Poster Session 1

Tuesday, March 11, 2008: 5:00 PM-6:30 PM
Continental Ballroom
P1
Missed Opportunities to Screen for HIV Among Persons Diagnosed with Gonorrhea (GC) in Non-STD Clinic Settings in Colorado
Jennifer A. Donnelly, BS, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; Melanie Mattson, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; Doug Robinson, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; Andrea Spaulding, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; Cynthia Loftin, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; Nedra Freeman, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
P3
Integrating Service Models: Mobile HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials, Community-based Outreach and Testing, and Primary Health Services
Malika Roman Isler, MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Bahby Banks, MPH, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Ron Strauss, DMD, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chris McQuiston, PhD, RN, FNP, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jeffrey Edwards, MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
P5
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing Among Young Oil and Gas Workers: The Need for Innovative, Place-based Approaches to Intervention
Shira M. Goldenberg, BA, University of British Columbia; Jean A. Shoveller, PhD, University of British Columbia; Aleck Ostry, PhD, University of Victoria; Mieke Koehoorn, PhD, University of British Columbia
P7
Polysubstance Use and STD/HIV Risk Behavior Among Massachusetts MSM Accessing Department of Public Health Mobile Van Services: Implications for Intervention Development
Matthew J. Mimiaga, ScD, MPH, Fenway Community Health and Harvard Medical School; Sari Reisner, MA, Fenway Community Health; Rodney VanDerwarker, BA, Fenway Community Health; Michael J. Gaucher, MA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Catherine A. O'Connor, HIV Innovations/Northeastern University; Susana Medeiros, BA, HIV Innovations/Northeastern University; Steven A. Safren, PhD, Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry at MGH
P9
Chlamydia Screening in a Charter School: Components of a Successful Infertility Prevention Project Collaboration
Jennifer K. Curtiss, MEd, Center for Health Training; David Fine, PhD, Center for Health Training
P11
Logic Model for Chlamydia Interventions at the State and Local Level
Wiley D. Jenkins, PhD, MPH, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine; Edward Mensah, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
P13
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing in Louisiana's Infertility Prevention Project: Before and After Hurricane Katrina
David Fine, PhD, Center for Health Training; Lisa Longfellow, MPH, Louisiana Office of Public Health; James Rigol, Louisiana Office of Public Health
P15
Predictors of High Chlamydial and Gonococcal Prevalence Among Men in the Southern United States
Adelbert James, PhD, MPH, Emory University School of Medicine; William M. Geisler, MD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham
P17
Asymptomatic Gonorrhea and Chlamydial Infections Detected by Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests Among Boston Area Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
Kenneth H. Mayer, MD, Fenway Community Health and Brown University/Miriam Hospital; Matthew J. Mimiaga, ScD, MPH, Fenway Community Health and Harvard Medical School; Sari Reisner, MA, Fenway Community Health; Alex Gonzalez, MD, MPH, Fenway Community Health; William Dumas, RN, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Rodney VanDerwarker, BA, Fenway Community Health; David S. Novak, MSW, Online Buddies, Inc; Thomas Bertrand, MPH, Massachusetts Dept. of Health
P19
Chlamydia Positivity Among American Indian/Alaska Native Women: Comparing Indian Health Service and Infertility Prevention Project Clinic Populations, Region X
Jennifer E. Daniel, MPH, Indian Health Service; David Fine, PhD, Center for Health Training; Scott Tulloch, BS, CDC Assignee/Indian Health Service
P21
Chlamydia Among Women Aged 15-24 Years Attending New Mexico Infertility Prevention Project Family Planning Clinics, 1997 – 2007: Changing Trends Over Time
Wanicha Buraphacheep-Coggins, MD, State of New Mexico; Lynn Mundt, MBA, State of New Mexico; David Fine, PhD, Center for Health Training
P23
Evaluation of the Soundex Function for the Region VIII Infertility Prevention Project (IPP)
Region VIII Infertility Prevention Committee IPP Data Workgroup, JSI Research and Training Institute; Yvonne M. Hamby, MPH, JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc
P25
