H. Hunter Handsfield

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University of Washington
School of Medicine
Medicine
Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ProfessorAppointed: 1988
Seattle-King County Department of Public Health
STD Control Program
DirectorAppointed: 1978

Mailing Address

University of Washington
Harborview Medical Center
325 Ninth Avenue
Box 359777
Seattle, Washington 98104
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (206) 731-5899
Fax: (206) 731-4151
hhh@u.washington.edu

Qualifications

M.D., Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1968.

Expertise and Research Interests

Clinical epidemiology and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

AIDS, Epidemiology, Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Additional Terms:

AIDS, AIDS: Disease Manifestation, Epidemiology, Immunology/immunobiology: Blood/blood Cells: Lymphocytes, Immunology/immunobiology: Blood/blood Cells: White Cells, Immunology/immunobiology: Inflammation, Infectious Diseases, Lab Medicine, Microbiology: Bacteria/bacterial Disease, Microbiology: Viruses/viral Disease.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Spanish: (Basic, Basic, Functional)

Previous Positions

1973, University of Washington, Infectious Diseases, Fellowship
1971, University of Washington, Internal Medicine, Residency

Publications

  • Corey L, Handsfield HH, Genital herpes and public health: addressing a global problem., JAMA, 283(6), 791-4, 9 2000 Abstract
  • Corey L, Langenberg AG, Ashley R, Sekulovich RE, Izu AE, Douglas JM Jr, Handsfield HH, Warren T, Marr L, Tyring S, DiCarlo R, Adimora AA, Leone P, Dekker CL, Burke RL, Leong WP, Straus SE, Recombinant glycoprotein vaccine for the prevention of genital HSV-2 infection: two randomized controlled trials. Chiron HSV Vaccine Study Group [see comments, JAMA, 282(4), 331-40, 28 Jul 1999 Abstract
  • Williams LA, Klausner JD, Whittington WL, Handsfield HH, Celum C, Holmes KK, Elimination and reintroduction of primary and secondary syphilis [see comments, American Journal of Public Health, 89(7), 1093-7, July 1999 Abstract
  • Handsfield HH, Stone KM, Wasserheit JN, Prevention agenda for genital herpes., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 26(4), 228-31, April 1999 Abstract
  • Marrazzo JM, Koutsky LA, Stine KL, Kuypers JM, Grubert TA, Galloway DA, Kiviat NB, Handsfield HH, Genital human papillomavirus infection in women who have sex with women., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 178(6), 1604-9, December 1998 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Stamm W E, Treating chlamydial infection: compliance versus cost [editorial; comment], Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 25(1), 12-3, Jan 1998 Abstract
  • Marrazzo J M, White C L, Krekeler B, Celum C L, Lafferty W E, Stamm W E, Handsfield H H, Community-based urine screening for Chlamydia trachomatis with a ligase chain reaction assay., Annals of Internal Medicine, 127(9), 796-803, 1 Nov 1997 Abstract
  • Schwartz M A, Lafferty W E, Hughes J P, Handsfield H H, Risk factors for urethritis in heterosexual men. The role of fellatio and other sexual practices., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 24(8), 449-55, September 1997 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Azithromycin in gonorrhoea [letter], International Journal of STD and AIDS, 8(7), 472-3, July 1997 Abstract
  • Marrazzo J M, Fine D, Celum C L, DeLisle S, Handsfield H H, Selective screening for chlamydial infection in women: a comparison of three sets of criteria., Family Planning Perspectives, 29(4), 158-62, Summer 1997 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Clinical presentation and natural course of anogenital warts., American Journal of Medicine, 102(5A), 16-20, 5 May 1997 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Sex, science, and society. A look at sexually transmitted diseases., Postgraduate Medicine, 101(5), 268-73, 277-8, May 1997 Abstract
  • Lafferty W E, Hughes J P, Handsfield H H, Sexually transmitted diseases in men who have sex with men. Acquisition of gonorrhea and nongonococcal urethritis by fellatio and implications for STD/HIV prevention., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 24(5), 272-8, May 1997 Abstract
