053722.
PubMed Abstract available

DURUKAN D, Fairley CK, Bradshaw CS, Read TRH, et al
Increasing proportion of herpes simplex virus type 1 among women and men diagnosed with first-episode anogenital herpes: a retrospective observational study over 14 years in Melbourne, Australia.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Dec 15. pii: sextrans-2018-053830.
PubMed Abstract available

BARGER AC, Pearson WS, Rodriguez C, Crumly D, et al
Sexually transmitted infections in the Delta Regional Authority: significant disparities in the 252 counties of the eight-state Delta Region Authority.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:611-615.
PubMed Abstract available

ROTH A, Tran NK, Chavis M, Van Der Pol B, et al
Examining unmet needs: a cross-sectional study exploring knowledge, attitudes and sexually transmitted infection screening preferences among persons who inject drugs in Camden, New Jersey.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:598-603.
PubMed Abstract available

MOHAMMED H, Blomquist P, Ogaz D, Duffell S, et al
100 years of STIs in the UK: a review of national surveillance data.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:553-558.
PubMed Abstract available

MATSON PA, Fortenberry JD, Chung SE, Gaydos CA, et al
Weekly variations in feelings of trust predict incident STI within a prospective cohort of adolescent women from a US city.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:594-597.
PubMed Abstract available

SPAUWEN LWL, Niekamp AM, Hoebe CJPA, Dukers-Muijrers NHTM, et al
Do swingers self-identify as swingers when attending STI services for testing? A cross-sectional study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:559-561.
PubMed Abstract available

CROWELL TA, Hardick J, Lombardi K, Parker Z, et al
Asymptomatic lymphogranuloma venereum among Nigerian men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:578-581.
PubMed Abstract available

GIBBS J, Aicken CRH, Sutcliffe LJ, Gkatzidou V, et al
Mixed-methods evaluation of a novel online STI results service.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:622-624.
PubMed Abstract available

VAN AAR F, van Benthem BHB, van den Broek IVF, Gotz HM, et al
STIs in sex partners notified for chlamydia exposure: implications for expedited partner therapy.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:619-621.
PubMed Abstract available

BRAUN HM, Segura ER, Lake JE, Gandhi M, et al
Individual and partnership factors associated with anticipated versus actual partner notification following STI diagnosis among men who have sex with men and/or with transgender women in Lima, Peru.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:607-610.
PubMed Abstract available

RAMCHANDANI M, Selke S, Magaret A, Barnum G, et al
Prospective cohort study showing persistent HSV-2 shedding in women with genital herpes 2 years after acquisition.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:568-570.
PubMed Abstract available

LOGIE CH, Lys C, Okumu M, Leone C, et al
Pathways between depression, substance use and multiple sex partners among Northern and Indigenous young women in the Northwest Territories, Canada: results from a cross-sectional survey.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:604-606.
PubMed Abstract available

November 2018

HULSTEIN SH, Hoornenborg E, van der Loeff MFS
Error in the calculation of person-time in the before-PrEP period by Beymer et al.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:514.
PubMed

PATEL R, Sherrard J, Richardson D, Poder A, et al
The growing and important collaboration between BASHH and IUSTI-Europe.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:474.
PubMed

HASSAN A, Blumenthal JS, Dube MP, Ellorin E, et al
Effect of rectal douching/enema on rectal gonorrhoea and chlamydia among a cohort of men who have sex with men on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:508-514.
PubMed Abstract available

SAWATZKY P, Martin I, Galarza P, Carvallo MET, et al
Quality assurance for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Latin American and Caribbean countries, 2013-2015.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:479-482.
PubMed Abstract available

GULERIA S, Faber MT, Hansen BT, Arnheim-Dahlstrom L, et al
Self-perceived risk of STIs in a population-based study of Scandinavian women.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:522-527.
PubMed Abstract available

SUZAN-MONTI M, Cotte L, Fressard L, Cua E, et al
Factors associated with partner notification of STIs in men who have sex with men on PrEP in France: a cross-sectional substudy of the ANRS-IPERGAY trial.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:490-493.
PubMed Abstract available

MMEJE O, Wallett S, Kolenic G, Bell J, et al
Impact of expedited partner therapy (EPT) implementation on chlamydia incidence in the USA.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:545-547.
PubMed Abstract available

HUGHES G, Silalang P, Were J, Patel H, et al
Prevalence and characteristics of gastrointestinal infections in men who have sex with men diagnosed with rectal chlamydia infection in the UK: an 'unlinked anonymous' cross-sectional study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:518-521.
PubMed Abstract available

October 2018

PASTUSZCZAK M, Jakiela B, Wojas-Pelc A
Association of interleukin-10 promoter polymorphisms with serofast state after syphilis treatment.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Oct 19. pii: sextrans-2018-053753.
PubMed Abstract available

September 2018

WARR AJ, Pintye J, Kinuthia J, Drake AL, et al
Sexually transmitted infections during pregnancy and subsequent risk of stillbirth and infant mortality in Kenya: a prospective study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Sep 18. pii: sextrans-2018-053597.
PubMed Abstract available

OMORI R, Chemaitelly H, Althaus CL, Abu-Raddad LJ, et al
Does infection with Chlamydia trachomatis induce long-lasting partial immunity? Insights from mathematical modelling.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Sep 4. pii: sextrans-2018-053543.
PubMed Abstract available

