TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexually transmitted diseases in injection drug users
AU - Kanno, Mettassebia B.
AU - Zenilman, Jonathan
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - The recommended work up for the diagnosis of STDs in injection drug users is presented in the box. Diagnostic work up for sexually transmitted disease in injection drug users: Asymptomatic patients-screening work up. Serology. VDRL, HIV antibody, hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C antibodies AND. Endocervical speciment. Genococcal culture, gonococcal DNA detection (probe) OR. Amlification (PCR), chlamydial DNA detection or amplification OR. Urine specimen - gonococcal and chlamydial DNA amplification (PCR) AND. Vaginal specimen. pH, clue cells, Trichomonas. Endourethral specimen. Gonococcal DNA amplification, chlamydial DNA amplification OR. Urine specimen-gonococcal and chlamydial amplification. Symptomatic patients-diagnostic work up. All of the above AND. Genital ulcers. Dark field microscopy, Herpes simplex virus-DNA detection or culture, and, depending on geographic risk factors, Gram's stain for Hemophilus duceryl. Exophytic lesions. Clinical diagnosis of genital warts, skin biopsy if treatment fails VDRL, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.
AB - The recommended work up for the diagnosis of STDs in injection drug users is presented in the box. Diagnostic work up for sexually transmitted disease in injection drug users: Asymptomatic patients-screening work up. Serology. VDRL, HIV antibody, hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C antibodies AND. Endocervical speciment. Genococcal culture, gonococcal DNA detection (probe) OR. Amlification (PCR), chlamydial DNA detection or amplification OR. Urine specimen - gonococcal and chlamydial DNA amplification (PCR) AND. Vaginal specimen. pH, clue cells, Trichomonas. Endourethral specimen. Gonococcal DNA amplification, chlamydial DNA amplification OR. Urine specimen-gonococcal and chlamydial amplification. Symptomatic patients-diagnostic work up. All of the above AND. Genital ulcers. Dark field microscopy, Herpes simplex virus-DNA detection or culture, and, depending on geographic risk factors, Gram's stain for Hemophilus duceryl. Exophytic lesions. Clinical diagnosis of genital warts, skin biopsy if treatment fails VDRL, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0891-5520(02)00011-9
DO - 10.1016/S0891-5520(02)00011-9
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12371126
AN - SCOPUS:0036736645
SN - 0891-5520
VL - 16
SP - 771
EP - 780
JO - Infectious disease clinics of North America
JF - Infectious disease clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -