Transhymenal cultures for sexually transmissible organisms.

Sexually transmissible infections in MSM

Although gay men in Sydney are generally well-informed about HIV and their own serostatus, their knowledge of other sexually transmissible infections (STIs)—including their own infection and vaccination history— appears to be much lower, according to an ongoing study of HIV-negative gay men. These findings suggest a need for more education around STIs to complement recently-introduced guideline...

Sexually transmitted organisms in sexually abused children.

OBJECTIVE To establish the prevalence of sexually transmitted organisms and other genital organisms in potentially sexually abused children. DESIGN Prospective study of children attending an inner London department of community paediatrics for evaluation of possible sexual abuse. SUBJECTS Children under 16 referred for evaluation of possible sexual abuse. OUTCOME MEASURES Prevalence of se...

Sexually transmissible diseases in injecting drug users.

Self-reported histories of sexually transmissible diseases (STDs) and HIV serostatus were investigated as part of a study of HIV risk behaviour in a sample of 1245 Syndey injecting drug users (IDUs) (mean age 27.5 years) both in and out of treatment. A high lifetime prevalence of STDs was reported in both men and women. For male IDUs, the lowest reported lifetime prevalence of STDs was in heter...

Watermarking sexually reproducing diploid organisms

UNLABELLED DNA watermarks are used for hiding messages or for authenticating genetically modified organisms. Recently, we presented an algorithm called DNA-Crypt for generating DNA-based watermarks that can be integrated into the genome by using the characteristics of the degenerative genetic code. DNA-Crypt generates the watermark by replacing single bases and thus creating synonymous codons t...

BASHH statement on partner notification for sexually transmissible infections