CHAMBERS LC, Morgan JL, Lowens MS, Robinson TS, et al
Cross-sectional study of urethral exposures at last sexual episode associated with non-gonococcal urethritis among STD clinic patients.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Sep 4. pii: sextrans-2018-053634.
PubMed Abstract available

EVANS C
'What has BASHH ever done for Sexual Health Advisers?' or 'What have Sexual Health Advisers ever done for BASHH?'....
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:398.
PubMed

CHOW JY, Klausner JD
Use of geosocial networking applications to reach men who have sex with men: progress and opportunities for improvement.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:396-397.
PubMed

ALARCON GUTIERREZ M, Fernandez Quevedo M, Martin Valle S, Jacques-Avino C, et al
Acceptability and effectiveness of using mobile applications to promote HIV and other STI testing among men who have sex with men in Barcelona, Spain.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:443-448.
PubMed Abstract available

COULDWELL DL, Jalocon D, Power M, Jeoffreys NJ, et al
Mycoplasma genitalium: high prevalence of resistance to macrolides and frequent anorectal infection in men who have sex with men in western Sydney.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:406-410.
PubMed Abstract available

TAYLOR BD, Zheng X, O'Connell CM, Wiesenfeld HC, et al
Risk factors for Mycoplasma genitalium endometritis and incident infection: a secondary data analysis of the T cell Response Against Chlamydia (TRAC) Study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:414-420.
PubMed Abstract available

CLIFTON S, Town K, Furegato M, Cole M, et al
Is previous azithromycin treatment associated with azithromycin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae? A cross-sectional study using national surveillance data in England.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:421-426.
PubMed Abstract available

BEYMER MR, DeVost MA, Weiss RE, Dierst-Davies R, et al
Does HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use lead to a higher incidence of sexually transmitted infections? A case-crossover study of men who have sex with men in Los Angeles, California.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:457-462.
PubMed Abstract available

LIM RBT, Cheung ONY, Tai BC, Chen MI, et al
Efficacy of multicomponent culturally tailored HIV/ STI prevention interventions targeting foreign female entertainment workers: a quasi-experimental trial.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:449-456.
PubMed Abstract available

August 2018

ALLAN-BLITZ LT, Vargas SK, Konda KA, Herbst de Cortina S, et al
Field evaluation of a smartphone-based electronic reader of rapid dual HIV and syphilis point-of-care immunoassays.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Aug 20. pii: sextrans-2017-053511.
PubMed Abstract available

NYE MB, Osiecki J, Lewinski M, Liesenfeld O, et al
Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeaewith the cobas CT/NG v2.0 test: performance compared with the BD ProbeTec CT Q(x) and GC Q(x) amplified DNA and Aptima AC2 assays.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Aug 20. pii: sextrans-2018-053545.
PubMed Abstract available

ONG JJ, Liao M, Lee A, Fu H, et al
Bridging the HIV-syphilis testing gap: dual testing among men who have sex with men living in China.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Aug 20. pii: sextrans-2018-053527.
PubMed Abstract available

TAINE S, Norcross C, Pinto-Sander N, Fitzpatrick C, et al
Changing face of the syphilis epidemic in men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Aug 6. pii: sextrans-2018-053749.
PubMed

SCRIVENER J, Walker-Haywood J
New BASHH sexual health advisers and nurses special interest group.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:317.
PubMed

CAUSER LM, Guy RJ, Tabrizi SN, Whiley DM, et al
Molecular test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea used at point of care in remote primary healthcare settings: a diagnostic test evaluation.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:340-345.
PubMed Abstract available

COYLE RM, Miltz AR, Lampe FC, Sewell J, et al
Ethnicity and sexual risk in heterosexual people attending sexual health clinics in England: a cross-sectional, self-administered questionnaire study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:384-391.
PubMed Abstract available

BARNARD S, Free C, Bakolis I, Turner KME, et al
Comparing the characteristics of users of an online service for STI self-sampling with clinic service users: a cross-sectional analysis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:377-383.
PubMed Abstract available

OWUSU C, Baker KM, Paul R, Curtis AB, et al
Modelling individual vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections to optimise intervention strategies: analysis of surveillance data from Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:353-358.
PubMed Abstract available

CORNELISSE VJ, Walker S, Phillips T, Hocking JS, et al
Risk factors for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men: an age-matched case-control study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:359-364.
PubMed Abstract available

June 2018

GAMAREL KE, Nichols S, Kahler CW, Westfall AO, et al
A cross-sectional study examining associations between substance use frequency, problematic use and STIs among youth living with HIV.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:304-308.
PubMed Abstract available

YANG TZT, Chen MY, Read TRH, Needleman R, et al
Sampling technique and detection rates of oropharyngeal and anorectal gonorrhoea using nucleic acid amplification tests in men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:287-292.
PubMed Abstract available

TISLER-SALA A, Ojavee SE, Uuskula A
Treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhoea, compliance with treatment guidelines and factors associatedwith non-compliant prescribing: findings form a cross-sectional study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:298-303.
PubMed Abstract available

AICKEN CRH, Sutcliffe LJ, Gibbs J, Tickle LJ, et al
Using the eSexual Health Clinic to access chlamydia treatment and care via the internet: a qualitative interview study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:241-247.
PubMed Abstract available