Detection of Rectal Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in the Miami-Dade Health Department (MDHD) Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Clinic
Araceli Gigi V. Moneda, ARNP, MSN, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Maria Luisa Alcaide, MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Willis Dean, DrPH, MPH, MA, Florida Department of Health; Katherine Von Werne, BSN, RN, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Alina Pastoriza, ARNP, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Eduardo Yepez, MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Mercedes Vasquez, Florida Department of Health; Jose G. Castro, MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
P27
Trichomonas vaginalis in a Population at High Risk for Other STI and HIV
Barbara Van Der Pol, Marion County Health Department; Dan Brooks, BS, Marion County Health Department; Karen Curd, Marion County Health Department; Janet Arno, Marion County Health Department
P29
The Relationships Among STD/HIV-associated Behaviors, Correlates of Risk and Alcohol Consumption for At-risk African American Females
Jennifer L. Monahan, PhD, University of Georgia; Carolyn Brooks, BA, University of Georgia; Jessica M. Sales, PhD, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health; Ralph J. DiClemente, PhD, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health; Gina Wingood, Ph.D., Emory University Rollins School of Public Health; Eve Rose, MA, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health; Jennifer A. Samp, Ph.D., University of Georgia
P31
Drug Use and STD Risk Behavior Among DUI Offenders
Angela Robertson, PhD, Mississippi State University
P33
Assessing Educational Information Preferences on the Internet: Results from a Qualitative Interview of MSM
Folashade A. Omisore, BA, American Social Health Association; Lisa Gilbert, PhD, American Social Health Association; Aner Barriola, American Social Health Association
P35
“Pissing in the Wind” Why Young Men Refuse Chlamydia Screening
Andrew Buchanan, MBBS, Dip, Ven, Royal Children's Hospital
P37
Sex and the Internet Seven Years Later: Trends in Reporting Sex Partners Found Online Among Patients in the Denver STD Clinic
Alia Al-Tayyib, PhD, Denver Public Health Department; Cornelis Rietmeijer, MD, PhD, Denver Public Health Department
P39
Does Screening and Treating Incarcerated Men for Chlamydia Have an Impact on Positivity Rates in Females Attending Family Planning Clinics? The Philadelphia Experience
D. R. Newman, MA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; G. Anschuetz, MPH, Philadelphia Department of Public Health; T. A. Peterman, MD, MSc, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; M. E. Salmon, BS, Philadelphia Department of Public Health; M. Goldberg, BS, Philadelphia Department of Public Health; C. L. Satterwhite, MSPH, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; C. V. Spain, DVM, PhD, Philadelphia Department of Public Health; A. A. Zaidi, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; L.B. Grier, BS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; S. Berman, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
P41
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening Program Targeting High-risk Adolescents Entering Juvenile Detention in North Carolina
Richard B. Hedenquist, BA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Lynne A. Sampson, MPH, North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
P43
What is the Importance of Urine-based Chlamydia/Gonorrhea Screening of Adolescents Incarcerated in Secure Juvenile Detention Facilities in New York State?
Solita Jones, MS, New York State Department of Health; Daniel Leffingwell, MS, RN, New York State Office of Children and Family Services; Michael Cohen, MD, New York State Office of Children and Family Services; Alison G. Muse, MPH, New York State Department of Health
P45
Cost-effectiveness of a GIS-based Targeted Chlamydia trachomatis Intervention Policy
Wiley D. Jenkins, PhD, MPH, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine; Edward Mensah, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
P47
STIC Figure: A Spreadsheet to Estimate the Direct Medical Costs and Indirect Costs (lost productivity) Saved by Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Programs
Dayne Collins, BS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Harrell W. Chesson, PhD, CDC; Kathryn A. Koski, MSEd, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
P49
Peer-led Approaches in Community-based STD Prevention
Kanyamahanga Herman, Medical, Student, National University of Rwanda
P51
Syphilis Awareness Campaign: “Did You Take syPHILis Home Last Night?”
