Epidemiology of Infections in Women

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 581-599

  Risser, Jan M H ^a   Risser, William L ^b   Risser, Amanda L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNICITY; GIARDIASIS; GONORRHEA; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LACTOBACILLUS; LYME DISEASE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PERTUSSIS; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHIGELLOSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; TUBERCULOSIS; ULCUS MOLLE; UNITED STATES; VAGINITIS; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049112342     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2008.05.001     Document Type: Review

References (67)

1. Last J. A dictionary of epidemiology. 4th edition (2001), Oxford University Press, Oxford (UK)
2. Aral S.O., Fenton K.A., and Holmes K.K. Sexually transmitted diseases in the USA: temporal trends. Sex Transm Infect 83 8 (2007) 257-266
3. Garnett G. The transmission dynamics of sexually transmitted infections (Chapter 3). In: Holmes K., Sparling P., Stamm W., et al. (Eds). Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edition (2008), McGraw Hill, New York
4. May R., and Anderson R. Transmission dynamics of HIV infection. Nature 326 18 (1987) 151-162
5. Aral S., and Holmes K. The epidemiology of STIs and their social and behavioral determinants: industrialized and developing countries (Chapter 5). In: Holmes K., Sparling P., Stamm W., et al. (Eds). Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edition (2008), Mc Graw Hill, New York
6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually transmitted disease surveillance 2006. Available at:. http://www.cdc.gov/std
7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually transmitted disease surveillance 2006. Available at: (2007), US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta (GA) Accessed January 15, 2008
8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nationally notifiable infectious diseases. 2008. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncphi/disss/nndss/phs/infdis.htm. Accessed December 08, 2008.
9. McNabb S.J., Hall-Baker P.A., Adams D.A., et al. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summary of notifiable diseases-United States, 2006. MMWR 53 53 (2008) 1-96
10. Ross M.W., Courtney P., Dennison J., et al. Incomplete reporting of race and ethnicity in gonorrhoea cases and potential bias in disease reporting by private and public sector providers. Int J STD AIDS 15 11 (2004) 778
11. Risser J.M., Hwang L.Y., Risser W.L., et al. The epidemiology of syphilis in the waning years of an epidemic: Houston, Texas, 1991-1997. Sex Transm Dis 26 3 (1999) 121-126
12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Racial disparities in nationally notifiable diseases-United States, 2002. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 54 01 (2005) 9-11
13. Risser W.L., Cromwell P.F., Bortot A.T., et al. Impact of new diagnostic criteria on the prevalence and incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 17 1 (2004) 39-44
14. Risser W.L., and Hwang L.Y. Problems in the current case definitions of congenital syphilis. J Pediatr 129 4 (1996) 499-505
15. Yetman R.J., Risser W.L., Barth B.A., et al. Problems in physicianapos;s classification and reporting of congenital syphilis. Int J STD AIDS 9 12 (1998) 765-768
16. National Center for Health Statistics, NHANES. 1999-2002. Available at:. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm Accessed February 1, 2008
17. Global prevalence and incidence of selected curable sexually transmitted infections. Overview and estimates (2001), World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). http://who.int/hiv/pub/sti/who_hiv_aids_2001.02.pdf Accessed January 30, 2008
18. Ezzati M., Lopez A.D., Rodgers A., et al., Comparative Risk Assessment Collaborating. Selected major risk factors and global and regional burden of disease. Lancet 360 9343 (2002) 1347-1360
19. Bellamy C. Globalization and infectious diseases in women. Emerg Infect Dis 10 11 (2004) 2022-2024
20. Gerberding J. Women and infectious diseases. [serial on the Internet]. Available at:. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol10no11/04-0800.htm Accessed November, 2004
21. Joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS. 2006 Report on the global AIDS epidemic (2006), UNAIDS, Geneva (Switzerland)
22. Weinstock H., Berman S., and Cates Jr. W. Sexually transmitted diseases among American youth: incidence and prevalence estimates, 2000. Perspect Sex Reprod Health 36 1 (2004) 6-10
23. Morris M., Goodreau S., and Moody J. Sexual networks, concurrency, and STD/HIV (Chapter 6). In: Holmes K., Sparling P., Stamm W., et al. (Eds). Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edition (2008), Mc Graw Hill, New York
24. Laumann E.O., and Youm Y. Racial/ethnic group differences in the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States: a network explanation. Sex Transm Dis 26 5 (1999) 250-261
25. Hillier S., Marrazzo J., and Holmes K. Bacterial vaginosis (Chapter 42). In: Holmes K. (Ed). Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edition (2007), Mc Graw Hill, New York
26. Koumans E.H., Sternberg M., Bruce C., et al. The prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in the United States, 2001-2004; associations with symptoms, sexual behaviors, and reproductive health. Sex Transm Dis 34 11 (2007) 864-869
27. Cu-Uvin S., Hogan J.W., Caliendo A.M., et al. Association between bacterial vaginosis and expression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in the female genital tract. Clin Infect Dis 33 6 (2001) 894-896
28. Myer L., Denny L., Telerant R., et al. Bacterial vaginosis and susceptibility to HIV infection in South African women: a nested case-control study. J Infect Dis 192 8 (2005) 1372-1380
29. Allsworth J.E., and Peipert J.F. Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis: 2001-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. Obstet Gynecol 109 1 (2007) 114-120
30. Evans A.L., Scally A.J., Wellard S.J., et al. Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in lesbians and heterosexual women in a community setting. Sex Transm Infect 83 6 (2007) 470-475
31. Culhane J.F., Rauh V., McCollum K.F., et al. Exposure to chronic stress and ethnic differences in rates of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women. Am J Obstet Gynecol 187 5 (2002) 1272-1276
32. Cherpes T., Hillier S., Meyn L., et al. A delicate balance: risk factors for acquisition of bacterial vaginosis include sexual activity, absence of hydrogen peroxide-producing lactobacilli, Black race, and positive herpes simplex virus type 2 serology. Sex Transm Dis 35 1 (2008) 78-83
33. Stamm W.E. Chlamydia trachomatis infections in the adult (Chapter 32). In: Holmes K., Sparling P., Stamm W., et al. (Eds). Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edition (2008), Mc Graw Hill, New York
34. Fleming D.T., and Wasserheit J.N. From epidemiological synergy to public health policy and practice: the contribution of other sexually transmitted diseases to sexual transmission of HIV infection. Sex Transm Infect 75 1 (1999) 3-17
35. Datta S.D., Sternberg M., Johnson R.E., et al. Gonorrhea and chlamydia in the United States among persons 14 to 39 years of age, 1999 to 2002. Ann Intern Med 147 2 (2007) 89-96
36. Risser J.M., Risser W.L., Gefter L.R., et al. Implementation of a screening program for chlamydial infection in incarcerated adolescents. Sex Transm Dis 28 1 (2001) 43-46
37. Miller W.C., Ford C.A., Morris M., et al. Prevalence of chlamydial and gonococcal infections among young adults in the United States. JAMA 291 18 (2004) 2229-2236
38. Spinola S.M. Chancroid and Haemophilus ducreyi (Chapter 39). In: Holmes K., Sparling P., Stamm W., et al. (Eds). Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edition (2008), Mc Graw Hill, New York
39. Steen R. Eridacting chancroid. Bull World Health Organ 79 9 (2001) 818-826
40. Hook E.W., and Handsfield H.H. Gonococcal infections in the adult (Chapter 35). In: Holmes K., Sparling P., Stamm W., et al. (Eds). Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edition (2008), Mc Graw Hill, New York
41. Einwalter L.A., Ritchie J.M., Ault K.A., et al. Gonorrhea and chlamydia infection among women visiting family planning clinics: racial variation in prevalence and predictors. Perspect Sex Reprod Health 37 3 (2005) 135-140
42. Lok A., McMahon B., and Chronic hepatitis B. AASLD practice guidelines. Hepatology 34 6 (2001) 1125-1241
43. Coleman P.J., McQuillan G., Moyer L., et al. Incidence of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States, 1976-1994: estimates from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. J Infect Dis 178 (1998) 954-959
44. Fleming D., McQuillan G., and Johnson R.J. Herpes simplex virus type 2 in the United States 1976 to 1994. N Engl J Med 337 16 (1997) 1105-1111
45. Corey L., and Wald A. Genital herpes (Chapter 24). In: Holmes K., Sparling P., Stamm W., et al. (Eds). Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edition (2008), Mc Graw Hill, New York
46. Tracking the hidden epidemics. Trends in STDs in the United States. 2000. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: www.cdc.gov/std/Trends2000/Trends2000.pdf. Accessed June, 2008.
