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Northwest 5
Wednesday, March 12, 2008: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM

LB: Late Breaker Orals

4:00 PMPerformance of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs) for Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections of the Oropharynx and Rectum in MSM
Julius Schachter, Jeanne Moncada, Leah Rauch, Sally Liska, Clara Shayevich, Jeffrey D. Klausner
4:15 PMA Randomized Trial of Azithromycin vs. Benzathine Penicillin G for Treatment of Early Syphilis
Edward W. Hook, III, The NIAID STI CTG Azithromycin for Syphilis Study Team
4:30 PMInvestigation of a Cluster of Syphilis and HIV Infections associated with an Internet Pornography Website – Chicago, 2005-2006
William Wong, Gus Conda, Jason Sanford, Laurie L. Anderson, Antonio King, Patrick Price, Nilsa Irizarry, Daniel Pohl, Beau Gratzer, Gregory Huhn, Wendi Wright, Brown Christopher
4:45 PMThe Free Condom Initiative: Promoting condom availability and use in New York City
Tamar Renaud, Angelica Bocour, Mary Irvine, Kyle T. Bernstein, E Begier, Kent Sepkowitz, Scott Kellerman, D Weglein
5:00 PMYou are still not treated…Disease Intervention Specialists Providing Expedited Therapy at the Sedgwick County Health Department
Jason Ybarra
5:15 PMAlignment of Technology, Policy and Law Result in 200% Increase in Perinatal STI Identification
Karla Schmitt, Stacy A. Shiver, Susan O'Bryan

The 2008 National STD Prevention Conference of CDC