  • Marrazzo J M, Celum C L, Hillis S D, Fine D, DeLisle S, Handsfield H H, Performance and cost-effectiveness of selective screening criteria for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women. Implications for a national Chlamydia control strategy., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 24(3), 131-41, March 1997 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Whitlington W L, Antibiotic-resistant neisseria gonorrhoeae: the calm before another storm? [editorial; comment], Annals of Internal Medicine, 125(6), 507-9, 15 Sep 1996 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Public health policies for HIV/AIDS prevention [letter; comment], American Family Physician, 54(1), 66, 68, July 1996 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Acyclovir should not be approved for marketing without prescription [editorial], Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 23(3), 171-3, Spring 1996 Abstract
  • Garnett G P, Hughes J P, Anderson R M, Stoner B P, Aral S O, Whittington W L, Handsfield H H, Holmes K K, Sexual mixing patterns of patients attending sexually transmitted diseases clinics., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 23(3), 248-57, Spring 1996 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, A case cluster of possible tissue invasive gonorrhoea [letter; comment], Genitourinary Medicine, 71(5), 336, October 1995 Abstract
  • Schwebke J R, Whittington W, Rice R J, Handsfield H H, Hale J, Holmes K K, Trends in susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to ceftriaxone from 1985 through 1991., Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 39(4), 917-20, April 1995 Abstract
  • Marrazzo J M, Handsfield H H, Chancroid: new developments in an old disease., Current Clinical Topics In Infectious Diseases, 15, 129-52, 1995 Abstract
  • Collier A C, Handsfield H H, Ashley R, Roberts P L, DeRouen T, Meyers J D, Corey L, Cervical but not urinary excretion of cytomegalovirus is related to sexual activity and contraceptive practices in sexually active women., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 171(1), 33-8, January 1995 Abstract
  • Verdon M S, Handsfield H H, Johnson R B, Pilot study of azithromycin for treatment of primary and secondary syphilis., Clinical Infectious Diseases, 19(3), 486-8, September 1994 Abstract
  • Levine W C, Berg A O, Johnson R E, Rolfs R T, Stone K M, Hook E W 3rd, Handsfield H H, Holmes K K, Islam M Q, Piot P, et al, Development of sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 1993. New methods, recommendations, and research priorities. STD Treatment Guidelines Project Team and Consultants., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 21(2 Suppl), S96-101, Spring 1994 Abstract
  • Verdon M S, Douglas J M Jr, Wiggins S D, Handsfield H H, Treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea with single doses of 200 mg cefixime., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 20(5), 290-3, Autumn 1993 Abstract
  • McCormack W M, Mogabgab W J, Jones R B, Hook E W 3d, Wendel G D Jr, Handsfield H H, Multicenter, comparative study of cefotaxime and ceftriaxone for treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 20(5), 269-73, Autumn 1993 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Treatment of gonorrhea with ampicillin/sulbactam [letter; comment], Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 20(4), 237-9, Summer 1993 Abstract
  • Smith B L, Mogabgab W J, Dalu Z A, Jones R B, Douglas J M Jr, Handsfield H H, Hook E W 3d, Viner B L, Shands J W Jr, McCormack W M, Multicenter trial of fleroxacin versus ceftriaxone in the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea., American Journal of Medicine, 94(3A), 81S-84S, 22 Mar 1993 Abstract
  • Wald A, Corey L, Handsfield H H, Holmes K K, Influence of HIV infection on manifestations and natural history of other sexually transmitted diseases., Annual Review of Public Health, 14, 19-42, 1993 Abstract
  • Corey L, McCutchan J A, Ronald A R, Handsfield H H, Evaluation of new anti-infective drugs for the treatment of genital infections due to herpes simplex virus. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Administration., Clinical Infectious Diseases, 15 Suppl 1, S99-107, November 1992 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, McCutchan J A, Corey L, Ronald A R, Special issues in clinical trials of new anti-infective drugs for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Administration., Clinical Infectious Diseases, 15 Suppl 1, S96-8, November 1992 Abstract
