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Sexually transmitted infections among US women and men: prevalence and incidence estimates, 2008.
Catherine L. Satterwhite,Elizabeth Torrone,Elissa Meites,Eileen F. Dunne,Reena Mahajan,M. Cheryl Bañez Ocfemia,John R. Su,Fujie Xu,Hillard Weinstock +8 more
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Sexually transmitted infections are common in the United States, with a disproportionate burden among young adolescents and adults, and public health efforts should focus on prevention among at-risk populations to reduce the number and impact of STIs.Abstract:
BackgroundMost sexually active people will be infected with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) at some point in their lives. The number of STIs in the United States was previously estimated in 2000. We updated previous estimates to reflect the number of STIs for calendar year 2008.MethodsWe reviread more
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H. Irene Hall,Ruiguang Song,Philip Rhodes,Joseph Prejean,Qian An,Lisa M. Lee,John M. Karon,Ron Brookmeyer,Edward H. Kaplan,Matthew T. McKenna,Robert S. Janssen +10 more
TL;DR: This study provides the first direct estimates of HIV incidence in the United States using laboratory technologies previously implemented only in clinic-based settings and indicated that HIV incidence increased in the mid-1990s, then slightly declined after 1999 and has been stable thereafter.
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The epidemiology of genital human papillomavirus infection.
Helen Trottier,Eduardo L. Franco +1 more
TL;DR: Persistent infection with HR-HPVs is now unequivocally established as a necessary cause of cervical cancer and is likely to be responsible for a substantial proportion of other anogenital neoplasms and upper aero-digestive tract cancers.
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Epidemiology of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection
TL;DR: Strong epidemiologic and molecular data link HPV infection to cervical and other anogenital cancers, and the types of HPV most commonly detected in cancers are HPV-16 and HPV-18.
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Estimated HIV incidence in the United States, 2006-2009.
Joseph Prejean,Ruiguang Song,Angela L. Hernandez,Rebecca Ziebell,Timothy A. Green,Frances J. Walker,Lillian S. Lin,Qian An,Jonathan Mermin,Amy Lansky,H. Irene Hall +10 more
TL;DR: Overall, HIV incidence in the United States was relatively stable 2006–2009; however, among young MSM, particularly black/African American MSM, incidence increased and expanded, improved, and targeted prevention is necessary to reduce HIV incidence.