Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Basic Elements

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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3. BASIC ELEMENTS

   1. History of Sexually Transmitted Infections

      • Michael Waugh

      Pages 3-11

   2. Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections

      • Aron Gewirtzman, Laura Bobrick, Kelly Conner, Stephen K. Tyring

      Pages 13-34

   3. Sexual Behavior and Psychological Aspects Associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections

      • Amber R. Gill, Parisa Ravanfar, Natalia Mendoza, Stephen K. Tyring

      Pages 35-42

   4. The Normal Genitalia – Structure and Physiology

      • Gunther Wennemuth, Walter Krause

      Pages 43-48

   5. Mucosal Immunity in Sexually Transmitted Infections

      • Anthony L. Cunningham, Suzanne M. Garland, Heather Donaghy, Min Kim

      Pages 49-73

4. Bacterial Infections

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75

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5. BACTERIAL INFECTIONS

   1. Biology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and the Clinical Picture of Infection

      • Catherine A. Ison

      Pages 77-90

   2. Biology of Chlamydiae

      • Jürgen Rödel, Eberhard Straube

      Pages 91-102

   3. Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in Women and Men

      • Jorma Paavonen

      Pages 103-110

   4. Chlamydia trachomatis: Diagnostic Procedures

      • Angelika Stary, Georg Stary

      Pages 111-119

   5. Lymphogranuloma Venereum

      • Omar Lupi, Janaína Ribeiro, Paula Chicralla, Carlos Jose Martins

      Pages 121-127

   6. Biology and Natural History of Syphilis

      • Attila Horváth

      Pages 129-141

   7. Laboratory Diagnosis of Syphilis

      • H.-J. Hagedorn

      Pages 143-150

   8. Early and Late Syphilis

      • Helmut Schöfer

      Pages 151-161

   9. Neurosyphilis

      • Hilmar W. Prange

      Pages 163-171

   10. Syphilis and HIV

       • Natalia Mendoza, Adriana Motta, Brenda L. Pellicane, Parisa Ravanfar, Stephen K. Tyring

       Pages 173-181

   11. Chancroid

       • Thais Harumi Sakuma, Daniel Dal’Asta Coimbra, Omar Lupi

       Pages 183-189

   12. Donovanosis

       • Omar Lupi, Paula Chicralla, Carlos José Martins

       Pages 191-196

This comprehensive, up-to-date reference book is intended to serve as the standard guide in the field. It covers the epidemiology and etiology of the various sexually transmitted infections and associated diseases, reviews novel diagnostic methods, and discusses in depth both new and established treatment methods. An important part of the book is devoted to prevention and particularly to immunoprevention by vaccination. Related issues such as sexual abuse, psychosocial aspects, and economic and political considerations are also included. The expertise of many worldwide renowned specialists and superb color illustrations make this book a valuable resource for practitioners from a variety of medical disciplines. It has a reader-friendly structure with “core messages” and “take-home pearls”.

• bacterial infections
• ectoparasites
• fungal infections
• protozoan infections
• viral infections - HIV - HPV
• infectious diseases

From the reviews:

“This hefty … book summarises the most up-to-date information on sexually transmitted infections and diseases. … In view of its intended audience, ‘the medical student and resident who are interested in infectious diseases … and the microbiologist who will advance new developments in the field’, the authors have certainly succeeded in providing a text that is up to its publisher’s standard. … research scientists, epidemiologists, and public health workers, might find it an authoritative and valuable work of reference, and a source of continuing inspiration.” (Johannes Bogaards, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12, June, 2012)

• Klinik und Poliklinik für, Dermatologie und Venerologie, Universitätsklinikum Rostock, Rostock, Germany

  Gerd Gross

• University of Texas Health Science Cente, Houston, USA

  Stephen K. Tyring

Professor Gerd Gross has been Director of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology at the University of Rostock, Germany, since 1996. He is a recognized authority in the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. His particular field of interest is the impact and control of viruses in clinical medicine. He has been President of the German STD Society since 1998 and also Vice-President of the Paul Ehrlich Society for Chemotherapy. Professor Gross has published a large number of journal articles and five books in the field, including “Human Papillomavirus Infections. A Clinical Atlas”. Dr. Stephen Tyring is a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Dermatology, Microbiology/Molecular Genetics, and Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Tyring sits on several editorial boards and serves as a reviewer for a number of prestigious journals. He has been principal investigator for more than 200 successfully completed clinical trials. Dr. Tyring’s research interests include the therapy and prevention of various mucocutaneous diseases, especially those disorders with an infectious and/or immunological basis. He is the author of more than 600 journal articles and book chapters as well as eight books, including one on sexually transmitted infections.

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