title: Recent developments in STDs: I. Bacterial diseases.
abstract: Bacterial pathogens account for a significant portion of the current STD epidemic in the United States. Gonorrhea, syphilis, and chancroid are especially rife in the nation's poverty pockets. Chlamydial infection, the most common bacterial STD, is prevalent at all socioeconomic levels. A recurrent theme in these diseases is coexisting infection, sometimes involving HIV.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Handsfield
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents