ALLMedicine™ Gonorrhea Center

Sep 23rd, 2021 - The prevalence of syphilis is increasing in many countries, including the USA. The ED is often used by underserved populations, making it an important setting to test and treat patients who are not evaluated in outpatient clinical settings. We aim...

Sep 21st, 2021 - Cross-protective immunity between Neisseria meninigitidis (Nm) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ng) may inform gonococcal vaccine development. Meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) outer membrane vesicle (OMV) vaccines confer modest protection against gonorr...

Sep 18th, 2021 - Authorities need to recognize that, while rare, gonorrhea can be transmitted nonsexually, and should not be presumed definitive evidence of abuse. We report the unusual case of a girl diagnosed with Neisseria gonorrhoeae after bathing in a heavily...

Sep 18th, 2021 - We assessed the overseas gonorrhea results reported in the CDC's Electronic Disease Notification (EDN) system among refugees ≥ 15 years old who arrived in the United States during 2018. Of 18,720 refugees, 57 (0.4%) tested positive. Among those wi...

Sep 17th, 2021 - Editorial on Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Corrected.|2021||

May 26th, 2018 - Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) disproportionately affect women and create a preventable threat to their fertility. One factor that contributes to young women's high rates of STIs is reinfection from an untreated sexual partner. One way to ...

Mar 8th, 2017 - Many conditions that can affect women's health are often evaluated through pelvic examination. Although the pelvic examination is a common part of the physical examination, it is unclear whether performing screening pelvic examinations in asymptom...

May 31st, 2016 - Figure. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Clinical Summary Population Asymptomatic, nonpregnant adults and adolescents at increased risk for syphilis infection Recommendation Screen for syphili...

Sep 23rd, 2014 - Update of previous U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for chlamydia (2007) and gonorrhea (2005). The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on screening for chlamydial and gonococcal infections in asymptomatic patients...

Sep 16th, 2014 - BEHAVIORAL COUNSELING INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Sexually active adolescents and adults at increased risk for sexually transmi...

May 19th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new portable, low-cost rapid magnetofluidic platform delivers a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for gonorrhea and simultaneously detects ciprofloxacin resistance, researchers say. The platform, called PROMPT, cou...

Apr 15th, 2021 - Annual cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States jumped for the sixth year in a row in 2019, according to a new CDC report that highlights an increase in congenital syphilis and rising rates of syphilis, chlamydia, and g...

Apr 9th, 2021 - An investigational vaginal gel significantly reduced urogenital chlamydia and gonorrhea in women at high risk for infection, compared with placebo, opening up new possibilities for an on-demand prevention option. Investigators of a randomized tria...

Sep 2nd, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea rose from 2010-2017 among women ages 25-30, a new study reveals. Current screening guidelines, which set the cutoff age as 24, "are not sufficient given today's societal norms, where wom...

Aug 11th, 2020 - Answer 5/5 Which of the following infectious illnesses can cause mental status changes, such as psychosis, and should be ruled out in the differential diagnosis of schizophrenia? Your peers chose: HIV 0% Gonorrhea 0% Chlamydia 0% Cellulitis 0% HIV...