TANTON C, Geary RS, Clifton S, Field N, et al
Sexual health clinic attendance and non-attendance in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:268-276.
PubMed Abstract available

TUCKER JD, Ong JJ
Mycoplasma genitalium: an important sexually transmitted infection comes into focus.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:240-241.
PubMed

May 2018

GOLLER JL, De Livera AM, Guy RJ, Low N, et al
Rates of pelvic inflammatory disease and ectopic pregnancy in Australia, 2009-2014: ecological analysis of hospital data.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 May 2. pii: sextrans-2017-053423.
PubMed Abstract available

ORTIZ-MARTINEZ Y, Vega-Useche L, Londono-Martinez JC, Mozo-Pacheco S, et al
Knowledge on human papillomavirus among transgender women in Colombia.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:191.
PubMed

BOPAGE RI, Vollmer-Conna U, Shand AW, Post JJ, et al
Sex differences in the significance of isolated reactive treponemal chemiluminescence immunoassay results.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:187-191.
PubMed Abstract available

BELLHOUSE C, Walker S, Fairley CK, Vodstrcil LA, et al
Patterns of sexual behaviour and sexual healthcare needs among transgender individuals in Melbourne, Australia, 2011-2014.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:212-215.
PubMed Abstract available

March 2018

TRENT M, Coleman JS, Hardick J, Perin J, et al
Clinical and sexual risk correlates of Mycoplasma genitalium in urban pregnant and non-pregnant young women: cross-sectional outcomes using the baseline data from the Women's BioHealth Study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Mar 29. pii: sextrans-2017-053367.
PubMed Abstract available

RONN MM, Turner KM
The dawn of novel STI prevention methods: modelling potential unintended effects of changes in cervical cancer screening guidelines on trichomoniasis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Mar 15. pii: sextrans-2018-053534.
PubMed

ROCKWOOD N, Nwokolo N
Syphilis the great pretender: when is cancer not cancer?
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Mar 8. pii: sextrans-2017-053508.
PubMed Abstract available

PRIEST D, Chow EPF
Kissing while high on ecstasy: lessons from a gay dance party attendee.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:143.
PubMed

BARLOW D
Use of condoms: pitfalls of retrospective case-note analysis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:130.
PubMed

MATHEWS C, Kalichman MO, Laubscher R, Hutchison C, et al
Sexual relationships, intimate partner violence and STI partner notification in Cape Town, South Africa: an observational study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:144-150.
PubMed Abstract available

PETERS J, Cresswell F, Amor L, Cole K, et al
Whole genome sequencing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae reveals transmission clusters involving patients of mixed HIV serostatus.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:138-143.
PubMed Abstract available

February 2018

FUJIMOTO K, Flash CA, Kuhns LM, Kim JY, et al
Social networks as drivers of syphilis and HIV infection among young men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Feb 9. pii: sextrans-2017-053288.
PubMed Abstract available

CHANDRA NL, Broad C, Folkard K, Town K, et al
Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in rectal specimens in women and its association with anal intercourse: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Feb 3. pii: sextrans-2017-053161.
PubMed Abstract available

YU YQ, Xu JJ, Hu QH, Yan HJ, et al
High-risk behaviour and HIV infection risk among non-local men who have sex with men with less than a single year's residence in urban centres: a multicentre cross-sectional study from China.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:51-54.
PubMed Abstract available

VERA JH, Ngalamika O, Fox A, Collins E, et al
Global sexual health education: STIF in Zambia.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:2.
PubMed

AFFOLABI D, Goma E, Sogbo F, Ahotin G, et al
Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Cotonou, Benin (2015-2017).
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:20.
PubMed

PURYEAR S, Burnett P, Page KR, Muvva R, et al
HIV seroconversion among Baltimore City residents tested at a mobile van programme.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:37-39.
PubMed Abstract available

DATTA J, Reid D, Hughes G, Mercer CH, et al
Places and people: the perceptions of men who have sex with men concerning STI testing: a qualitative study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:46-50.
PubMed Abstract available

DESCLAUX A, Touati A, Neau D, Laurier-Nadalie C, et al
Extra-rectal lymphogranuloma venereum in France: a clinical and molecular study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:3-8.
PubMed Abstract available

LATIF AS, Gwanzura L, Machiha A, Ndowa F, et al
Antimicrobial susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from five sentinel surveillance sites in Zimbabwe, 2015-2016.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:62-66.
PubMed Abstract available

EATON LA, Kalichman SC, Kalichman MO, Driffin DD, et al
Randomised controlled trial of a sexual risk reduction intervention for STI prevention among men who have sex with men in the USA.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:40-45.
PubMed Abstract available

MEBRAHTU H, Furegato M, Sile B, Were J, et al
Access of non-specialist sexual health services by men who have sex with men: do they differ from those attending specialist services?
Sex Transm Infect. 2018;94:72-74.
PubMed Abstract available

January 2018

TAMARELLE J, de Barbeyrac B, Le Hen I, Thiebaut A, et al
Vaginal microbiota composition and association with prevalent Chlamydia trachomatis infection: a cross-sectional study of young women attending a STI clinic in France.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Jan 22. pii: sextrans-2017-053346.
PubMed Abstract available

ANDERSSON N, Carre H, Janlert U, Boman J, et al
Gender differences in the well-being of patients diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis: a cross-sectional study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Jan 6. pii: sextrans-2017-053229.
PubMed Abstract available

