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Northwest 1
Tuesday, March 11, 2008: 10:00 AM-11:45 AM

A1: MSM and STD Prevention and Control

10:00 AMA1aIncreasing Rate of Azithromycin Resistance in Treponema pallidum Infections — San Francisco, 2005–2006
Kenneth A. Katz, Katherine Ahrens, Joseph Engelman, Charmie R. Godornes, Sheila A. Lukehart, Jeffrey D. Klausner
10:15 AMA1bPromoting Syphilis Ulcer Recognition among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM); Focus Groups to Explore Feasibility
Thomas A. Peterman, Sureyya E. Hornston, Stuart Berman
10:30 AMA1cSyphilis and HIV in Sexual Networks of Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Los Angeles County, California
Christopher M. O'Leary, Peter R. Kerndt
10:45 AMA1dMissed Gonorrhea Infections by Anatomic Site among Asymptomatic Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) Attending U.S. STD Clinics, 2002-2006
Kristen C. Mahle, Donna J. Helms, Matthew R. Golden, Lenore E. Asbel, Thomas Cherneskie, Beau Gratzer, Charlotte K. Kent, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Cornelis Rietmeijer, Akbar M. Shahkolahi, Ed Weckerly, Hillard S. Weinstock
11:00 AMA1eWhich HIV-Infected Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Care are at Increased Risk for Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
Kenneth H. Mayer, Margie Skeer, Conall O'Cleirigh, Esther Leidolf, Charles Covahey, Chris Grasso, Rodney VanDerwarker, Steven A. Safren
11:15 AMA1fPrevalence of Rectal Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Before and After Implementation of Routine Rectal Screening
Ellen T. Rudy, Christine L. Wigen, Elisa Clay, Sarah Guerry, Jason Hall, Bob Bolan, Peter Kerndt, Swanand Tilekar

The 2008 National STD Prevention Conference of CDC