Publication Archive

The articles included here were published in 2009 or earlier:

Tan C, Hsia R, Shou H, Haggerty CL, Ness RB, Gaydos CA, Dean D, Scurlock AM, Wilson DP, Bavoil R. Chlamydia trachomatis-infected patients display variable antibody profiles against the nine-member polymorphic membrane protein family. Infect Immun 2009; 77: 3218-3226.

Dennis LK, Coughlin JA, McKinnon BC, Wells TS, Gaydos CA, Hamsikova E, Gray GC.  Sexually transmitted infections and prostate cancer among men in the U.S. military. Cancer Epidem Biomark, Prev. 2009; 18: 2665-2671.

Gaydos CA, Barnes M, Aumakhan B, Quinn N, Agreda P, Whittle P, Hogan T. Can E-technology through the Internet be used as a new tool to address the Chlamydia trachomatis epidemic by home sampling and vaginal swabs? Sex Transm Dis 2009; 36: 577-580.

Gaydos CA. Can we climb out of the "pit" of poorly performing rapid diagnostic tests for chlamydia? Invited Editorial. Sex Transm Infect 2009; 85: 158.

Gaydos CA, Maldeis NE, Hardick A, Hardick J, Quinn TC. Mycoplasma genitalium compared to chlamydia, gonorrhoea and trichomonas as an aetiological agent of urethritis in men attending STD clinics. Sex Transm Infect 2009; 85: 438-440.

Gaydos CA, Maldeis NE, Hardick A, Hardick J, Quinn TC. Mycoplasma genitalium as a contributor to the multiple etiologies of cervicitis in women attending STD clinics. Sex Transm Dis 2009; 36: 598-606.

Masek BJ, Arora N, Quinn N, Aumakhan B, Holden J, Hardick A, Agreda P, Barnes M, Gaydos CA. Performance of three nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae using self-collected vaginal swabs recruited from an Internet-based screening program. J Clin Microbiol 2009; 47: 1663-1667.

Suntoke TR, Hardick A, Tobian AAR, Mpoza B, Laeyendecker O, Serwadda D, Opendi P, Gaydos CA, Gray RH, Wawer MJ, Quinn TC, Reynolds SJ. Evaluation of multiplex, real-time PCR for detection of Haemophilus ducreyi, Trepanema pallidum, herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in the diagnosis of genital ulcer disease in the Rakai District, Uganda. Sex Transm Dis 2009; 85: 97-101.

Mahmutovic-Vranic S, Gravitt  PE, Hardick A, Gaydos CA. Detection of human papillomavirus by PCR genotyping and immunostaining in a population of Bosnian women. Folia Medica Facultatis Medicinae Universitatis Saraviensis 2009; 43: 13-18.

Sudcliff S, Kawachi I, Alderete JF, Gaydos CA, Jacobson LP, Jenkins FJ, Viscidi RP, Zenilman JM, Platz EA. Correclates of sexually transmitted infection histories in a cohort of American male health professionals. Cancer Causes & Control. DOI 10.1007/s10552-009-9409-9. 2009; 20: 1623-1634.

Geddes CD, Pribik R, Dragan AI, Zhang Y, Gaydos C. Metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF): physical characterization of silver-island films and exploring sample geometries. Chem Phys Lett 2009; 478: 70-74.

Chen P-L, Hsieh Y-H, Lee H-C, Ko N-Y, Lee N-Y, Wu C-J, Chang C-M, Lee C-C, Ko W-C. Suboptimal therapy and clinical management for gonorrhea in an area with high-level antimicrobial resistance. Internat J STD AIDS 2009; 20: 225-228.

Hsieh Y-H, Kuo M-J, Hsieh T-C, Lee H-C. Underreporting and underestimation of gonorrhea cases in Taiwan National Gonorrhe Notifiable Disease System in Tainan Region: Evaluation by a pilot physician-based sentinel surveillance on Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection. Internat J Inf Dis 2009; April 24 [Epub ahead of print].