47. Bradford R.D., Whitley R.J., and Stagno S. Herpesvirus infection in neonates and children: cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus (Chapter 84). In: Holmes K., Sparling P., Stamm W., et al. (Eds). Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edition (2008), Mc Graw Hill, New York
48. Freeman E., Weiss H.A., Glynn J.R., et al. Herpes simplex virus 2 infection increases HIV acquisition in men and women: systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. AIDS 20 1 (2006) 73-83
49. Armstrong G.L., Schillinger J., Markowitz L.E., et al. Incidence of herpes simplex type 2 infections in the United States. Am J Epidemiol 153 9 (2001) 912-920
50. AIDS epidemic update 2007 UNAIDS and the World Health Organization. 2007. Available at: www.unaids.org. Accessed January 20, 2008.
51. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report 2006, vol. 18. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resouces/reports/. Atlanta (GA): US Department of Health and Human Services; 2005. Accessed June, 2008.
52. Spielberg F., and Kurth A.E. Counseling and testing for HIV infection. In: Holmes K., Sparling P., Stamm W., et al. (Eds). Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edition (2008), Mc Graw Hill, New York
53. Adimora A.A., Schoenbach V.J., Martinson F.E., et al. Heterosexually transmitted HIV infection among African American Americans in North Carolina. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 41 5 (2006) 616-623
54. Winer R.L., and Koutsky L.A. Genital human papillomavirus infection (Chapter 28). In: Holmes K., Sparling P., Stamm W., et al. (Eds). Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edition (2008), Mc Graw Hill, New York
55. Cates Jr. W. Estimates of the incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted disease in the United States. American Social Health Association Panel. Sex Transm Dis 26 (1999) S2-S7
56. Ho G.Y., Bierman R., Beardsley L., et al. Natural history of cervicovaginal papillomavirus infection in young women. N Engl J Med 338 7 (1998) 423-428
57. Dempsey A.F., Koutsky L.A., and Golden M. Potential impact of human papillomavirus vaccines on public STD clinic workloads and on opportunities to diagnose and treat other sexually transmitted diseases. Sex Transm Dis 34 7 (2007) 503-507
58. Dunne E.F., Unger E.R., Sternberg M., et al. Prevalence of HPV infection among females in the United States. JAMA 297 8 (2007) 813-819
59. Manhart L.E., Holmes K.K., Koutsky L.A., et al. Human papillomavirus infection among sexually active young women in the United States: implications for developing a vaccination strategy. Sex Transm Dis 33 8 (2006) 502-508
60. Paavonen J., Westrom L., and Eschenbach D. Pelvic inflammatory disease (Chapter 56). In: Holmes K., Sparling P., Stamm W., et al. (Eds). Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edition (2008), Mc Graw Hill, New York
61. Scholes D., Stergachis A., Heidrich F., et al. Prevention of pelvic inflammatory disease by screening for cervical chlamydial infection. N Engl J Med 334 (1996) 1362-1366
62. US Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy people 2010. 2nd edition (2000), Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
63. Hobbs M.M., Sena A.C., Swygard H., et al. Trichomonas vaginalis and trichomoniasis (Chapter 43). In: Holmes K., Sparling P., Stamm W., et al. (Eds). Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th edition (2008), Mc Graw Hill, New York
64. Sorvillo F., Smith L., Kerndt P., et al. Trichomonas vaginalis, HIV, and African-Americans. Emerg Infect Dis 7 6 (2001) 927-932
65. McClelland R.S., Sangare L., Hassan W.M., et al. Infection with Trichomonas vaginalis increases the risk of HIV-1 acquisition. J Infect Dis 195 5 (2007) 698-702
66. Sutton M.Y., Sternberg M.R., Koumans E., et al. Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among reproductive-age women in the United States, 2001-2004. Clinical Infectious Diseases 45 10 (2007) 1319-1326
67. Helms DJ, Mosure D, Peterman T, et al. Risk factors for incident Trichomonas vaginalis among women recruited in RESPECT-2, an HIV prevention trial. Available at: http://cdc.confex.com/cdc/std2006/techprogram/P10735.HTM. Paper presented at the 2006 National STD Prevention Conference. Jacksonville, Florida; May 10, 2006.