December 2017

KWONG JC, Chow EPF, Stevens K, Stinear TP, et al
Whole-genome sequencing reveals transmission of gonococcal antibiotic resistance among men who have sex with men: an observational study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Dec 15. pii: sextrans-2017-053287.
PubMed Abstract available

OMORI R, Nagelkerke N, Abu-Raddad LJ
HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2 epidemiological synergy: misguided observational evidence? A modelling study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Dec 4. pii: sextrans-2017-053336.
PubMed Abstract available

TOSKIN I, Blondeel K, Peeling RW, Deal C, et al
Advancing point of care diagnostics for the control and prevention of STIs: the way forward.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93.
PubMed Abstract available

TOSKIN I, Murtagh M, Peeling RW, Blondeel K, et al
Advancing prevention of sexually transmitted infections through point-of-care testing: target product profiles and landscape analysis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93.
PubMed Abstract available

MADDOX BLP, Wright SS, Namadingo H, Bowen VB, et al
Assessing stakeholder perceptions of the acceptability and feasibility of national scale-up for a dual HIV/syphilis rapid diagnostic test in Malawi.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93.
PubMed Abstract available

ZORZI A, Cordioli M, Gios L, Del Bravo P, et al
Field evaluation of two point-of-care tests for syphilis among men who have sex with men, Verona, Italy.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93.
PubMed Abstract available

BAZZO ML, da Motta LR, Rudolf-Oliveira RCM, Bigolin A, et al
Evaluation of seven rapid tests for syphilis available in Brazil using defibrinated plasma panels.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93.
PubMed Abstract available

KELLY H, Coltart CEM, Pant Pai N, Klausner JD, et al
Systematic reviews of point-of-care tests for the diagnosis of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infections.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93.
PubMed Abstract available

GUY RJ, Causer LM, Klausner JD, Unemo M, et al
Performance and operational characteristics of point-of-care tests for the diagnosis of urogenital gonococcal infections.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93.
PubMed Abstract available

DICKSON C, Taljaard M, Friedman DS, Metz G, et al
The antibiotic management of gonorrhoea in Ontario, Canada following multiple changes in guidelines: an interrupted time-series analysis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:561-565.
PubMed Abstract available

ONG JJ, Peng M, Zhu S, Lo YJ, et al
Opportunities and barriers to STI testing in community health centres in China: a nationwide survey.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:566-571.
PubMed Abstract available

SIVARAJAH V, Venus K, Yudin MH, Murphy KE, et al
Does maternal HSV-2 coinfection increase mother-to-child transmission of HIV? A systematic review.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:535-542.
PubMed Abstract available

CABECINHA M, Mercer CH, Gravningen K, Aicken C, et al
Finding sexual partners online: prevalence and associations with sexual behaviour, STI diagnoses and other sexual health outcomes in the British population.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:572-582.
PubMed Abstract available

COOK S, Lomax N
How to do it: setting up an asymptomatic screening pathway for men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:558-560.
PubMed Abstract available

HALEY DF, Kramer MR, Adimora AA, Haardorfer R, et al
Relationships between neighbourhood characteristics and current STI status among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women living in the Southern USA: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:583-589.
PubMed Abstract available

November 2017

TOWNS JM, Huffam S, Chow EPF, Denham I, et al
Clinical factors associated with syphilis concordance in men in sexual partnerships: a cross-sectional couples study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Nov 30. pii: sextrans-2017-053297.
PubMed Abstract available

WYNN A, Ramogola-Masire D, Gaolebale P, Moshashane N, et al
Prevalence and treatment outcomes of routine Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis testing during antenatal care, Gaborone, Botswana.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Nov 2. pii: sextrans-2017-053134.
PubMed Abstract available

CHOW EP, Walker S, Phillips T, Fairley CK, et al
Willingness to change behaviours to reduce the risk of pharyngeal gonorrhoea transmission and acquisition in men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional survey.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:499-502.
PubMed Abstract available

CUNNINGHAM NJ, Beymer MR, Javanbakht M, Shover CL, et al
Concordance between self-reported STI history and biomedical results among men who have sex with men in Los Angeles, California.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:514-519.
PubMed Abstract available

SNEAD MC, Wiener J, Ewumi S, Phillips C, et al
Prevalence and risk factors associated with STIs among women initiating contraceptive implants in Kingston, Jamaica.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:503-507.
PubMed Abstract available

FOLEY E, Furegato M, Hughes G, Board C, et al
Inequalities in access to genitourinary medicine clinics in the UK: results from a mystery shopper survey.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:472-475.
PubMed Abstract available

DICKSON C, Arnason T, Friedman DS, Metz G, et al
A systematic review and appraisal of the quality of practice guidelines for the management of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:487-492.
PubMed Abstract available

COCHRANE S, Gompels M
Resistant herpes simplex type 2 treated with varicella zoster vaccination.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:507.
PubMed

WHITE PJ
Increases in gonorrhoea incidence and GUM clinic waiting times: are we in a vicious circle like the late 1990s and early 2000s, but now exacerbated by drug resistance?
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:471.
PubMed

THOMSON-GLOVER R, Pintilie H, Dhingra J, Wood M, et al
BASHH HealthUnlocked.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:454.
PubMed