Pattullo L, Griffeth S, Ding L, Mortensen J, Reed J, Hahn J, Huppert JS. Stepwise diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in adolescent women. J Clin Microbiol 2009; 47: 59-63.

Paramsothy P, Jamiesoin DJ, Heilig CM, Schuman PC, Klein RS, Shah KV, Rompalo AM, Cu-Uvin S, Duerr A. The effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy use on human papillomavirus clearance and cervical cytology. Am J Ob Gynecol 2009; 113: 26-31.

Ghanem KG, Moore RD, Rompalo AM, Erbelding EJ, Zenilman JH, Gebo KA. Lumbar puncture in HIV-infected patients with syphilis and no neurologic symptoms. Clin Infect Dis 2009; 48: 816-821.

Rothman RE, Kalish B. Update on emerging infections; news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. False-positive oral fluid rapid HIV test -- New York City, 2005-2008. Ann Emerg Med 2009; 53: 151-154.

Joffe A, Reitmeijer CA, Chung  S, Willard N, Chapin JB, Lloyd LV, Waterfield GA, Ellen JE, Gaydos CA. Screening aymptomatic adolescent males for Chlamydia trachomatis in school-based health centers using urine-based nucleic acid amplification tests. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35 suppl: S19-S23.

Gift TL, Gaydos CA, Kent CK, Marrazzo JM, Reitmeijer CA, Schillinger JA, Dunne EF. The program cost and cost-effectiveness of screening men for chlamydia to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease in women. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35 suppl: S66-S75.

Francis SC, Kent CK, Klausner JD, Rauch L, Kohn R, Hardick A, Gaydos CA. Prevalence of rectal Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma genitalium in male patients at the San Francisco STD clinic, 2005-2006. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35: 797-800.

Gift TL, Blake DR, Gaydos CA, Marrazzo JM. The  cost-effectiveness of screening men for Chlamydia trachomatis: a review of the literature. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35 suppl: S51-S60.

Dunn EF, Chapin JB, Reitmeijer CA, Kent CK, Ellen JM, Gaydos CA, Willard NJ, Lloyd L, Thomas S, Birkjukow N, Chung S, Klausner J, Schillinger JA, Markowitz LE. Rate and predictors of repeat Chlamydia trachomatis infection among men. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35 suppl: S40-S44.

Nevin RL, Shuping EE, Frick KD, Gaydos JC, Gaydos CA. Cost and effectiveness of chlamydia screening among male military recruits: Markov modeling of complications averted through notification of prior female partners. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35: 705-713.

Gaydos CA, Gaydos JC. Chlamydia in the United States military: can we win this war? Editorial. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35: 260-262.

Gaydos CA, Hsieh Y-H, Galbraith JS, Barnes M, Waterfield G, Stanton B. Focus-on-Teens, sexual risk-reduction intervention for high-school adolescents: impact on knowledge, change of risk-behaviors, and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections. Internat J STD AIDS 2008; 19: 704-710.

Gaydos CA, Ferrero DV, Papp J. Laboratory aspects of screening males for Chlamydia trachomatis in the new millenium. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35 suppl: S44-S50.

Wood BJ, Rizzo-Price P, Holden J, Hardick A, Quinn TC, Gaydos CA. The microbicide tenofovir does not inhibit nucleic acid amplification tests for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urine samples. J Clin Micribiol 2008; 46: 763-765.

Blake D, Maldeis N, Barnes MR, Hardick A, Quinn TC, Gaydos CA. Cost-effectiveness of screening strategies for Chlamydia trachomatis using cervical swabs, urine, and self-obtained vaginal swabs in a STD clinic setting. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35: 649-655.

Gaydos CA, Wright C, Wood BJ, Waterfield G, Hobson S, Quinn TC. Chlamydia trachomatis re-infection rates among female adolescents seeking rescreening in school based health centers. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35: 233-237.

Rogers SM, Miller WC, Turner CF, Ellen J, Zenilman J, Rothman R, Villarroel MA, Al-Tayyib A, Leone P, Gaydos CA, Ganapathi L, Hobbs M, Kanouse D. Concordance of Chlamydia trachomatis infections with sexual partnerships. Sex Transm Inf 2008; 84: 23-28.

Miller M, Liao Y, Manchikanti Gomez A, Gaydos CA, D'Mellow D. Factors associated with prevalence and incidence of Trichomonas vaginalis among African American women in New York City who use drugs. J Infect Dis 2008; 197: 503-509.

Hobbs MM, Van der Pol B, Totten P, Gaydos CA, Wald A, Warren T, Winer RL, Cook RL, Deal CD, Rogers ME, Schachter J, Holmes KK, Martin DH. From the NIH: Proceedings of a workshop on the importance of self-obtained vaginal specimens for detection of sexually transmitted infections. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35: 8-13.

Blake DR, Quinn TC, Gaydos CA. Should asymptomatic males be included in chlamydia screening programs? Cost-effectiveness of chlamydia screening among male and female entrants to a national job training program. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35: 91-101.

Gaydos CA. Rapid tests for sexually transmitted diseases. Current Infect Reports 2008; 8: 115-124.

Mahmutovic-Vranic S, Beslagic E, Harden J, Slakovic M, Gaydos CA. Detection of Mycoplasma genitalium in female cervical samples by multitarget real-time PCR. Bosnian J Basic Med Sciences 2007; 2: 107-110.

Chow JM, Bauer H, Michael MC, Bolan G, Kent C, Gaydos CA, Find D, LaMontagne DS, Schachter J, Marrazzo J. Challenges in implementing chlamydia control strategies: the glass half-full. British Medical Journal, letter to editor, May 16, 2007.

Summerton J, Riedesel M, Laeyendecker O, Gaydos CA, Maldeis NE, Hardick A, Ashley Morrow R, Quinn TC. The effect of co-infections on the performance of three commercially available immunosorbent assays for herpes simplex virus type 2 antibody in men attending Baltimore City STD clinics. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2007; 14: 1545-1549.

Jennings JM, Luo RF, Lloyd LV, Gaydos CA, Ellen JM, Rietmeijer CA. Age-bridging among young, urban, heterosexual males with asymptomatic . Sex Transm Inf 2007; 83: 136-141.

Rizzo-Price PA, Stamper P, Wood BJ, Reynolds SJ, Quinn TC, Gaydos CA. Can nucleic acid amplification tests be used to test for chlamydia and gonorrhea in microbicide trials? Internat J STD AIDS 2007; 18: 543-545.

Marrazzo JM, Ellen JM, Kent C, Gaydos CA, Chapin J, Dunne EF, Rietmeijer CA. Acceptability of urine-based screening for to asymptomatic young men and their providers. Sex Transm Dis 2007; 34: 147-153.

Gaydos CA, Dwyer K, Barnes M, Rizzo-Price PA, Wood BJ, Flemming T, Hogan MT. Internet based screening for Chlamydia trachomatis to reach non-clinic populations with mailed self-administered vaginal swabs. Sex Transm Dis 2006; 33: 451-457.

Gaydos CA, Rizzo-Price PA, Barnes M, Dwyer K, Wood BJ, Hogan MT. The use of focus groups to design an internet-based program for chlamydia screening with self-administered vaginal swabs: What women want. Sexual Health 2006; 3: 209-215.

Rogers CK, Wood BJ, Rizzo-Price P, Gaydos CA. Effect of endocervical specimen adequacy for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by the APTIMA COMBO 2 assay. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44: 4564-4565.

Hardick J, Giles J, Hardick A, Hsieh Y-H, Quinn T, Gaydos C. Performance of the Gen-Probe transcription-mediated amplification research assay compared to that of a multitarget real-time PCR for Mycoplasma genitalium detection. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44: 1236-1240.

Hardick A, Hardick J, Wood BJ, Gaydos CA. Comparison between prototype Gen-Probe TMA Trichomonas vaginalis assay and a real-time PCR for Trichomonas vaginalis using the Roche Lightcycler instrument in female self-administered vaginal swabs and male urine samples. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44: 4197-4199.

Newman SB, Nelson MB, Gaydos CA, Friedman HB. Female prisoners' preferences of collection methods for testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection. Sex Transm Infect 2003; 30: 306-309.

Gaydos CA, Quinn TC, Willis D, Weissfeld A, Hook EW, Martin DH, Ferrero DV, Schachter J. Performance of the APTIMA Combo 2 assay for the multiplex detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in female urine and endocervical swab specimens. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41: 304-309.

Aslan K, Zhang Y, Hibbs S, Baillie L, Previte MJ, Geddes CD. Microwave-accelerated metal-enhanced fluorescence: application to detection of genomic and exosporium anthrax DNA in <30 seconds. Analyst  2007; 132: 1130-1138.

Aslan K, Malyn SN, Bector G, Geddes CD. Microwave-accelerated metal-enhanced fluorescence: an ultra-fast and sensitive DNA sensing platform. Analyst 2007; 132: 1122-1129.

Previte MJ, Zhang Y, Aslan K, Geddes CD. Real-time thermal imaging of microwave-accelerated metal-enhanced fluorescence (MAMEF) based assays on sapphire plates. J Fluoresc 2007; 17: 639-643.

Zhang Y, Aslan K, Previte MJ, Geddes CD. Metal-enhanced S(2) fluorescence from azulene. Chem Phys Lett 2006; 432: 528-532.

Hsieh Y-H, Rothman RE, Newman-Toker DE, Kelen GD. National estimation of rates of HIV serology testing in US emergency departments 1993-2005: baseline prior to the 2006 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations. AIDS 2008; 22: 2127-2134.

Hsieh Y-H and Rothman RE. Analytical shortfalls in multivariate regression analysis. Chest 2007; 131: 1613-1614.

Stanton VA, Hsieh Y-H, Camargo CA Jr, Edlow JA, Lovett P, Goldstein JN, Abbuhl S, Lin M, Chanmugam A, Rothman RE, Newman-Toker DE. Overreliance on symptom quality in diagnosing dizziness: results of a multicenter survey of emergency physicians. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2007; 82: 1319-1328.

Hsieh Y-H, Howell MR, Gaydos JC, McKee KT Jr, Quinn TC, Gaydos CA. Preference among female army recruits for use of self-administered vaginal swabs or urine to screen for Chlamydia trachomatis genital infections. Sex Transm Dis 2003; 30: 769-773.

Reed JL, Huppert JS. Predictors of adolescent participation in STI research: brief report. J Adolesc Health 2008; 43: 195-197.

Huppert JS, Mortensen JE, Reed JL, Kahn JA, Rich KD, Hobbs MM. Mycoplasma genitalium detected by transcription-mediated amplification is associated with chlamydia in adolescent women. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35: 250-254.

Malik AI, Huppert JS. Interval to treatment of sexually transmitted infections in adolescent females. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2007; 20: 275-279.

Huppert JS, Mortensen JE, Reed JL, Kahn JA, Rich KD, Miller WC, Hobbs MM. Rapid antigen testing compares favorably with transcription-mediated amplification assay for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in young women. Clin Infect Dis 2007; 45: 194-198.

Reed JL, Thistlewaite JM, Huppert JS. STI research: recruiting an unbiased sample. J Adolesc Health 2007; 41: 14-18.

Huppert JS, Biro F, Lan D, Mortensen JE, Reed J, Slap GB. Urinary symptoms in adolescent females: STI or UTI? J Adolesc Health 2007; 40: 418-424.

Huppert JS, Goodman E, Khoury J, Slap G. Sexually transmitted infection testing and screening in hospital-based primary care visits by women. Obstet Gynecol 2005; 105: 390-396.

Huppert JS, Batteiger BE, Braslins P, Feldman JA, Hobbs MM, Sankey HZ, Sena AC, Wendel KA. Use of an immunochromatographic assay for rapid detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in vaginal specimens. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43: 684-687.

Huppert JS, Biro FM, Mehrabi J, Slap GB. Urinary tract infection and chlamydia infection in adolescent females. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2003; 16: 133-137.