Melissa L. Van Dyne, BS, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
P53
Engaging Your State's Public Health Association - Florida's Department of Health (FLDOH) STD Programs and the Florida Public Health Association (FPHA) Promote Sexual Health
Lori S. Jordahl, MBA-HA, Miami Dade County Health Department; Frank R. Meyers, BA, CDC; Mike Napier, MHS, Seminole County Health Department; Sandra Magyar, Med, CHES, Florida Public Health Association
P55
Promoting Youth STD/HIV Awareness in Baltimore City Through a Three-on-Three Basketball Tournament
Sheridan Johnson, BA, Baltimore City Health Department, Johns Hopkins University; Rafiq Miazad, MD, Baltimore City Health Department, Johns Hopkins University; G. Olthoff, MHA, Baltimore City Health Department, Centers for Disease Control; P. Burnett, BA, Baltimore City Health Department, Centers for Disease Control; Denise Freeman, BS, MA, Baltimore City Health Department, Centers for Disease Control; Patrick Smith, People's Community Health Centers, Inc; Patricia Cassatt, People's Community Health Centers, Inc
P57
Louisiana Public Health Information Exchange: Communicable Disease Pilot
Lisa Longfellow, MPH, Louisiana Office of Public Health; Jane Herwehe, Louisiana State University Health Care Services Division; Susan Bergson, MPH, Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI)
P59
Regional Strategy for Quality Assurance at Individual IPP Provider Sites
Colleen Bornmueller, BS, Family Planning Council of Iowa; Region VII IPP Quality Assurance/Training Subcommittee, Family Planning Council of Iowa
P65
Vaginal Carriage of S. aureus and ORSA Among Sexually Active Adolescent Women
Linda M. Kollar, MSN, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Lucia Pattullo, none, University of Chicago; Lauren Simendinger, BS, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Jill S. Huppert, MD, MPH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Joel Mortensen, PhD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
P67
Validation of Gen-Probe APTIMA Trichomonas vaginalis Analyte Specific Reagent for Use in Public Health Clinical Laboratories to Detect Trichomonas vaginalis in Urine Sediment
Fatema Mamou, MPH, Genesee County Health Department; Mike Karinen, Genesee County Health Department; Gary Johnson, Genesee County Health Department; James Rudrik, PhD, Michigan Department of Community Health
P69
Performance of the Aptima Analyte Specific Reagent Assay for Detection of T. vaginalis
James A. Williams, BS, Microbiology, Indiana University School of Medicine; Amy D. Pantone, BS, Indiana University School of Medicine; Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, MPH, Marion County Health Department
P71
Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Detection by Culture and Nucleic Acid Amplification Assay
Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, MPH, Marion County Health Department; James A. Williams, BS, Microbiology, Indiana University School of Medicine; Amy D. Pantone, BS, Indiana University School of Medicine; David Nguyen, Marion County Health Department; Janet N. Arno, MD, Marion County Health Department
P73
HIV-1 Viral Load Measurement from Dried Blood Spots Using Abbott RealTime HIV-1 Quantitative Assay
Shihai Huang, PhD, Abbott Molecular Inc; Brian Erickson, MS, Abbott Molecular Inc; Wai-Bing Mak, MS, Abbott Molecular Inc; Klara Abravaya, PhD, Abbott Molecular Inc
P75
Evaluation of Repeat Testing of Positive Chlamydia trachomatis Using Combo and Stand Alone Targets
Mahin Park, PhD; Lynett M. Poventud, BA, MT, DHR; Kimberly G. Myrick, DHR; Calvin Stinson, DHR; Elizabeth Franko, DHR
P77
Can Self-collected Penile Swabs Be Used Instead of Urine Samples for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis?
