In June 2000, the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) organized a review of the
scientific evidence on the effectiveness of condoms in preventing sexually transmitted …

The bacterial biota of the human vagina can have a profound impact on the health of women
and their neonates. Changes in the vaginal microbiota have been associated with several …

Background. Trichomonas vaginalis causes a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in
women, yet trichomoniasis in male sexual partners is not well recognized. Nucleic acid …

Objective To systematically review the evidence for effectiveness of HIV and sexually
transmitted infection (STI) prevention interventions in female sex workers in resource poor …

Background: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common reason for abnormal vaginal
discharge in reproductive-age women and one of its most important causative agents is the …

Abstract In El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, we recruited 2466
female sex workers (FSWs) by probabilistic or comprehensive sampling and 1418 men who …

OBJECTIVE: To describe syphilis prevalence in men who have sex with men (MSM), the
transgender population, and sex workers and their clients, identifying critical geographical …

A cross-sectional prevalence survey of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) was conducted
among female sex workers (FSWs) in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. A total of 505 …

Sex workers have high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), many of them easily
curable with antibiotics. STIs as co-factors and frequent unprotected exposure put sex …

Approximately 19 million cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), occur in the United
States each year (1). For sexually active persons, male latex condoms remain the most …