- ►ajph.org [PDF] RT Rolfs, M Goldberg, RG Sharrar - American Journal of Public …, 1990 - Am Public Health Assoc Introduction In 1986, the incidence ofreported primary and secondary syphilis in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was 38.0 cases per 100,000 persons, a 62 percent increase compared
to 1985. This increase reversed a four-year period of declining syphilis incidence in ... Cited by 208 - Related articles - All 6 versions
- ►nih.gov AE Singh, B Romanowski - Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1999 - cmr.highwire.org Syphilis is a chronic disease with a waxing and waning course, the manifestations of which have
been described for centuries. It occurs worldwide, and the incidence varies significantly with
geographic location. Transmission is mainly by sexual contact. The causative organism, ... Cited by 191 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 11 versions
RT Rolfs, AK Nakashima - JAMA, 1990 - Am Med Assoc Between 1981 and 1989, the incidence of primary and secondary syphilis in the United States
increased 34%, from 13.7 to 18.4 cases per 100,000 persons, the highest since 1949. The populations
affected most by syphilis also changed substantially. From a peak of 10.0 cases per ... Cited by 114 - Related articles - All 3 versions
S Brody - 1997 - books.google.com Lifetime Number of Partners, Frequency of Intercourse, and the Low AIDS Risk of Vaginal Intercourse
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- ►nih.gov [PDF] FM Cowan, R French, AM Johnson - Genitourinary Medicine, 1996 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Introduction Partner notification (also known as contact tracing) is the process of contacting the
sexual partners of an individual with a sexually trans- mitted disease (STD) and advising them
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EH Koumans, TA Farley, JJ Gibson, C … - Sexually transmitted …, 2001 - journals.lww.com Background and Goal: In areas with persistent syphilis, to characterize persons at higher risk
for transmitting syphilis. Study Design: Cohort study. Structured interviews of per- sons with early
syphilis from four research centers were linked to outcomes of partner tracing. Results: Of ... Cited by 61 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
KE Nelson, D Vlahov, S Cohn, M Odunmbaku, A … - The Journal of infectious …, 1991 - jstor.org Page 1. 457 Sexually Transmitted Diseases in a Population of Intravenous Drug Users:
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KA Fenton, TA Peterman - Aids, 1997 - journals.lww.com Partner notification (or contact tracing) is the process of informing individuals of their potential
exposure to an infectious disease and offering counselling and treat- ment [1]. Over the past
40 years, partner notification has formed a central component in sexually transmitted ... Cited by 55 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