Bavykin SG, Mikhailovich VM, Zakharyev VM, Lysov YP, Kelly JJ, Alferov OS, Gavin IM, Kukhtin AV, Jackman J, Stahl DA, Chandler D, Mirzabekov AD. Discrimination of Bacillus anthracis and closely related microorganisms by analysis of 16S and 23S rRNA with oligonucleotide microarray. Chem Bio Interact 2007.

Jackman J and Moss O. Mass spectrometry of breath for the diagnosis of infection and exposure. Johns Hopkins Technical Digest 2004; 25: 6-13.

Bavykin SG, Lysov YP, Zakhariev V, Kelly JJ, Jackman J, Stahl DA, Cherni A. Use of 16S rRNA, 23S rRNA, and gyrB gene sequence analysis to determine phylogenetic relationships of Bacillus cereus group microorganisms. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42: 3711-3730.

Schumacher C, Bernstein KT, Oltoff G, Zenilman JM, Ellen J, Rompalo AM. Changes in demographics and risk behaviors of early syphilis depending on epidemic phase. Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35: 190-196.

Ghanem KG, Moore RD, Rompalo AM, Erbelding EJ, Zenilman JM, Gebo KA. Antiretroviral therapy is associated with reduced serologic failure rates for syphilis among HIV-infected patients. Clin Infect Dis 2008; 47: 258-265.

Ghanem KG, Moore RD, Rompalo AM, Erbelding EJ, Zenilman JM, Gebo KA. Neurosyphilis in a clinical cohort of HIV-1-infected patients. AIDS 2008; 22: 1145-1151.

Mark H, Nanda FP, Joffe A, Roberts J, Rompalo A, Melendez J, Zenilman J. Serological screening for herpes simplex virus among university students: a pilot study. J Am Coll Health 2008; 29: 1-6.

Tohill BC, Heilig CM, Klein RS, Rompalo A, Cu-Uvin S, Piwoz EG, Jamieson DJ, Duerr A. Nutritional biomarkers associated with gynecological conditions among US women with or at risk of HIV infection. Am J Clin Nutr 2007; 85: 1327-1334.

Mark HD, Nanda JP, Roberts J, Rompalo A, Melendez JH, Zenilman J. Performance of focus ELISA tests for HSV-1 and HSV-2 antibodies among university students with no history of genital herpes. Sex Transm Dis 2007; 34: 681-685.

Cunningham SD, Olthoff G, Burnett P, Rompalo AM, Ellen JM. Evidence of heterosexual bridging among syphilis-positive men who have sex with men. Sex Transm Infect 2006; 82: 444-445.

Ghanem KG, Erbelding EJ, Wiener ZS, Rompalo AM. Serological response to syphilis treatment in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients attending sexually transmitted diseases clinics. Sex Transm Infect 2007; 83: 97-101.

Rothman RE, Lyons MS, Haukoos JS. Uncovering HIV infection in the emergency department: a broader perspective. Acad Emerg Med 2007; 14: 653-657.

Rothman RE, Merchant RC. Update on emerging infections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Revised recommendations for HIV testing of adults, adolescents, and pregnant women in health-care settings. Ann Emerg Med 2007; 49: 575-579.

Rothman RE. Current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for HIV counseling, testing, and referral: critical role of and a call to action for emergency physicians. Ann Emerg Med 2004; 44: 31-42.

Johnston CP, Qiu H, Ticehurst JR, Dickson C, Rosenbaum P, Lawson P, Stokes AB, Lowenstein CJ, Kaminsky M, Cosgrove SE, Green KY, Perl TM. Outbreak management and implications of a nosocomial norovirus outbreak. Clin Infect Dis 2007; 45: 534-540.

Ticehurst JR, Hamzeh FM, Thomas DL. Factors affecting serum concentrations of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in HCV genotype 1-infected patients with chronic hepatitis. J Clin Microbiol 2007; 45: 2426-2433.

Ticehurst JR, Aird DZ, Dam LM, Borek AP, Hargrove JT, Carroll KC. Effective detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile by a two-step algorithm including tests for antigen and cytotoxin. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 44: 1145-1149.