October 2017

HARBERTSON J, Jamerson M, Graf PCF, Kennemur L, et al
Population-based Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis prevalence using discarded, deidentified urine specimens previously collected for drug testing.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Oct 24. pii: sextrans-2017-053355.
PubMed

SPEERS DJ, Chua IJ, Manuel J, Marshall L, et al
Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis from pooled rectal, pharyngeal and urine specimens in men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Oct 24. pii: sextrans-2017-053303.
PubMed Abstract available

KENYON C, Tsoumanis A, Osbak K, Van Esbroeck M, et al
Repeat syphilis has a different immune response compared with initial syphilis: an analysis of biomarker kinetics in two cohorts.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Oct 11. pii: sextrans-2017-053312.
PubMed Abstract available

FAN W, Zhang Q
Single-pulse CO2 laser treatment of paraurethral duct dilatation following gonococcal inflammation of the paraurethral glands in men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Oct 7. pii: sextrans-2017-053306.
PubMed

September 2017

VAN HOUDT R, Ma B, Bruisten SM, Speksnijder AGCL, et al
Lactobacillus iners-dominated vaginal microbiota is associated with increased susceptibility to Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Dutch women: a case-control study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Sep 25. pii: sextrans-2017-053133.
PubMed Abstract available

BARTELSMAN M, Vaughan K, van Rooijen MS, de Vries HJC, et al
Impact of point-of-care management on the transmission of anogenital gonococcal infections among men who have sex with men in Amsterdam: a mathematical modelling and cost-effectiveness study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Sep 23. pii: sextrans-2017-053159.
PubMed Abstract available

AUNG ET, Fairley CK, Tabrizi SN, Danielewski JA, et al
Detection of human papillomavirus in urine among heterosexual men in relation to location of genital warts and circumcision status.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Sep 2. pii: sextrans-2016-053031.
PubMed Abstract available

JOSEPH DAVEY D, Kojima N, Konda KA, Gupta P, et al
Transient aortitis documented by positron emission tomography in a case series of men and transgender women infected with syphilis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Sep 2. pii: sextrans-2017-053140.
PubMed Abstract available

VISSER M, Heijne JCM, Hogewoning AA, van Aar F, et al
Frequency and determinants of consistent STI/HIV testing among men who have sex with men testing at STI outpatient clinics in the Netherlands: a longitudinal study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:396-403.
PubMed Abstract available

HARDING-ESCH EM, Nori AV, Hegazi A, Pond MJ, et al
Impact of deploying multiple point-of-care tests with a 'sample first' approach on a sexual health clinical care pathway. A service evaluation.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:424-429.
PubMed Abstract available

ACHTERBERGH R, van der Helm JJ, van den Boom W, Heijman T, et al
Is rectal douching and sharing douching equipment associated with anorectal chlamydia and gonorrhoea? A cross-sectional study among men who have sex with men.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:431-437.
PubMed Abstract available

BENARDON S, Lunghi G, Bono P, Orlandi A, et al
LGV Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes: an update from Milan, Italy.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:395.
PubMed

August 2017

HANANTA IPY, De Vries HJC, van Dam AP, van Rooijen MS, et al
Persistence after treatment of pharyngeal gonococcal infections in patients of the STI clinic, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2012-2015: a retrospective cohort study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Aug 19. pii: sextrans-2017-053147.
PubMed Abstract available

NICHOLLS JE, Turner KME, North P, Ferguson R, et al
Cross-sectional study to evaluate Trichomonas vaginalis positivity in women tested for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis, attending genitourinary medicine and primary care clinics in Bristol, South West England.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Aug 10. pii: sextrans-2016-052942.
PubMed Abstract available

GIROMETTI N, Gutierrez A, Nwokolo N, McOwan A, et al
High HIV incidence in men who have sex with men following an early syphilis diagnosis: is there room for pre-exposure prophylaxis as a prevention strategy?
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:320-322.
PubMed Abstract available

MMBAGA EJ, Moen K, Makyao N, Mpembeni R, et al
HIV and STI s among men who have sex with men in Dodoma municipality, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:314-319.
PubMed Abstract available

DE VRIES HJC, Baral S
Assessing the health and well-being of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men around the world.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:303-304.
PubMed

SPICKNALL IH, Gift TL, Bernstein KT, Aral SO, et al
Sexual networks and infection transmission networks among men who have sex with men as causes of disparity and targets of prevention.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:307-308.
PubMed

ACQUAH R, Winter AJ, Jackson C, Gunson RN, et al
A combined multiplex PCR test for herpes simplex-1/2 and Treponema pallidum: a review of 5-year routine use.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:326.
PubMed

July 2017

GLIDDON HD, Peeling RW, Kamb ML, Toskin I, et al
A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies evaluating the performance and operational characteristics of dual point-of-care tests for HIV and syphilis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Jul 26. pii: sextrans-2016-053069.
PubMed Abstract available

DAHLBERG J, Hadad R, Elfving K, Larsson I, et al
Ten years transmission of the new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis in Sweden: prevalence of infections and associated complications.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Jul 19. pii: sextrans-2016-052992.
PubMed Abstract available

TUITE AR, Shaw S, Reimer JN, Ross CP, et al
Can enhanced screening of men with a history of prior syphilis infection stem the epidemic in men who have sex with men? A mathematical modelling study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Jul 13. pii: sextrans-2017-053201.
PubMed Abstract available

