ALLMedicine™ Gonorrhea Center

Mar 25th, 2023 - HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise nationally and internationally. The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic drove a shift toward telemedicine and prioritization of symptomatic treatment over asymptomatic screening...

Mar 22nd, 2023 - In the United States, annual screening for rectal gonorrhea and chlamydia is only recommended for men who report receptive anal sex (RAS), but other behaviors (e.g., rimming) may lead to rectal GC/CT acquisition. We enrolled individuals assigned m...

Mar 22nd, 2023 - The primary objective of this study was to assess utilization of sexual health services at a university's student health and wellness center and to determine whether the presence of a dedicated sexual health clinic (SHC) associated with different ...

Mar 21st, 2023 - CDC recommends that the decision to provide STI/HIV testing and presumptive treatment to patients who report sexual assault and abuse (SAA) be made on an individual basis. The 2019 CMS national Medicaid dataset was used. SAA visits were identified...

Mar 14th, 2023 - To the Editor: The recent global mpox (monkeypox) outbreak that started in May 2022 has distinctive risk factors, clinical features, and patient attributes that can portend dissemination of infection. We report a case of Kaposi varicelliform erupt.

Jan 20th, 2023 - Health officials in Massachusetts reported yesterday that they have detected a novel strain of gonorrhea with resistance or reduced susceptibility to the antibiotics used for treatment of the sexually transmitted infection (STI). It's the first de...

Jan 19th, 2023 - A novel strain of multidrug-non-susceptible Neisseria gonorrhoeae with reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone, cefixime, and azithromycin, and resistance to ciprofloxacin, penicillin, and tetracycline, has been identified in a Massachusetts residen...

Jan 19th, 2023 - BOSTON — The Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced it has detected a novel strain of gonorrhea in a Massachusetts resident that showed reduced response to multiple antibiotics and another case with genetic markers that indicate a simil...

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...

Mar 10th, 2023 - This is a Phase II, randomized, observer-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-site trial of the FDA licensed rMenB+OMV NZ vaccine, Bexsero. The targeted study population is men and women 18-50 years of age who are disproportionately vulnerable to N. g...

Mar 9th, 2023 - Meningococcal disease and gonorrhea cause severe morbidity in Australian adolescents, particularly among Aboriginal People. The two diseases are caused by bacteria that are genetically related, but very different in their patterns of transmission ...

Mar 9th, 2023 - Background: Cupping therapy is a traditional treatment method especially belonging to our geography. In addition to being on the agenda as a traditional treatment method all over the world in recent years, it has also been the subject of an increa...

Feb 24th, 2023 - Summary of Research Procedures Day 1 Baseline: Outreach/Consent/Baseline Interview Mobile Prevention Services Staff will introduce potential participants to the Research Assistant (RA). If the individual is interested, the RA will administer scree...

Feb 14th, 2023 - Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a public health problem. Every day, more than 1 million people are infected worldwide, most of whom are asymptomatic. The most common STIs are chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and trichomoniasis...

Mar 14th, 2023 - To the Editor: The recent global mpox (monkeypox) outbreak that started in May 2022 has distinctive risk factors, clinical features, and patient attributes that can portend dissemination of infection. We report a case of Kaposi varicelliform erupt.

Feb 17th, 2023 - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, in 2019 2. 1% of all infants born in the United States were conceived by assisted reproductive technology (ART).

Gonorrhea, the sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, is the second most common notifiable disease in the United States after chlamydia; 468,514 cases were reported to state and local health departments in 2016, an inc...

Jan 20th, 2023 - Note that some links may require subscriptions. The CDC and Massachusetts health officials are investigating "concerning" new cases of drug-resistant gonorrhea. (CBS News) Israel has no data linking Pfizer's updated COVID vaccine with risk for str...

Jan 20th, 2023 - Health officials in Massachusetts reported yesterday that they have detected a novel strain of gonorrhea with resistance or reduced susceptibility to the antibiotics used for treatment of the sexually transmitted infection (STI). It's the first de...