Mathilda Barnes, BS, Johns Hopkins University; Bulbul Aumakhan, MD, Johns Hopkins University; Nicole Quinn, BS, Johns Hopkins University; Patricia Agreda, BS, Johns Hopkins University; Pamela Whittle, BS, Baltimore City Health Department; Mary Terry Hogan, MPH, Johns Hopkins University; Charlotte Gaydos, DrPH, Johns Hopkins University
P79
Utility of Endocervical Gram Stain and Appropriateness of Empiric Coverage for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) Only in Women with MPC
Karen Peterson, MD, Denver Health and Hospitals; Julie Subiadur, RN, BSN-BC, CCRC, Denver Public Health; Dean McEwen, MBA, Denver Health; Cornelis Rietmeijer, MD, PhD, Denver Public Health
P81
Assessment of the In Vitro of Drug Combinations to Inhibit Growth of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Kevin Scott Pettus, BS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Manhar Parekh, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Samera Bowers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Michael Grabenstein, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Ronald C. Ballard, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Joan Knapp, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; John Papp
P83
Time to Clearance of Ribosomal RNA Using Transcription-mediated Amplification in Women Treated for Chlamydial Infection
Cybele A. Renault, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine; Vivian Levy, MD, San Mateo Medical Center and Health Department; Dennis M. Israelski, MD, San Mateo Medical Center and Health Department; Bruce K. Fujikawa, PhD, San Mateo Medical Center and Health Department; Timothy A. Kellogg, MA, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Jeffrey D. Klausner, MD, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health
P85
Indicators Related to Chlamydia trachomatis Testing in Region I Infertility Prevention Project Public Health Laboratories
Gary E. Budnick, Connecticut Dept. of Public Health Laboratory; Alan Borne, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Eunice Froeliger, Vermont Department of Health Laboratory; Harvey George, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Linda Han, MD, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Kenneth Jones, Rhode Island Department of Health; Sue Macrae, NH DHHS Division of Public Health Services; Kenneth Pote, State of Maine; Region I. IPP Advisory Committee, Region I IPP
P87
Pooling Specimens Using Gen-Probe's Aptima Combo 2 Assay For Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Karen Crouse, BS, MT, (ASCP), SM, Spokane Regional Health District; Linda Cles, BS, Microbiology, University of Washington; Kathleen Suchland, BS, MT, (ASCP), MPH, University of Washington; Joyce Fox, BS, MT, (ASCP), Spokane Regional Health District; Jinxin Hu, PhD, Washington State Department of Health Publich Health Lab; Craig Colombel, BS MT(ASCP), Washington State Department of Health Publich Health Lab; Paul Swenson, PhD, Public Health Seattle King County; Jean Pass, BS, Microbiology & PH, Public Health Seattle King County
P89
If We Offer It, Will They Take It? Factors Influencing Engagement in Expedited Partner Delivered Therapy (EPDT)
Richard C. Goldsworthy, PhD, Academic Edge, Inc; J. Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS, Indiana University School of Medicine
P91
Partner Notification for Syphilis in the United States 2005-2006: Data from the Performance Measures Database
Thomas A. Peterman, MD, MSc, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Daniel Newman, MA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dayne Collins, BS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
P93
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences of New England Men Who Have Sex with Men with Partner Notification, Counseling and Referral Services After STD and HIV Exposures and Infections
Ashley M. Tetu, BS, Fenway Community Health; Matthew J. Mimiaga, ScD, MPH, Fenway Community Health and Harvard Medical School; Sari L. Reisner, MA, Fenway Community Health; Kevin Cranston, MDiv, MA Department of Public Health; Thomas Bertrand, MPH, Massachusetts Dept. of Health; David S. Novak, MSW, Online Buddies, Inc; Kenneth H. Mayer, MD, Fenway Community Health and Brown University/Miriam Hospital
P95
Integration of Internet-based Partner Notification into Case Management
Daniel C. Ehlman, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Gonzalo Saenz, MD, Department of Health; Colleen Crowley, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; B. W. Furness, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
P97
Expedited Partner Therapy Toolkit: A Response to EPT Implementation Barriers
George E. Ware, MS, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; Region VIII IPP Partner Services Workgroup, Region VIII IPP
P99
Are National Policies, Services and Indicators Ready to Eliminate Global Gongenital Syphilis as a Public Health Problem?
