| Topic |
Readings |
| General |
O'Brien D, Royalance F. City considers unusual tactic against STDs: Patients would provide medications to partners. Baltimore Sun March 15, 2007
Bruckner H, Bearman P. After the promise: The STD consequences of adolescent virginity pledges. J Adolescent Health 2005;36:271-278
Klausner KD, et al. Tracing a syphilis outbreak through cyberspace. JAMA. 2000;284:447-449 |
| Lecture 1: Introduction to the Course: Housekeeping and How We Use Public Health |
Institute of Medicine. Executive Summary. In: Hidden Epidemic: Confronting Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 1997.
National Coalition of STD Directors. STD Program Core Components and Strategies, 2006.
WHO Guidelines for the Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2003 |
| Lecture 2: Epidemiologic Basis of STD Control: Introduction and STD Surveillance |
Donavan B. Sexually transmissible infections other than HIV. Lancet 2004;363:545-56
Division of STD Surveillance. Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2005. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, November 2006. |
| Lecture 3: STD Control: Introduction to Mathematical Models and STDs |
Rothenberg R. Maintenance of endemicity in urban environments: a hypothesis linking risk, network structure and geography. Sex Transm Infect 2007;83:10-15
Golden MR, Manhart LE. Innovative approaches to the prevention and control of bacterial sexually transmitted infections. Infect Dis Clin N Am 2005;19:513-540
Holmes KK, et al. Effectiveness of condoms in preventing sexually transmitted
infections. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2004;82(6):454-461
Stanberry LR, Rosenthal SL. Progress in vaccines for sexually transmitted diseases. Infect Dis Clin N Am 2005;19:477-490
Fisman DN. Syphilis resurgent in China. Lancet 2007;369:84-85 |
| Lecture 4: Introduction to STI Policy and Programming |
Glasier A, Gulmezoglu AM, Schmid GP, Moreno CG, Van Look PFA. Sexual and reproductive health: a matter of life and death. Lancet 2006;368:1595-1607
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| Lecture 5: Gonorrhea and Chlamydia |
Turner CF, et al. Untreated gonococcal and chlamydial infection in a probability sample of adults. JAMA 2002;287:726-733
Peterman TA. High Incidence of New Sexually Transmitted Infections in the Year following a Sexually Transmitted Infection: A Case for Rescreening. Ann Intern Med 2006;145:564-572
Ghanem KG, et al. Fluoroquinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae: the inevitable epidemic. Infect Dis Clin N Am 2005;19:351-365
Miller WC, et al. Prevalence of Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections Among Young Adults in the United States. JAMA 2004;291:2229-2236
Peipert JF. Genital Chlamydial Infections. NEJM 2003;349:2424-30
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for Chlamydial Infection. Recommendations and Rationale. Am J Prev Med 2001;20(3S):90-94
Nelson HD, Helfand M. Screening for Chlamydial Infection. Am J Prev Med 2001;20(3S):95-107 |
| Lecture 6: Vaginitis and PID |
Erbelding EJ, Zenilman J. Toward Better Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. NEJM 2005;352:7
Golden MR, et al. Effect of Expedited Treatment of Sex Partners on Recurrent or Persistent Gonorrhea or Chlamydial Infection. NEJM 2005;352:676-85
Marrazzo JM. Mucopurulent Cervicitis: No Longer Ignored, but Still Misunderstood. Infect Dis Clin N Am 2005;19:333-349
Ross JDC. Is Mycoplasma genitalium a Cause of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease? Infect Dis Clin N Am 2005;19:407-413
Sobel JD. What's New in Bacterial Vaginosis and Trichomoniasis? Infect Dis Clin N Am 2005;19:387-406 |
| Lecture 7: Syphilis |
Niccolai LM, et al. Early Syphilis Among Men in Connecticut: Epidemiologic and Spatial Patterns. Sex Transm Dis 2007;34:183-187.
Golden MR, et al. Update on syphilis: Resurgence of an old problem. JAMA 2003;290:1510-1514
Peterman TA, et al. The Changing Epidemiology of Syphilis. Sex Transm Dis 2005;32:S4-S10 |
| Lecture 8: Update on Genital Herpes |
New York State Department of Health. Herpes simplex virus in the newborn. June 2006.
New York State Department of Health. Circumcision Protocol Regarding the Prevention of Neonatal Herpes Transmission. November 2006.
Purnick J. Taking a Stand on a Rite with Hazards. New York Times Jan 9, 2006
New York City Health Commissioner. 2005 Health Alert #46: Neonatal herpes infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 following circumcision with oral suctioning. December 13, 2005.