  • Ronald A R, Silverman M, McCutchan J A, Corey L, Handsfield H H, Evaluation of new anti-infective drugs for the treatment of syphilis. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Administration., Clinical Infectious Diseases, 15 Suppl 1, S140-7, November 1992 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Ronald A R, Corey L, McCutchan J A, Evaluation of new anti-infective drugs for the treatment of sexually transmitted chlamydial infections and related clinical syndromes. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Admi, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 15 Suppl 1, S131-9, November 1992 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, McCutchan J A, Corey L, Ronald A R, Evaluation of new anti-infective drugs for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea in adults and adolescents. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Administration., Clinical Infectious Diseases, 15 Suppl 1, S123-30, November 1992 Abstract
  • McCutchan J A, Ronald A R, Corey L, Handsfield H H, Evaluation of new anti-infective drugs for the treatment of vaginal infections. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Administration., Clinical Infectious Diseases, 15 Suppl 1, S115-22, November 1992 Abstract
  • Ronald A R, Corey L, McCutchan J A, Handsfield H H, Evaluation of new anti-infective drugs for the treatment of chancroid. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Food and Drug Administration., Clinical Infectious Diseases, 15 Suppl 1, S108-14, November 1992 Abstract
  • Marra C M, Handsfield H H, Kuller L, Morton W R, Lukehart S A, Alterations in the course of experimental syphilis associated with concurrent simian immunodeficiency virus infection., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 165(6), 1020-5, June 1992 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Recent developments in STDs: II. Viral and other syndromes., Hospital Practice, 27(1), 175-82, 187, 191-2 p, 15 Jan 1992 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, McCormack W M, Hook E W 3d, Douglas J M Jr, Covino J M, Verdon M S, Reichart C A, Ehret J M, A comparison of single-dose cefixime with ceftriaxone as treatment for uncomplicated gonorrhea. The Gonorrhea Treatment Study Group [see comments], New England Journal of Medicine, 325(19), 1337-41, 7 Nov 1991 Abstract
  • Rice R J, Roberts P L, Handsfield H H, Holmes K K, Sociodemographic distribution of gonorrhea incidence: implications for prevention and behavioral research [see comments], American Journal of Public Health, 81(10), 1252-8, October 1991 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Recent developments in STDs: I. Bacterial diseases., Hospital Practice, 26(7), 47-56, 15 Jul 1991 Abstract
  • Schwebke J R, Stamm W E, Handsfield H H, Use of sequential enzyme immunoassay and direct fluorescent antibody tests for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in women., Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 28(11), 2473-6, November 1990 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Testing for HIV infection in STD clinics: how aggressive should we be? [editorial], Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 17(4), 159-60, October 1990 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Schwebke J, Trends in sexually transmitted diseases in homosexually active men in King County, Washington, 1980-1990., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 17(4), 211-5, Autumn 1990 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Old enemies. Combating syphilis and gonorrhea in the 1990s [editorial; comment], Jama, 264(11), 1451-2, 19 Sep 1990 Abstract
  • Collier A C, Handsfield H H, Roberts P L, DeRouen T, Meyers J D, Leach L, Murphy V L, Verdon M, Corey L, Cytomegalovirus infection in women attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 162(1), 46-51, July 1990 Abstract
  • Handsfield H H, Epidemiology of AIDS and human immunodeficiency virus infection in the United States., Trans Assoc Life Insur Med Dir Am, 73, 121-33, 1990 Abstract
  • Collier A C, Chandler S H, Handsfield H H, Corey L, McDougall J K, Identification of multiple strains of cytomegalovirus in homosexual men., Journal of Infectious Diseases, 159(1), 123-6, January 1989 Abstract

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