Jennifer Mark, Centers for Disease Control; Kenneth Wind-Anderson, MD, World Health Organization; Mary Kamb, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control; Nathalie Broutet, MD, PhD, World Health Organization
Maternal Characteristics of Congenital Syphilis Cases in Upstate New York, 2002-2006
Wei He, State University of New York at Albany; Ping Du, MD, PhD, New York State Department of Health; Alison G. Muse, MPH, New York State Department of Health; F. Bruce Coles, DO, New York State Department of Health
The Association Between Metronidazole Exposure and Congenital Anomalies: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Women and Infants in Syracuse, New York
Catherine A.S. Koss, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dana C. Berle, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Emilia H. Koumans, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Sandra D. Lane, PhD, MPH, State University of New York Upstate Medical University; Richard Aubry, MD, MPH, State University of New York Upstate Medical University; Lauri Markowitz, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
University Students' Perceived Benefits, Barriers and Cues to STD Testing
Keith A. King, PhD, CHES, University of Cincinnati; Rebecca A. Vidourek, MEd, University of Cincinnati; Emily D. Meadows, MEd, University of Cincinnati
A Comparison of Condom Use Desires in Adolescent Couples
Shelita G. Merchant, MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Susan G. Millstein, PhD, University of California, San Francisco; Jonathan Ellen, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Are New York State Health Teachers and School Nurses Equipped to Teach Sexually Transmitted Disease and Viral Hepatitis to Adolescents?
Solita Jones, MS, New York State Department of Health; Martha Newcomb, RN, NYS Department of Health; Colleen Flanigan, RN, MS, NYS Department of Health; Alison G. Muse, MPH, New York State Department of Health
An Adolescent Screening Project in Michigan's School Clinics
Lynda K. Byer, RN, MS, Oakland County Children's Village
Chlamydia Positivity in American Indian/ Alaska Native Women Screened in Region X Family Planning Clinics, 1997-2004
Linda M. Gorgos, MD, University of Washington; David Fine, PhD, Center for Health Training; Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, University of Washington
Chlamydia trachomatis Among Women Attending Region X Infertility Prevention Project Family Planning Clinics, 1997-2006: Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Other Risk Factors
David Fine, PhD, Center for Health Training; Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, University of Washington; Region X. IPP Data Subcommittee, Region X IPP
Perceptions of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Among Young Latina and African-American Women: Findings from Qualitative Research
Aaron Plant, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Christopher M. O'Leary, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Harlan Rotblatt, BA, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Jorge A. Montoya, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; Peter Kerndt, MD, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Behavioral Risk Factors Among Latino and Latina Patients Attending Baltimore City STD Clinics 2002-2007
Renee M. Gindi, MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Kathleen R. Page, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Laura Herrera, MD, MPH, Baltimore City Health Department; Emily Erbelding, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Investigation of a Cluster of Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia Cases Among Heterosexual Micronesians Living on Oahu
Adrianne Cadorna, MS, Hawaii State Department of Health; Alan Katz, MD, MPH, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii; Venie Lee, MS, Hawaii State Department of Health; Alan Komeya, MPH, Hawaii State Department of Health; Mandy Kiaha, BS, Hawaii State Department of Health; Roy Ohye, MS, Hawaii State Department of Health
Could Decreasing Disparities in Gonorrhea Rates between Blacks and Whites Be Due to Decreased Availability of STD Clinic Services in the United States?
