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Dec 3rd, 2021 - HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have disproportionately affected communities of men who have sex with men (MSM). We describe HIV and STI prevalence and testing patterns among urban Vietnamese MSM. We conducted a cross-sectiona...

Dec 1st, 2021 - Prevalence of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) has been associated with availability of alcohol. This paper investigates potential associations between prevalent cases of chlamydia in young people in Australia and the availability of alcoh...

Dec 1st, 2021 - Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cpn) is a gram-negative intracellular pathogen that causes a variety of pulmonary diseases, and there is growing evidence that it may play a role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. Cpn can interact functionally with ho...

Nov 30th, 2021 - Maternal infection has been implicated in the pathogenesis of preterm birth through intrauterine inflammatory response. Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis are among the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide, but studies on their as...

Nov 30th, 2021 - Rectal chlamydia is a prevalent sexually transmissible infection in both men who have sex with men (MSM) and in women. Screening is recommended for MSM but remains controversial for women. The optimal treatment for rectal chlamydia is now conclusi...

Jul 23rd, 2021 - These guidelines for the treatment of persons who have or are at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were updated by CDC after consultation with professionals knowledgeable in the field of STIs who met in Atlanta, Georgia, June 11-14, ...

May 7th, 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...

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...

Nov 18th, 2021 - The overall purpose of the project is to evaluate an algorithm for an HPV self-sampling based cervical cancer screening algorithm in a mid-size town in Ethiopia that could be applicable for nationwide implementation in low and middle-income countr...

Nov 15th, 2021 - In this phase 3 double blind placebo controlled, efficacy study, women who have had a urogenital chlamydia or gonorrhea infection at any time over the 16 weeks preceding the enrollment Visit with one or more risk factors, or found to be positive f...

Oct 8th, 2021 - Neutrophilic asthma (NA) is the asthma phenotype less known, causes a severe disease and does not have a specific treatment. Research on the neutrophilia mechanisms, new neutrophil (NEU) types and bronchial microbiome, can provide an opportunity t...

Oct 6th, 2021 - New HIV infections among people who inject drugs (PWID) are increasing in the United States and San Francisco. Methamphetamine is a driving force in the transmission of HIV. Multiple studies across diverse populations have found methamphetamine us...

Sep 29th, 2021 - Background and Objectives. Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) provides a framework to integrate STI control with HIV prevention through the sexual networks of men who have sex with men (MSM). Partner notification, testing, and treatment are the criti...

Oct 6th, 2021 - CASE 1st prenatal appointment for young, pregnant migrant A 21-year-old primigravid woman at 12 weeks’ gestation recently immigrated to the United States from an impoverished rural area of Southeast Asia. On the first prenatal appointment, she is.

Sep 28th, 2021 - Sexually transmitted infection rates have not increased as dramatically in older women as they have in women in their teens and 20s, but rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea in women over age 35 have seen a steady incline over the past decade, and syp...

Sep 23rd, 2021 - In medicine—especially when rare diseases are considered—we must often make decisions without perfect science. In the June Photo Rounds column, “Foot rash and joint pain” (J Fam Pract.

Sep 15th, 2021 - New CDC data show no letup during 2020 in the discouraging multiyear trend toward rapidly increasing rates of neonatal syphilis. In 2020, case counts reached 2,022, according to the CDC's Virginia B. Bowen, PhD, MHS, and colleagues writing in a Ne...

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