At a glance
Findings from STD-related projects were presented at a variety of scientific conferences. These activities inform and improve the effectiveness of public health programs and activities through the NCHHSTP Epidemiologic and Economic Modeling Agreements (NEEMA).
STD abstracts
Katz DA, Copen CE, Haderxhanaj LT, Hogben M, Goodreau SM, Spicknall IH, Hamilton DT. Changes in Oral and Anal Sex with Opposite-Sex Partners among Women and Men Ages 15-44 in the United States: National Survey of Family Growth, 2011-2019. To be presented at APHA 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo, Atlanta, GA.
Hamilton DT, Katz DA, Haderxhanaj LT, Hogben M, Spicknall IH, Copen CE. Modeling the impact of changing sexual behaviors with opposite sex partners and STI testing among women and men ages 15-44 on STI diagnosis rates in the United States 2012-2019. To be presented at APHA 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo, Atlanta, GA.
Lee K, Li Y, You S, Chesson H, Gift T, Eppink S, Yaesoubi R, Hsu K, Salomon JA, Rönn MM. Estimating quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) lost due to five sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States. STI and HIV 2023 World Congress, July 24-27, 2023.
Reichert, E, Rönn, M., Gift, TL., Salomon, JA., Grad, YH., Yaesoubi, R. Resistance-minimizing strategies for introducing a novel antibiotic for gonorrhea treatment: a mathematical modeling study. STI and HIV 2023 World Congress, July 24-27, 2023.
Yaesoubi, R., Rönn, M., Hsu, K., Gift, TL., St. Cyr, SB., Salomon, JA., Grad YH. Projecting the impact of rapid drug-susceptibility tests on the incidence of gonococcal infection and the effective lifespan of antibiotics. Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) conference, Seattle WA, October 23-26, 2022
Yin, X., Rönn, M., Li, S., Yuan, Y., Gift, TL., Salomon, JA., Grad, YH., Yaesoubi, R. At what prevalence of resistance should empiric antibiotic treatment for gonorrhea change? A cost-effectiveness analysis. Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) conference, Seattle WA, October 23-26, 2022
Yin, X., Rönn, M., Li, S., Yuan, Y., Gift, TL., Salomon, JA., Grad, YH., Yaesoubi, R. At what prevalence of resistance should empiric antibiotic treatment for gonorrhea change-a cost-effectiveness analysis. INFORMS, October 16-19, 2022
Rönn MM. The Population-Level Impact of Screening Women for Chlamydia. Oral presentation at Women's Health Symposium at the STD Prevention Conference 2018; August 27-30; Washington DC.
Yaesoubi R, Cohen T, Gift T, St Cyr S, Chesson H, Salomon J, Grad Y. Spatially Adaptive Guidelines for the Treatment of Gonorrhea to Increase the Effective Lifespan of Antibiotics: A Mathematical Modeling Study; Presented at: The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making; 2020 Oct; Virtual.
Yaesoubi R, Cohen T, Hsu K, Gift T, Chesson H, Salomon J, Grad Y. Adaptive Guidelines for the Treatment of Gonorrhea Infection to Increase the Effective Lifespan of Antibiotics in the Context of Rising Antimicrobial Resistance: A Mathematical Modeling Study. Presented at: The 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making; 2019 Oct 21; Portland, OR.
Rönn MM, Gift T, Chesson H, Malyuta Y, Hsu K, Salomon J. Optimizing screening for chlamydia: is there a role for screening heterosexual men? Oral presentation at: STI & HIV World Congress (ISSTDR/IUSTI) July 14-17, 2019. Vancouver, Canada.
Weiss, K.M., Jones, J.S., Katz, D.A., Gift, T., Bernstein, K., Workowski, K., Rosenberg, E.S., Jenness, S.M. Epidemiological impact of expedited partner therapy for men who have sex with men: A modeling study. Paper presented at: STI & HIV World Congress; July 14-17, 2019; Vancouver, British Columbia.
Jones, J., Weiss, K.M. Mermin, J. Van Handel, M., Gift, T. Comparing the effects of STI prevention programs on HIV incidence in a dynamic sexual network of men who have sex with men. Paper presented at: the National HIV Prevention Conference; March 19-21, 2019. Atlanta, GA.
Goodreau SM, Pollock ED, Wang LY, Dunville RL, Barrios LC, Rosenthal EM, Rosenberg ES. A user-friendly tool for health departments to estimate impacts of behavior change on adolescent STI burden: Tour and insights. Paper presented at: The National Coalition of STD Directors Conference; November 13-16, 2018; Orlando, FL.