Charlotte K. Kent, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Kevin O'Connor, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Sam Groseclose, DVM, MPH, CDC
Integration of Contraceptive and STD/HIV Services for Young Women in the United States
Sherry L. Farr, MSPH, PhD, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Joan Marie Kraft, PhD, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Lee Warner, MPH, PhD, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; John E. Anderson, PhD, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Denise J. Jamieson, MD, MPH, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Just Ask! A Constructivist, Web-based Approach for Provider STD Skills Training
Peter C. Honebein, PhD, The Academic Edge; Richard C. Goldsworthy, PhD, Academic Edge, Inc; J. Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS, Indiana University School of Medicine; John Toney, MD, University of South Florida; Linda M. Kollar, MSN, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Provider STD Training with an Adolescent Focus: The Region II Prevention Training Center Experience, 2004-present
Gowri Nagendra, MPH, Medical and Health Research Association of NYC; Christine Baratta, BA, Medical and Health Research Association of NYC; Alwyn T. Cohall, MD, Columbia University School of Public Health; Robin S. Recant, MD, MPH, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene; Thomas Cherneskie, MD, MPH, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene; Bruce Armstrong, DSW, Columbia University School of Public Health
STD-Prevent: Evaluation of a Provider-based Intervention to Enhance STD Screening of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in California
Susan E. Watson, MPH, California Department of Public Health; Michael D. McElroy, MPH, California Department of Public Health; Tom Gray, California Department of Public Health; Yamir Salabarría-Peña, DrPH, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Susan Rogers, PhD, Academy of Educational Development; Betty Apt, BA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Gail Bolan, MD, California Department of Public Health; Christopher Hall, MD, MS, California Department of Health
Time from Treatment to Re-infection with Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Patients with and without Co-infection
Juanita M. Brand, RN, EdD, MSN, NP, Marion County Health Department; Coya Campbell, BS, Marion County Health Department; Virginia A. Caine, Marion County Health Department; Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, MPH, Marion County Health Department
Utilization of Cross-matching Databases to Obtain Chlamydia Re-screening and Re-infection Rates for Infertility Prevention Project Sites: Three Years of Data, Rhode Island, 2004-2006
Michael Gosciminski, MT, MPH, Rhode Island Department of Health; Utpala Bandy, MD, MPH, Rhode Island Department of Health
Correlation Between Repeat Chlamydia Testing and Chlamydia Positivity Rates at Family Planning Clinics
Catherine E. Wright, MPH, Family Planning Council; Region III IPP Data Subcommittee, Region III IPP
Rates of Repeat Testing Among Patients Diagnosed with Chlamydia and Gonorrhea at a Public STD Clinic: San Francisco 2005-2006
Susan S. Philip, MD, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Katherine Ahrens, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Kyle T. Bernstein, PhD, ScM, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Jeffrey D. Klausner, MD, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Targeted Versus Expanded HIV-1 Testing in a Municipal STD Clinic in San Francisco, CA
Seth B. Shonkoff, MPH, Candidate, University of California, Berkeley; Katherine Ahrens, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Andrew Reynolds, BA, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Robert Kohn, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Jeffrey D. Klausner, MD, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health
STD Testing of HIV-infected MSM at Eight U.S. Clinics
Karen Hoover, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Mary Odell Butler, PhD, Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation
Syphilis and HIV Co-infection in New Mexico, 1998-2007
Kathleen Rooney, New Mexico Department of Health; Sarah Valway, DMD, MPH, New Mexico Department of Health
Data Analysis Needs Assessment of STD Programs for the Self-directed and STD-focused SAS Instruction (SASSI) Curriculum
Molly Dowling, MPH, CHES, CDC; Robert Nelson, MPH, CDC; Rose Horsley, BS, CDC; Rheta Barnes, MSN, MPH, CDC; David Block, BA, CDC; Sam Groseclose, DVM, MPH, CDC
STD Infection Link Data Mining and Visualization
Joy Alamgir, BS, Consilience Software
Using Syndromic Surveillance (SS) to Improve Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Surveillance and Adherence to Treatment Guidelines in Philadelphia
Melinda E. Salmon, BS, Philadelphia Department of Public Health; Steven Alles, MD, MS, MFA, Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Socio-demographic and Economic Factors Associated with Gonorrhea Incidence Rates, 2005
Akbar A. Zaidi, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Syphilis Testing at a Large-scale Outreach Event
