A systematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors for sexual transmission of HIV in India
2012
Background Approximately 2.4 million people are living with HIV in India. This large disease burden, and potential for epidemic spread in some areas, demands a full understanding of transmission in...
Syphilis in drug users in low and middle income countries
2010
BACKGROUND: Genital ulcer disease (GUD), including syphilis, is an important cause of morbidity in low and middle income (LMI) countries and syphilis transmission is associated with HIV transmission. METHODS: We...
Strategies for partner notification for sexually transmitted diseases
2001
BACKGROUND: Partner notification has been practiced for decades, with substantial resources directed towards it, and with little evidence on whether it has made a public health impact on disease transmission....
Antibiotics for syphilis diagnosed during pregnancy
2001
Background: Congenital syphilis is an increasing problem particularly in many developing countries and in the transitional economies of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. In several countries this increase...
