TB in those with HIV in Malagasy (Madagascar)
This video illustrates the interactions between TB and HIV, including their impact on the immune system, TB testing, and TB treatment.
Treatment and Care
GISP Site Specific Profiles
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.
Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Correctional and Detention Facilities
This Power Point presentation contains 181 slides that provide guidelines for the prevention and control of TB in correctional facilities, as recommended by CDC.
Clinical and Behavioral Characteristics of Adults Receiving Medical Care for HIV Infection: Medical Monitoring Project 2005 Pilot Data Collection Cycle
This surveillance report presents results based on interview data from the pilot cycle of the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP), during which information was collected on patients in care during 2005. Data were collected during January 2006 - August 2007. Interviews were conducted in 10 project areas, and 899 persons participated; 72 percent were male, 26 percent female, and 2 percent transgender. Medical record abstractions were conducted in 6 project areas.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2010
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.
Syphilis Outbreak Among American Indians--Arizona, 2007-2009
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).
Strategic Realignment of Funding to Support Priorities in Sexual Health and STD Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
This report provides a record of the proceedings of the Legacy Funding Realignment Consultation held on July 8, 2010, in Atlanta, Georgia. It includes notes on the opening session, an overview of the consultation, an overview of the Division of STD Prevention Priorities, an overview of challenges and opportunities in STD disparities in the United States, and an overview of the CDC National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention’s (NCHHSTP) Public Health Ethics Activities.
Annual Rates of Hospitalizaton With a Diagnosis of HIV/AIDS Among Persons aged =45 Years, by Sex–National Hospital Discharge Survey, United States, 1997–2007
This report provides statistics on annual hospitalizations estimated from hospital discharges during 1997–2007 with any listed HIV/AIDS diagnoses. From 1997-2007 a substantially higher rate of men than women aged greater than or equal to 45 years were hospitalized with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS. Hospitalization rates for men in this age group increased from 7.7 per 10,000 in 1997 to 14.8 in 2007; rates for women in this age group increased from 1.9 per 10,000 in 1997 to 4.9 in 2007.
Viral Hepatitis: Information for Gay and Bisexual Men
This information sheet discusses the viral infections Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C, which cause liver disease. It describes the modes of transmission for each, the epidemiology of these diseases in the United States, the difference between acute and chronic disease as well as the symptoms, methods of diagnosis, and treatment. The information sheet explains the high risk of these diseases among gay and bisexual men and notes that experts recommend that gay and bisexual men should be tested for Hepatitis B and should be vaccinated for Hepatitis A and B.
Hepatitis B: Are You at Risk?
This information sheet discusses hepatitis B, a contagious liver disease caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus. It explains the difference between acute infection and chronic disease. It describes Hepatitis B transmission, whether the disease is common, its symptoms, how it is diagnosed, the seriousness of the disease, the importance of being tested for Hepatitis B and who should be tested, treatment, how persons with hepatitis B can take care of their liver, and how the disease can be prevented by getting vaccinated.