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Gonorrhea and chlamydia rates have risen to record-high levels in the United States over the past decade. Because these infections are often asymptomatic, effective clinical management relies on screening of asymptomatic patients, particularly women younger than 25 years and men who have sex with men.
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Introduction: Whether intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-IM) and norethisterone enanthate (NET-EN) have a differential impact on the incidence of sexually transmitted infection (STI) remains unclear.
Lisa M. Noguchi+11 more
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There is an unmet need for a vaccine to control Chlamydia trachomatis (C.t.) infections. We have recently designed a multivalent heterologous immuno-repeat 1 (Hirep1) vaccine construct based on major outer membrane protein variable domain (VD) 4 regions ...
Anja Weinreich Olsen+4 more
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The selection of any specific immunization route is critical when defining future vaccine strategies against a genital infection like Chlamydia trachomatis (C.t.). An optimal Chlamydia vaccine needs to elicit mucosal immunity comprising both neutralizing
Jeanette Erbo Wern+4 more
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The focus on chlamydia in this issue of STI is timely. A debate on the second day of the 17th International Society for STD Research and 10th International Union against STI meeting in Seattle on 30 July will address the topic “Epidemiology of chlamydial infection: are we losing ground?” The first “special issue” about sexually transmitted Chlamydia ...
Nicola Low, Helen Ward
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Chlamydia abortus Isolation and Identification in Aborted Ovine Fetus in Mari El Republic of Russia
Reproductive disorders, presumably caused by Chlamydia abortus, are common among the ovine population of the Mari El Republic, Russia. C. abortus infection was determined by serologic testing or isolation and detection of the organism by PCR and direct ...
Irina Matveeva+9 more
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Testing-adjusted chlamydia notification trends in New South Wales, Australia, 2000 to 2010
Introduction: Between 2005 and 2010, Australian notification rates for chlamydia infection increased by 64% from 203 to 333 per 100 000 population. Interpreting this trend is difficult without examining rates and local patterns of testing.
Michelle Cretikos+4 more
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Strengths-Based Nursing to Combat Common Infectious Diseases in Indigenous Australians
(1) Problem: The increasing incidence and prevalence of infectious diseases in Indigenous Australians (Aboriginal groups and Torres Strait Islanders) are concerning.
Rajkumar Cheluvappa, Selwyn Selvendran
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Introduction Provider‐collected swabs are an unappealing procedure for many transgender women and may have led to suboptimal rates of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) testing.
Akarin Hiransuthikul+18 more
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Objective: Many experimental studies have been conducted to evaluate vascular and endovascular graft infections (VGEIs) and infectability in order to elaborate strategies to prevent or to treat their occurrence.
Mathilde Puges+5 more
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