ALLMedicine™ Chlamydia Center

Feb 27th, 2021 - Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae have been implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma and are responsible for chronic inflammation when host immune system fails to eradicate the bacteria. We performed a prospective study on 410 patient...

Feb 26th, 2021 - To date, no reports have linked the multifunctional protein, staphylococcal nuclease domain-containing protein 1 (SND1), to host defense against intracellular infections. In this study, we investigated the role and mechanisms of SND1, by using SND...

Feb 26th, 2021 - Female sex workers (FSW) have elevated rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI) including HIV, yet few studies in the US have characterized the STI burden in this population. Data were derived from the EMERALD study, a structural community-b...

Feb 24th, 2021 - Much about the range of pathogens, frequency of coinfection, and clinical effects of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among pregnant women remains unknown. We report on RTIs (Mycoplasma genitalium, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae,...

Feb 24th, 2021 - Male-to-male sexual contact remains the primary mode of transmission for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States. Reported STI rates in men who have sex with men (MSM) taking HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are...

May 6th, 2020 - The most common known causes of female infertility are male factor (26%), ovulatory failure (21%), and tubal damage (14%), while in 28% a couple's infertility remains unexplained. Female-specific causes of infertility include deterioration of oocy...

Oct 7th, 2019 - Data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show STDs have surged for the fifth consecutive year, reaching an all-time high in the U.S. These dangerous trends in chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis show no sign o...

Jun 30th, 2019 - Doxycycline is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections like urinary tract infections, acne and chlamydia. Includes side effects, interactions and indications.

Jun 27th, 2019 - New or important issues in this updated version of the 2013 European guideline on the management of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV): EPIDEMIOLOGY: Lymphogranuloma venereum continues to be endemic among European men who have sex with men (MSM) since...

May 20th, 2018 - Sexually transmitted diseases have reached unprecedented high levels, according to the CDC, with more than two million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, the highest number ever, reported in the U.S. in 2016. To make matters worse, not o...

Feb 27th, 2021 - Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae have been implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma and are responsible for chronic inflammation when host immune system fails to eradicate the bacteria. We performed a prospective study on 410 patient...

Feb 26th, 2021 - To date, no reports have linked the multifunctional protein, staphylococcal nuclease domain-containing protein 1 (SND1), to host defense against intracellular infections. In this study, we investigated the role and mechanisms of SND1, by using SND...

Feb 26th, 2021 - Female sex workers (FSW) have elevated rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI) including HIV, yet few studies in the US have characterized the STI burden in this population. Data were derived from the EMERALD study, a structural community-b...

Feb 25th, 2021 - Minocycline hydrochloride tablets, USP are indicated in the treatment of the following infections due to susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus fever and the typhus group, Q fever, rickettsialpox...

Feb 25th, 2021 - For temporary relief of symptoms related to chlamydia infections. Male: burning sensation during urination, discharge from penis and testicular tenderness or pain. Female: vaginal discharge, burning sensation during urination, and painful sexual i...

Sep 1st, 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 10th, 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...

May 19th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new 30-minute point-of-care (POC) test using self-collected vaginal swabs works as well as lab-based molecular diagnostic tests for detecting chlamydia and gonorrhea, new findings show. The test has the potential to i...

May 19th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new 30-minute point-of-care (POC) test using self-collected vaginal swabs works as well as lab-based molecular diagnostic tests for detecting chlamydia and gonorrhea, new findings show. The test has the potential to i...

Apr 8th, 2020 - The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for chlamydia in sexually active women aged 24 years or younger and in older women who are at increased risk for infection. For more on chlamydial infection, read here.