Sexually transmitted diseases in the USA: temporal trends

Sevgi O Aral; Kevin A Fenton; King K Holmes

doi:10.1136/sti.2007.026245

Sexually transmitted diseases in the USA: temporal trends

Sex Transm Infect. 2007 Jul;83(4):257-66. doi: 10.1136/sti.2007.026245.

Authors

Sevgi O Aral¹, Kevin A Fenton, King K Holmes

Affiliation

¹ Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease, National Centers for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. [email protected]

Abstract

This paper reviews the temporal trends in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and discusses the factors affecting the epidemiology of bacterial STDs.

MeSH terms

Antibody Formation
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Prevalence
Residence Characteristics
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / epidemiology*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / immunology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / epidemiology*
Socioeconomic Factors
United States / epidemiology