SADIQ ST, Mazzaferri F, Unemo M
Rapid accurate point-of-care tests combining diagnostics and antimicrobial resistance prediction for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Mycoplasma genitalium.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Jul 6. pii: sextrans-2016-053072.
PubMed Abstract available

June 2017

WERNER RN, Westfechtel L, Dressler C, Nast A, et al
Anogenital warts and other HPV-associated anogenital lesions in the HIV-positive patient: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of interventions assessed in controlled clinical trials.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Jun 21. pii: sextrans-2016-053035.
PubMed Abstract available

GIFFARD PM, Lilliebridge RA, Wilson J, Murray G, et al
Contaminated fingers: a potential cause of Chlamydia trachomatis-positive urine specimens.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Jun 9. pii: sextrans-2016-053081.
PubMed Abstract available

KOHLER PK, Marumo E, Jed SL, Mema G, et al
A national evaluation using standardised patient actors to assess STI services in public sector clinical sentinel surveillance facilities in South Africa.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:247-252.
PubMed Abstract available

NORRIS AH, Decker MR, Weisband YL, Hindin MJ, et al
Reciprocal physical intimate partner violence is associated with prevalent STI/HIV among male Tanzanian migrant workers: a cross-sectional study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:253-258.
PubMed Abstract available

CLIFTON S, Mercer CH, Woodhall SC, Sonnenberg P, et al
Patterns of chlamydia testing in different settings and implications for wider STI diagnosis and care: a probability sample survey of the British population.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:276-283.
PubMed Abstract available

GIBBS J, Gkatzidou V, Tickle L, Manning SR, et al
'Can you recommend any good STI apps?' A review of content, accuracy and comprehensiveness of current mobile medical applications for STIs and related genital infections.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:234-235.
PubMed Abstract available

CALLANDER D, Read P, Prestage G, Minichiello V, et al
A cross-sectional study of HIV and STIs among male sex workers attending Australian sexual health clinics.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:299-302.
PubMed Abstract available

BALENDRA A, Cousins E, Lamplough H, Oakeshott P, et al
Pilot study for the 'Test n Treat' trial of on-site rapid chlamydia/gonorrhoea tests and same day treatment.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:283.
PubMed

KUMAR P, Bhakuni DS, Khanna G, Batra S, et al
Chlamydia trachomatis-induced reactive arthritis in India: frequency and clinical presentation.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:233.
PubMed

BINGHAM JS
Then and now: a vignette.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:297.
PubMed

ISON CA
Microbiological techniques.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:302.
PubMed

NADARZYNSKI T, Morrison L, Bayley J, Llewellyn C, et al
The role of digital interventions in sexual health.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:234-235.
PubMed

May 2017

OBURE CD, Gaitan-Duarte H, Losada Saenz R, Gonzalez L, et al
A comparative analysis of costs of single and dual rapid HIV and syphilis diagnostics: results from a randomised controlled trial in Colombia.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 May 11. pii: sextrans-2016-052961.
PubMed Abstract available

MENEZES LJ, Pokharel U, Sudenga SL, Botha MH, et al
Patterns of prevalent HPV and STI co-infections and associated factors among HIV-negative young Western Cape, South African women: the EVRI trial.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 May 10. pii: sextrans-2016-053046.
PubMed Abstract available

HUI BB, Whiley DM, Donovan B, Law MG, et al
Identifying factors that lead to the persistence of imported gonorrhoeae strains: a modelling study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:221-225.
PubMed Abstract available

LYDIE N, de Barbeyrac B, Bluzat L, Le Roy C, et al
Chlamyweb Study I: rationale, design and acceptability of an internet-based chlamydia testing intervention.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:179-187.
PubMed Abstract available

OSTERBERG EC, Gaither TW, Awad MA, Truesdale MD, et al
Correlation between pubic hair grooming and STIs: results from a nationally representative probability sample.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:162-166.
PubMed Abstract available

CHANDRASEKARAN L, Davies B, Eaton JW, Ward H, et al
Chlamydia diagnosis rate in England in 2012: an ecological study of local authorities.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:226-228.
PubMed Abstract available

HERBERT S
Clinical round-up.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:230.
PubMed

BELL G
Partner notification: harmonising the old with the new.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:229.
PubMed

April 2017

GLIDDEN DV, Mayer K, Grant RM
Response to: A double-edged sword: does highly active antiretroviral therapy contribute to syphilis incidence by impairing immunity to Treponema pallidum?
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Apr 13. pii: sextrans-2017-053212.
PubMed

MOODLEY D, Sartorius B, Madurai S, Chetty V, et al
Pregnancy Outcomes in Association with STDs including genital HSV-2 shedding in a South African Cohort Study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Apr 10. pii: sextrans-2017-053113.
PubMed Abstract available

KERSAUDY-RAHIB D, Lydie N, Leroy C, March L, et al
Chlamyweb Study II: a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of an online offer of home-based Chlamydia trachomatis sampling in France.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Apr 4. pii: sextrans-2015-052510.
PubMed Abstract available

DUKERS-MUIJRERS NH, van Rooijen MS, Hogewoning A, van Liere GA, et al
Incidence of repeat testing and diagnoses of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea in swingers, homosexual and heterosexual men and women at two large Dutch STI clinics, 2006-2013.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Apr 3. pii: sextrans-2016-052807.
PubMed Abstract available