Jones J, Weiss K, Mermin J, Dietz P, Gift T, Chesson H, Rosenberg ES, Sullivan PS, Lyles C, Bernstein K, Jenness SM. Estimating the proportion of HIV incidence attributable to gonorrhea and chlamydia among men who have sex with men. Paper presented at: The 2018 STD Prevention Conference; August 27-30; Washington DC.
Li Y, Tuite AR, Gift TL, Chesson HW, Wolf EE, Bellerose M, Testa C, Malyuta Y, Menzies NA, Hsu K, Salomon JA, Rönn MM. Disparities in disease burden associated with gonorrhea in the United States, 2000-2015. Poster presented at: The 2018 STD Prevention Conference; August 27-30; Washington DC.
Mazzola E, Rönn MM, Wolf EE, Bellerose M, Tuite AR, Menzies NA, Parmigiani G, Hsu K, Gift TL, Chesson HW, Weinstock H, Torrone E, Berruti A, Spicknall I, Kang J, Salomon JA. Estimates of chlamydia incidence among US men and women in 2016 based on a Bayesian hierarchical model. Oral presentation at: The 2018 STD Prevention Conference; August 27-30; Washington DC.
Rönn MM, Menzies NA, Gift T, Chesson H, Gaydos C, Malyuta Y, Hsu K, Salomon JA. Potential impact of chlamydia point-of-care testing on chlamydia prevalence in the United States: mathematical modeling analysis. Poster presented at: The 2018 STD Prevention Conference; August 27-30; Washington DC.
Weiss K. Measuring impact of screening guidelines on STDs in MSM. Paper to be presented at: The 2018 STD Prevention Conference; August 27-30; Washington DC.
Grey JA, Weinstock H, Kidd S, Rosenberg ES, Gift TL, Bernstein KT. Rates of primary and secondary syphilis by state and race/ethnicity among men who have sex with men — United States, 2014. Poster presented at: The International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research World STI & HIV Congress; July 9-12th, 2017; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Accessed 10/12/2017.
Rönn MM, Tuite A, Menzies NA, Gift T, Chesson H, Torrone E, Wolf EE, Galer K, Hsu K, Salomon JA. Evaluating chlamydia trends in the United States 2000-2015 using a pair formation transmission model. Oral presentation at: The International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research World STI & HIV Congress; July 9-12th, 2017; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Tuite A, Hsu K, Gift TL, Salomon JA, Grad YH. P3. 16 Impact of rapid susceptibility profiling on the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance in gonorrhoea. Poster presented at: The International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research World STI & HIV Congress; July 9-12th, 2017; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Jenness S, Weiss K, Goodreau S, Gift T, Chesson H, Hoover K, Smith D, Sullivan P, Rosenberg E. STI incidence among MSM following preexposure prophylaxis: A modeling study. Paper presented at: Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI); February 13-16th, 2017; Seattle, WA. Accessed 4/7/2017.
De Voux A, Kidd S, Grey JA, Rosenberg ES, Gift TL, Weinstock H, Bernstein KT. Rates of Primary and Secondary Syphilis by State among Men who have Sex with Men, United States, 2014. Paper presented at: The 2016 STD Prevention Conference; September 20-23, 2016; Atlanta, GA.
Kasaie P, Berry SA, Shah MS, Rosenberg ES, Hoover K, Pennington J, German D, Flynn CP, Beyrer C, Dowdy DW. Decreasing HIV incidence among MSM in Baltimore City via targeted PrEP provision at STI clinics. Paper presented at: The 2016 STD Prevention Conference; September 20-23, 2016; Atlanta, GA.
Rönn MM, Wolf E, Chesson HW, Menzies NA, Galer K, Gorwitz R, Gift TL, Hsu K, Salomon JA. A literature review: Addressing public health policy questions with chlamydia transmission models. Poster presented at: The 2016 STD Prevention Conference; September 20-23, 2016; Atlanta, GA.
Tuite A, Rönn M, Wolf E, Menzies NA, Galer K, Gift TL, Hsu K, Salomon JA. Characterizing sexual behavior and mixing patterns of American adults of different races/ethnicities. Poster presented at: The 2016 STD Prevention Conference; September 20-23, 2016; Atlanta, GA.
Sharma A, Wang LY, Dunville R, Kearns R, Rosenberg ES, Sullivan PS. HIV and STD testing behavior among adolescent sexual minority males: analysis of pooled Youth Risk Behavior Survey data, 2005-2013. Paper presented at: The SAHM 2016 Annual Meeting; March 9-12, 2016; Washington, DC. Accessed 9/06/2016.Grey JA, Bernstein KT, Sullivan PS, Purcell DW, Chesson HW
Gift TL, Rosenberg ES. Estimating populations of MSM in US states and counties. Paper presented at: The 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference; December 6-9, 2015; Atlanta, GA. Accessed 9/06/2016.