Gesundheit B, et al. Neonatal Genital Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Infection After Jewish Ritual Circumcision: Modern Medicine and Religious Tradition. Pediatrics 2004;114:e259-e263
Patel R, Rampalo A. Managing Patients with Genital Herpes and their Sexual Partners. Infect Dis Clin N Am 2005;19:427-438
Tanne JH. Ultra-Orthodox Jews criticised over circumcision practice. BMJ 2006;332:137 |
| Lecture 9: Genital Human Papillomavirus |
Cox T, Cuzick J. HPV DNA testing in cervical cancer screening: From evidence to policies. Gynecologic Oncology 2006;103:8-11
Milloy C. District's HPV Proposal Tinged With Ugly Assumptions. Washington Post January 10, 2007
Levine S, Harris HR. A wave of Support for HPV Vaccination of Girls; D.C., Md. , Va. Proposals Part of National Effort to Prevent Cervical Cancer. Washington Post January 12, 2007
Saslow D, et al. American Cancer Society Guideline for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Use to Prevent Cervical Cancer and Its Precursors. CA Cancer J Clin 2007;57;7-28
Burchell AN, et al. Chapter 6: Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of genital HPV infection. Vaccine 2006;24S3: S52-S61
Friedman LS, et al. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine: A Position Statement of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. J Adolescent Health 2006;39:620
Gravitt PE, Jamshidi R. Diagnosis and Management
of Oncogenic Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infection. Infect Dis Clin N Am 2005;19:439-458
Allan A. Don't rush to mandate HPV vaccine. Baltimore Sun February 8, 2007. |
| Lecture 10: HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections |
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings. MMWR 2006;55:RR-14
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC HIV/AIDS Science Facts: CDC Releases Revised HIV Testing Recommendations in Healthcare Settings. September 2006
Brown D. US Recommends Routine Testing For the AIDS virus. Washington Post September 22, 2006.
Reynolds SJ, et al. Developments in STD/HIV Interactions: The Intertwining Epidemics of HIV and HSV-2. Infect Dis Clin N Am 2005;19:415-425 |
| Lecture 11: STD Diagnostic Tests |
Gaydos CA, et al. Internet-Based Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis to Reach Nonclinic Populations With Mailed Self-Administered Vaginal Swabs. Sex Transm Dis 2006;33:451-457
Donegan E, et al. Sexually Transmitted Infection/HIV Laboratory Testing in Resource-Limited Countries
Steps to Improve Use Effective Testing and to Ensure Diagnostic Capacity. Sex Transm Dis 2003;30:905-908
Gaydos CA. Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia: Practice and Applications. Infect Dis Clin N Am 2005;19:367-386 |
| Lecture 12: Epidemiologic Basis for STI Policy and Programming: Interventions |
Manhart LE, Holmes KK. Randomized Controlled Trials of Individual-Level, Population-Level, and Multilevel Interventions for Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections: What Has Worked? J Infect Dis 2005;191(Suppl 1): S7-24
Cleland J, et al. Family planning: the unfinished agenda. Lancet 2006;368:1810-1827
Zenilman J. Behavioral Interventions: Rationale, Measurement, and Effectiveness. Infect Dis Clin N Am 2005;19:541-562 |
| Lecture 13: STDs in the International Setting |
World Health Organization. Consultation on STI interventions for preventing HIV: an appraisal of the evidence. July 2006 |
| Lecture 14: Behavioral Interventions |
Halifors DD, et al. Sexual and Drug Behavior Patterns and HIV and STD Racial Disparities: The Need for New Directions. Am J Public Health 2007;97:125-132
Lyles CM, et al. Best-Evidence Interventions: Findings From a Systematic Review of HIV Behavioral Interventions for US Populations at High Risk, 2000-2004. Am J Public Health. 2007;97:133-143
Philpott A, et al. Promoting protection and pleasure: amplifying the effectiveness of barriers against sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy. Lancet 2006;368:2028-2031
Mayaud P, Mabey D. Approaches to the control of sexually transmitted infections in developing countries: old problems and modern challenges. Sex Transm Infect 2004;80:174-182 |
| Lecture 15: Adolescents and STIs |
Ellen JM, et al. Perceived Social Cohesion and Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Sex Transm Dis 2004;31:117-122 |
| Lecture 16: Epidemiologic Basis for STI Policy and Programming: Development of Policy and Programming |
Zenilman J. Policy and Behavioral Interventions
for STDs. In:Â Behavioral Interventions for Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Aral SO, Douglas JM Jr, eds. Lipshutz JA, assoc ed. New York: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC; 2007.
Society for Adolescent Medicine. Abstinence-only education policies and programs: A position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. Journal of Adolescent Health 2006;38:83-87
Santelli JS, et al. Abstinence and abstinence-only education: A review of U.S. policies and programs. Journal of Adolescent Health 2006;38:72-81
UK Department of Health. The national strategy for sexual health and HIV implementation action plan. 26 June 2006. |