March 2017

KORENROMP EL, Mahiane G, Rowley J, Nagelkerke N, et al
Estimating prevalence trends in adult gonorrhoea and syphilis in low- and middle-income countries with the Spectrum-STI model: results for Zimbabwe and Morocco from 1995 to 2016.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Mar 21. pii: sextrans-2016-052953.
PubMed Abstract available

CHOW EP, Howden BP, Walker S, Lee D, et al
Antiseptic mouthwash against pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a randomised controlled trial and an in vitro study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:88-93.
PubMed Abstract available

MERCER CH, Jones KG, Johnson AM, Lewis R, et al
How can we objectively categorise partnership type? A novel classification of population survey data to inform epidemiological research and clinical practice.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:129-136.
PubMed Abstract available

LIM RB, Wong ML, Cheung ON, Tham DK, et al
Factors associated with consistent condom use and STIs among foreign female entertainment workers: results from a cross-sectional survey in Singapore.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:118-124.
PubMed Abstract available

SCHEIDELL JD, Friedman SR, Golin C, Wohl DA, et al
Group sex event participation: a link to STI risk among African-American heterosexual men incarcerated in North Carolina.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:144.
PubMed

RAMADHANI MY, Mirambo MM, Mbena H, Kihunrwa A, et al
High prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among infertile women in Mwanza city, Tanzania: a need to introduce screening and treatment programme.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:111.
PubMed

MIARI VF, Ison CA
Is there a role for topical antiseptics in the treatment of gonorrhoea?
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:79-80.
PubMed

HARDING-ESCH EM, Hollis E, Mohammed H, Saunders JM, et al
Self-sampling and self-testing for STIs and HIV: the case for consistent nomenclature.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:445-448.
PubMed

DUNPHY KP
Sexual rights and the public health: why moral judgements matter.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:83-84.
PubMed

HORNER P, Saunders J
Should azithromycin 1 g be abandoned as a treatment for bacterial STIs? The case for and against.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:85-87.
PubMed

February 2017

RAMADHANI HO, Liu H, Nowak RG, Crowell TA, et al
Sexual partner characteristics and incident rectal Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infections among gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM): a prospective cohort in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Feb 24. pii: sextrans-2016-052798.
PubMed Abstract available

HONKILA M, Wikstrom E, Renko M, Surcel HM, et al
Probability of vertical transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis estimated from national registry data.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Feb 21. pii: sextrans-2016-052884.
PubMed Abstract available

WAUGH M
Syphilis: bismuth and the criminalisation of homosexuality.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Feb 14. pii: sextrans-2016-053003.
PubMed

BARLOW D
Culture of the gonococcus: a reliable gold standard?
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Feb 14. pii: sextrans-2016-053004.
PubMed

TOMKINS A, Ahmad S, Cousins DE, Thng CM, et al
Screening for asymptomatic neurosyphilis in HIV patients after treatment of early syphilis: an observational study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Feb 14. pii: sextrans-2016-052938.
PubMed Abstract available

VAN OEFFELEN AA, van den Broek IV, Doesburg M, Boogmans B, et al
Ethnic and regional differences in STI clinic use: a Dutch epidemiological study using aggregated STI clinic data combined with population numbers.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:46-51.
PubMed Abstract available

DALRYMPLE J, Booth J, Flowers P, Lorimer K, et al
Psychosocial factors influencing risk-taking in middle age for STIs.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:32-38.
PubMed Abstract available

ONG KJ, Soldan K, Jit M, Dunbar JK, et al
Chlamydia sequelae cost estimates used in current economic evaluations: does one-size-fit-all?
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:18-24.
PubMed Abstract available

GREWAL R, Allen VG, Gardner S, Moravan V, et al
Serosorting and recreational drug use are risk factors for diagnosis of genital infection with chlamydia and gonorrhoea among HIV-positive men who have sex with men: results from a clinical cohort in Ontario, Canada.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:71-75.
PubMed Abstract available

PRIEST D, Ong JJ, Chow EP, Tabrizi S, et al
Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA bacterial load in men with symptomatic and asymptomatic gonococcal urethritis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Feb 1. pii: sextrans-2016-052950.
PubMed Abstract available

LOW N
From testing to screening for STIs.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:75.
PubMed

TAYLOR-ROBINSON D
The discovery of Chlamydia trachomatis.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:10.
PubMed

GARRETT NJ, McGrath N, Mindel A
Advancing STI care in low/middle-income countries: has STI syndromic management reached its use-by date?
Sex Transm Infect. 2017;93:4-5.
PubMed

January 2017

HARRISON OB, Cole K, Peters J, Cresswell F, et al
Genomic analysis of urogenital and rectal Neisseria meningitidis isolates reveals encapsulated hyperinvasive meningococci and coincident multidrug-resistant gonococci.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Jan 30. pii: sextrans-2016-052781.
PubMed Abstract available

TIPPLE C, Rayment M, Mandalia S, Walton L, et al
An evaluation study of the Becton-Dickinson ProbeTec Qx (BDQx) Trichomonas vaginalis trichomoniasis molecular diagnostic test in two large, urban STD services.
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Jan 20. pii: sextrans-2016-052902.
PubMed Abstract available

REKART ML, Ndifon W, Brunham RC, Dushoff J, et al
A double-edged sword: does highly active antiretroviral therapy contribute to syphilis incidence by impairing immunity to Treponema pallidum?
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Jan 16. pii: sextrans-2016-052870.
PubMed Abstract available