Charles Tamble, LSW, Hennepin County; William Burleson, BA, Minnesota Department of Health; Derek Blechinger, Bachelor, of, Arts, Hennepin County; Javier Bucher, -1987, General, Physician, Hennepin County
Steady Declines in Primary and Secondary Syphilis, San Francisco 2005-2007
Jeffrey D. Klausner, MD, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Wendy Wolf, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Robert Kohn, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Kyle T. Bernstein, PhD, ScM, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Jacqueline McCright, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Susan Philip, MD, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health; Frank Strona, MPH, San Francisco Department Of Public Health; Giuliano Nieri, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Increasing Rates of Early Syphilis and HIV Among Young MSM in Baltimore- City
Toni Flemming, BS, MS, Baltimore City Health Department, Centers for Disease Control; G. Olthoff, MHA, Baltimore City Health Department, Centers for Disease Control; Denise Freeman, BS, MA, Baltimore City Health Department, Centers for Disease Control; Michelle Joe, Baltimore City Health Department, Centers for Disease Control; Deborah Macklin, Baltimore City Health Department; Stacey Dennis, Baltimore City Health Department
Syphilis in the Heartland: A Retrospective Case Study of Innovative Approaches to an Early Syphilis Outbreak in Central Illinois
Sonya Kuykendall, RN, BSN, PHN, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District; Awais Vaid, MBBS, MPH, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District; Jeffery M. Erdman, BS, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District
"Reason for Testing" Among Patients Found to Have Syphilis
William Burleson, Minnesota Department of Health; Cindy Lind-Livingston, Minnesota Department of Health; Peter Carr, MPH, Minnesota Department of Health
Describing a Syphilis Outbreak on a Rural Arizona American Indian Reservation
Michelle Johnson, MPH, Arizona Department of Health Services
Increasing Hepatitis A and B Vaccination Intentions Among High-risk MSM: Results from an Internet Assessment
Aner Barriola, BA, American Social Health Association; Lisa Gilbert, PhD, American Social Health Association
Hepatitis B Immunization Practices at an Urban STD Clinic
Bruce W. Furness, MD, MPH, STD Control Program physician; Shukdeo Sankar, MD, District of Columbia Government; Jessica Sharkey, MPH, George Washington University
Unanswered Questions about Genital Herpes
Folashade A. Omisore, American Social Health Association; Lisa Gilbert, PhD, American Social Health Association; Aner Barriola, BA, American Social Health Association
New Sensitive and Specific Rapid HSV-2 Antibody Test
Andy Hudak, Focus Diagnostics; Jay A. Lieberman, MD, Focus Diagnostics; Gary A. Richwald, MD, MPH, HSV & HPV Support Groups
Patients' Attitudes about Rapid Oral HIV Testing in an Urban, Free Dental Clinic
Craig A. Dietz, DO, The Kansas City Free Health Clinic; Elizabeth Ablah, PhD, MPH, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita; David Reznik, DDS, Grady Health System
Multi-method Formative Research to Understand the Needs and Internet Use of Persons Recently Diagnosed with HIV
Keith J. Horvath, PhD, University of Minnesota; Cari Courtenay-Quirk, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Holly Fisher, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Eileen Harwood, PhD, University of Minnesota; Rachel E. Kachur, MPH, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; Mary McFarlane, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Ann O'Leary, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; B. R. Simon Rosser, PhD, MPH, University of Minnesota
Assessment of Linkage to Care and the Disease Stage at Diagnosis for South Carolina HIV-infected Individuals Diagnosed from January 1st, 2004 to December 31st, 2006
Ikechukwu Udo Ogbuanu, MD, MPH, University of South Carolina; Lynda Kettinger, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; Terri Stephens, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; Jerry Gibson, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; Wayne A. Duffus, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Benefits of Offering Rapid HIV Testing in Public Health Centers
Cassandra Marquette, BS, of, Science, in, Medi, Fulton County Department of Health & Wellness; Robert Glover, BS, Fulton County Department of Health & Wellness; Pradnya Tambe, M.D., Fulton County Department of Health & Wellness; Ruby Lewis-Hardy, BA, Fulton County Department of Health & Wellness; Michelle Allen, BA, Fulton County Department of Health & Wellness; Eric Benning, M.D., MPH, Fulton County Department of Health & Wellness; Steven Katkowsky, M.D., Fulton County Department of Health & Wellness
Giving Positive HIV Test Results Over the Phone: Essentials for Success
Juan A. Mendez, Multnomah County Health Department
The Potential Health and Economic Benefits of Preventing Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP) Through Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination
Harrell W. Chesson, PhD, CDC; Sara E. Forhan, MD, MPH, CDC; Sami L. Gottlieb, MD, MSPH, CDC; Lauri E. Markowitz, MD, CDC
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