Novel lateral flow assay effective for point-of-care detection of Neisseria gonorrhea in symptomatic patients
1. Novel assay, NG-LFA, showed strong sensitivity and specificity compared to NG-PCR in both urine and vaginal specimens. 2. NG-MAST ...
Tag: sexually transmitted infection (STI)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates have increased in recent years
1. Between 2015 and 2020, human papillomavirus vaccination (HPV) rates in the United States increased, especially amongst adolescent males. 2. Those ...
Human papillomavirus vaccine effective in preventing infections in the United States
1. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been shown to be effective in protecting against quadrivalent HPV vaccine (4vHPV)-type infections ...
Testing for sexually transmitted infections is infrequent among high school students in the United States
1. In a 2019 national survey of 2501 high school students across the United States, only 20.4% of those who ...
Maternal sexually transmitted infections associated with increased risk of preterm birth
1. In this large population-based study in the United States, maternal sexually transmitted infections including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were ...
Global and regional estimates of the contribution of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection to HIV incidence
1. Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections significantly contribute to the global burden of sexually-acquired HIV infections. Evidence Rating ...
Quick Take: Gentamicin compared with ceftriaxone for the treatment of gonorrhoea (G-ToG)
Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted infection associated with local inflammation causing genital pain, pelvic inflammatory disease, increased HIV acquisition ...
IUDs safe in population at high risk for STIs
1. In a study population at high-risk for sexually transmitted infections, the rate of pelvic inflammatory disease following intrauterine device ...
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