Sexually Transmitted Diseases

"Sexually Transmitted Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Diseases due to or propagated by sexual contact.

Descriptor ID	D012749
MeSH Number(s)	C01.539.778 C02.800 C12.294.668 C13.351.500.711
Concept/Terms	Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases Disease, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Sexually Transmitted Disease STIs STI Venereal Diseases Disease, Venereal Diseases, Venereal Venereal Disease Sexually Transmitted Infections Infection, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Sexually Transmitted Sexually Transmitted Infection Transmitted Infection, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Sexually STDs

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sexually Transmitted Diseases".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Infection [C01.539]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases [C01.539.778]
Virus Diseases [C02]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases [C02.800]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Genital Diseases, Male [C12.294]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases [C12.294.668]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Genital Diseases, Female [C13.351.500]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases [C13.351.500.711]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Sexually Transmitted Diseases".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Sexually Transmitted Diseases".

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sexually Transmitted Diseases" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sexually Transmitted Diseases" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 83 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	2	1	3
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	2	0	2
2003	1	3	4
2004	0	3	3
2005	2	0	2
2006	2	2	4
2007	2	1	3
2008	3	1	4
2009	2	0	2
2010	2	1	3
2011	3	2	5
2012	5	0	5
2013	2	1	3
2014	5	5	10
2015	4	1	5
2016	3	2	5
2017	3	0	3
2018	1	0	1
2019	3	1	4
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	3	1	4
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexually Transmitted Diseases" by people in Profiles.

Gill DS, Ram S, Rice PA. Biologic drug development for treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted infections. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2025 Sep 11; 38(3):e0010724.

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O'Cleirigh C, Foley JD, Stanton AM, McKetchnie SM, Gulbicki LR, Muten J, Chai P, Fitch C, Onofrey S, Klevens RM, Psaros C. Sexual Networking and HIV/STI Prevention Among Men who have Sex with Men and Identify as Persons of Color in the Era of COVID-19 in Boston, MA: Qualitative Findings from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Project. AIDS Behav. 2024 Feb; 28(2):473-487.

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Mick EO, Sabatino MJ, Alcusky MJ, Eanet FE, Pearson WS, Ash AS. The role of primary care providers in testing for sexually transmitted infections in the MassHealth Medicaid program. PLoS One. 2023; 18(11):e0295024.

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Wang B, Liu F, Deveaux L, Ash A, Gerber B, Allison J, Herbert C, Poitier M, MacDonell K, Li X, Stanton B. Predicting Adolescent Intervention Non-responsiveness for Precision HIV Prevention Using Machine Learning. AIDS Behav. 2023 May; 27(5):1392-1402.

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Mangione CM, Barry MJ, Nicholson WK, Cabana M, Chelmow D, Coker TR, Davis EM, Donahue KE, Ja?n CR, Kubik M, Li L, Ogedegbe G, Pbert L, Ruiz JM, Stevermer J, Wong JB. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2022 09 27; 328(12):1243-1249.

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Chambers LC, Morgan JL, Lowens MS, Robinson TS, Romano SS, Leipertz GL, Glick SN, Khosropour CM, Hughes JP, Golden MR, Fredricks DN, Manhart LE. The Incidence Rate of Sexual Behaviors Among Cisgender Men Who Have Sex with Men Attending a Sexual Health Clinic. Arch Sex Behav. 2023 02; 52(2):751-759.

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Leiss M, Wangu Z, Bratberg J, Matson KL. Expedited partner therapy: Investigating pharmacists' awareness and training needs in the Northeastern United States. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2022 Nov-Dec; 62(6):1860-1864.

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Spaulding AC, Rabeeah Z, Del Mar Gonz?lez-Montalvo M, Akiyama MJ, Baker BJ, Bauer HM, Gibson BR, Nijhawan AE, Parvez F, Wangu Z, Chan PA. Prevalence and Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Correctional Settings: A Systematic Review. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 04 13; 74(Suppl_2):S193-S217.

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Argenyi MS, James TG. Sexual Risk Behavior and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among College Students With Disabilities. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 11 01; 48(11):851-854.

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Shamash Z, Catallozzi M, Dayan PS, Chernick LS. Preferences for Expedited Partner Therapy Among Adolescents in an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department: A Mixed-Methods Study. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Mar 01; 37(3):e91-e96.

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