TUDDENHAM S, Shah M, Ghanem KG
Syphilis and HIV: Is HAART at the heart of this epidemic?
Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Jan 16. pii: sextrans-2016-052940.
PubMed

December 2016

VAN AAR F, den Daas C, van der Sande MA, Soetens LC, et al
Outbreaks of syphilis among men who have sex with men attending STI clinics between 2007 and 2015 in the Netherlands: a space-time clustering study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Dec 16. pii: sextrans-2016-052754.
PubMed Abstract available

November 2016

FRANZEN-ROHL E, Schepis D, Atterfelt F, Franck K, et al
Herpes simplex virus specific T cell response in a cohort with primary genital infection correlates inversely with frequency of subsequent recurrences.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Nov 30. pii: sextrans-2016-052811.
PubMed Abstract available

BISSIO E, Cisneros V, Lopardo GD, Cassetti LI, et al
Very high incidence of syphilis in HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Buenos Aires city: a retrospective cohort study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Nov 17. pii: sextrans-2016-052893.
PubMed Abstract available

August 2016

SEPPINGS L, Hamill M
A review of an early syphilis outbreak in West Berkshire and Reading 2014-2015.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016;92:364.
PubMed

July 2016

TOWN K, Obi C, Quaye N, Chisholm S, et al
Drifting towards ceftriaxone treatment failure in gonorrhoea: risk factor analysis of data from the Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials Surveillance Programme in England and Wales.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Jul 5. pii: sextrans-2016-052583.
PubMed Abstract available

June 2016

PASTUSZCZAK M, Gozdzialska A, Jakiela B, Obtulowicz A, et al
Robust pro-inflammatory immune response is associated with serological cure in patients with syphilis: an observational study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Jun 29. pii: sextrans-2016-052681.
PubMed Abstract available

May 2016

DESILVA M, Hedberg K, Robinson B, Toevs K, et al
A case-control study evaluating the role of internet meet-up sites and mobile telephone applications in influencing a syphilis outbreak: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA 2014.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 May 17. pii: sextrans-2015-052509.
PubMed Abstract available

PETERSEN J, Gibin M, Sile B, Simms I, et al
Identifying and interpreting spatiotemporal variation in diagnoses of infectious syphilis among men, England: 2009 to 2013.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 May 4. pii: sextrans-2015-052306.
PubMed Abstract available

THOMAS DR, Williams CJ, Andrady U, Anderson V, et al
Outbreak of syphilis in men who have sex with men living in rural North Wales (UK) associated with the use of social media.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 May 4. pii: sextrans-2015-052323.
PubMed Abstract available

April 2016

TUDDENHAM S, Ghanem KG
Ocular syphilis: opportunities to address important unanswered questions.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Apr 26. pii: sextrans-2016-052570.
PubMed

GIFFARD PM, Singh G, Garland SM
What does Chlamydia trachomatis detection in a urogenital specimen from a young child mean?
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Apr 15. pii: sextrans-2015-052473.
PubMed

TSUBOI M, Nishijima T, Yashiro S, Teruya K, et al
Prognosis of ocular syphilis in patients infected with HIV in the antiretroviral therapy era.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Apr 4. pii: sextrans-2016-052568.
PubMed Abstract available

March 2016

GRAHAM RM, Doyle CJ, Jennison AV
Epidemiological typing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and detection of markers associated with antimicrobial resistance directly from urine samples using next generation sequencing.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Mar 11. pii: sextrans-2015-052422.
PubMed Abstract available

February 2016

BRISTOW CC, Larson E, Anderson LJ, Klausner JD, et al
Cost-effectiveness of HIV and syphilis antenatal screening: a modelling study.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Feb 26. pii: sextrans-2015-052367.
PubMed Abstract available

SCHACHTER J
Point-of-care tests using enzyme detection to diagnose Chlamydia trachomatis infection do not work. But when they fail in clinical trials, they reappear under different names.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Feb 19. pii: sextrans-2015-052508.
PubMed

MARKS M, Bottomley C, Tome H, Pitakaka R, et al
Mass drug administration of azithromycin for trachoma reduces the prevalence of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the Solomon Islands.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Feb 17. pii: sextrans-2015-052439.
PubMed Abstract available

VAN KLAVEREN D, Gotz HM, Op de Coul EL, Steyerberg EW, et al
Prediction of Chlamydia trachomatis infection to facilitate selective screening on population and individual level: a cross-sectional study of a population-based screening programme.
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Feb 3. pii: sextrans-2015-052048.
PubMed Abstract available

October 2015

LABIRAN C, Marsh P, Zhou J, Bannister A, et al
Highly diverse MLVA-ompA genotypes of rectal Chlamydia trachomatis among men who have sex with men in Brighton, UK and evidence for an HIV-related sexual network.
Sex Transm Infect. 2015 Oct 20. pii: sextrans-2015-052261.
PubMed Abstract available

DE BAETSELIER I, Mwambarangwe L, Cuylaerts V, Musengamana V, et al
Evaluation of an enzymatic Chlamydia trachomatis point-of-care rapid assay in Rwanda: the BioChekSwab Rapid Test.
Sex Transm Infect. 2015 Oct 16. pii: sextrans-2015-052202.
PubMed Abstract available

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