Sexually transmitted infections and sexually transmitted diseases Gerd Gross, Stephen K. Tyring, (editors).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Basic elements -- Bacterial infections -- Viral infections -- Ectoparasites -- Protozoan infections -- Fungal infections -- STD and travel medicine -- Therapeutic challenges -- Prevention and vaccines -- Laboratorial diagnosis -- Special aspects of STIs and STDs in comparison to other conditions -- Psychosocial issues -- Economical and political issues.

History of sexually transmitted infections / Michael Waugh -- Epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections / Aron Gewirtzman, Laura Bobrick, Kelly Conner, and Stephen K. Tyring -- Sexual behavior and psychological aspects associated with sexually transmitted infections / Amber R. Gill, Parisa Ravanfar, Natalia Mendoza, and Stephen K. Tyring -- The normal genitalia : structure and physiology / Gunther Wennemuth and Walter Krause -- Mucosal immunity in sexually transmitted infections / Anthony L. Cunningham, Suzanne M. Garland, Heather Donaghy, and Min Kim -- Biology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and the clinical picture of infection / Catherine A. Ison -- Biology of chlamydiae / Jürgen Rödel and Eberhard Straube -- Chlamydia trachomatis Infections in women and men / Jorma Paavonen -- Chlamydia trachomatis: diagnostic procedures / Angelika Stary and Georg Stary -- Lymphogranuloma venereum / Omar Lupi, Janaína Ribeiro, Paula Chicralla, and Carlos Jose Martins / Biology and natural history of syphilis / Attila Horváth -- Laboratory diagnosis of syphilis / H.-J. Hagedorn -- Early and late syphilis / Helmut Schöfer -- Neurosyphilis / Hilmar W. Prange -- Syphilis and HIV / Natalia Mendoza, Adriana Motta, Brenda L. Pellicane, Parisa Ravanfar, and Stephen K. Tyring -- Chancroid / Thais Harumi Sakuma, Daniel Dal'Asta Coimbra, and Omar Lupi -- Donovanosis / Omar Lupi, Paula Chicralla, and Carlos José Martins -- Genital mycoplasma infection / Natalia Mendoza, Parisa Ravanfar, Anita K. Shetty, Brenda L. Pellicane, Rosella Creed, Sara Goel, and Stephen K. Tyring -- Bacterial vaginosis / A. Rubins.

Biology of sexually transmitted herpes viruses / H.W. Doerr, Lutz G. Gürtler, and M.W. Wittek -- Genital herpes / Adrian Mindel -- Clinical aspects of HCMV infections in immunocompromised patients / Miriam Wittek, Lutz Gürtler, and Hans Wilhelem Doerr -- Global epidemiology of HIV / Osamah Hamouda -- Immunology of HIV / Heribert Stoiber and Doris Wilflingseder -- HIV in children / Sasan Mohammadsaeed, James R. Murphy, and Gloria P. Heresi -- Clinical manifestations of HIV infections / Norbert H. Brockmeyer and Anja V. Potthoff -- HIV in n Eastern Europe / Nikolai Mashkilleyson and Jeffrey V. Lazarus -- HIV/AIDS in India / Janak Maniar, Amar Uttamrao Surjushe, Ratnakar Kamath, and Alok Maniar -- HIV in Africa / Lutz G. Gürtler -- Cutaneous conditions and HIV in Africa / Anisa Mosam and P.N. Naidu -- Kaposi's sarcoma / Erwin Tschachler -- Biology of sexually transmitted human papillomaviruses / Massimo Tommasino -- Epidemiology of genitoanal HPV infections and associated cancer / F. Xavier Bosch, Silvia de Sanjose, and Xavier Castellsagué -- Immune responses to sexually transmitted HPV infection / Margaret Stanley -- HPV-infection and squamous cell cancer of the lower female genital tract / Karl Ulrich Petry -- Tumor surgery: cervical cancer treatment / Achim Schneider and Christhardt Köhler.

Genitoanal HPV infection and associated neoplasias in the male / Gerd Gross -- HPV-infection in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) / Ulrike Wieland, Alexander Kreuter, and Herbert Pfister -- Sexually transmitted HPV-infections of the oral mucosa and upper respiratory tract in adults and children / Stina Syrjänen -- Laboratory diagnosis of HPV and its clinical use / Hans Ikenberg -- Mollusca contagiosa / Mihael Skerlev and Karmela Husar -- Hepatitis viruses as sexually transmitted diseases / Laura J. Lester and Suneal K. Agarwal -- Human lice / Sophie Bouvresse and Olivier Chosidow -- Scabies / Sophie Bouvresse and Olivier Chosidow -- Trichomonas / Brenda L. Pellicane and Megan Nicole Moody -- Genital candidiasis / Jack D. Sobel -- STDs and travel medicine / Rosella Creed, Anita K. Shetty, Parisa Ravanfar, and Stephen K. Tyring -- Therapy-new drugs / Anita K. Shetty, Devak G. Desai, Janice Wilson, and Stephen K. Tyring.

Resistance of sexually transmitted pathogens to antibiotics and antivirals / German A. Contreras and Cesar A. Arias -- Viral hepatitis vaccines / Melissa L. Diamantis and Stephen K. Tyring -- Prophylactic HPV vaccines / Lutz Gissmann -- HSV prevention / Parisa Ravanfar, Natalia Mendoza, Anita K. Shetty, Rosella Creed, and Stephen K. Tyring -- HIV prevention / Parisa Ravanfar, Natalia Mendoza, Anita K. Shetty, Rosella Creed, and Stephen K. Tyring -- The role of circumcision in preventing STIs / Brian J. Morris and Xavier Castellsague -- Physical barrier methods and microbicides / Kelly B. Conner, Aron J. Gewirtzman, and Stephen K. Tyring -- Novel diagnostic methods / Thomas Meyer -- Genitoanal dermatoses / Gerd Gross -- STIs in pediatrics, perinatology and reproduction / Amber R. Gill and Anita K. Shetty -- Female genital mutilation and risk for transmission of STIS / Aldo Morrone, Roberta Calcaterra, and Gennaro Franco -- Other sexually transmitted infections / Miguel Sanchez -- Sexual abuse / Wolfgang Harth -- Psychosocial issues / Kurt Seikowski -- Economic and political issues associated with sexually transmitted diseases / Viviane Brunne.