STI

This report presents data for 2002-2007 on sexual and reproductive health of persons aged 10-24 years in the United States. Data were compiled from the National Vital Statistics System and multiple surveys and surveillance systems that monitor sexual and reproductive health outcomes. The report addresses three primary topics: (1) current levels of risk behavior and health outcomes; (2) disparities by sex, age, race/ethnicity, and geographic residence; and (3) trends over time.

This report summarizes the sexually transmitted disease morbidity for Los Angeles County for 2008. It identifies trends and patterns and provides updates of Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and PID reportable STDs in the county.

This press release is a media announcement from CDC describing the latest findings that more than 1.5 million cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea were reported in 2008. The report – Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2008, which tracks reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis in the United States – also showed that African-Americans continue to be more disproportionately affected by STDs than any other racial or ethnic group.

This report presents statistics and trends for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) in the United States. The report is divided into two parts: the National STD Profile (1984-2007) contains text and figures that provide an overview of STD morbidity among AI/AN in the United States; and the IHS profiles (1998-2007) present STD rates and trends for the 12 IHS administrative areas.

This report summarizes results of a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the San Francisco Department of Public Health to gather data on rectal and pharyngeal gonorrhea and chlamydia testing at screening sites managed by six gay-focused community-based organizations (CBOs) in five US cities during 2007. The purpose of the study was to determine sexually transmitted disease testing practices among CBOs serving men who have sex with men (MSM). Findings indicate that three organizations collected samples for nucleic acid amplification (NAA) testing and three for culture.

This report on the Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP), a national sentinel surveillance system that monitors trends in antimicrobial susceptibilities of strains of gonorrhea in the United States among selected sexually transmitted diseases clinics in about 25-30 sentinel sites. This report shows site-specific profiles of figures depicting the demographic and clinical data of the patients with gonorrhea enrolled in GISP and the antimicrobial susceptibility results of the gonorrhea isolates submitted.

This report presents statistics and trends for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States through 2008. The information is based on (1) notifiable disease reporting from state and local STD programs; (2) projects that monitor STD prevalence in various settings, including the Regional Infertility Prevention Projects (IPP), the National Job Training Program, the Indian Health Service, the Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Prevalence Monitoring Project, and the Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP); and (3) national surveys by federal and private organizations.

This serial updates the 2006 clinical guidelines for treating sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). These recommendations were developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in consultation with professionals knowledgeable about the treatment of STDs.

This report summarizes an enhanced outbreak response, which identified 106 cases of syphilis with onset from January 2007 to June 2009, including six congenital cases in a Southwest Indian Nation. The enhanced, coordinated multiagency response involved tribal and Pima County Health Departments, the Indian Health Service (IHS), the Arizona Department of Health Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).