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Recent advances in understanding and managing Chlamydia trachomatis infections

F1000Prime Reports, 2014
Worldwide, Chlamydia trachomatis infections rank among the most common sexually transmitted infections (STI), and cause notable reproductive morbidity in women.
J. Marrazzo, R. Suchland
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Substance Use and Sex Index version 2 (SUSI‐2): Validation of a brief questionnaire for the measurement of behaviours associated with transmission of blood borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims This study sought to validate a community‐acceptable Substance Use & Sex Index (SUSI) for use in substance use intervention research. SUSI aims to measure behaviours associated with the transmission of blood‐borne viruses (BBV) and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among people who use substances and incorporate contemporary sexual ...
Brendan Clifford, Raimondo Bruno, Liam Acheson, Michael E. Cecilio, Krista J. Siefried, Jack Freestone, Vincent J. Cornelisse, Brendan Crozier, Nicky Bath, Nadine Ezard   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Genital Infection-Attenuated Chlamydia muridarum Mutant Infects the Gastrointestinal Tract and Protects against Genital Tract Challenge

mBio, 2020
Chlamydia spp. productively infect mucosal epithelial cells of multiple anatomical sites, including the conjunctiva, lungs, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and urogenital tract.
Sandra G. Morrison, Amanda M. Giebel, Evelyn Toh, Arkaprabha Banerjee, David E. Nelson, Richard P. Morrison   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The views of general practitioners and practice nurses towards the barriers and facilitators of proactive, internet-based chlamydia screening for reaching young heterosexual men [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Chlamydia trachomatis is a common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI), which disproportionately affects young people under 25 years. Commonly, more women are offered screening than men.
B Duncan, C Marston, C Pope, C Salisbury, CAM McNulty, D Scholes, I van den Broek, J Ritchie, JA Shoveller, JV Bailey, K Buston, K Lorimer, K Lorimer, Karen Lorimer, KE Greenland, Lisa M McDaid, N Low, N Low, N Low, N Low, National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NSCP) in England, NHS National Services Scotland, O McCarthy, P Baraitser, P Craig, PW Dielissen, R Lorch, R Ma, S Woodhall, SIG Network, SM Noar, Susan Martin, The UK Collaborative Group for HIV and STI Surveillance, WM Davis   +33 more
core   +2 more sources

The role of iron in normal and impaired testicular function

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Iron plays a critical role in testicular physiology, impacting spermatogenesis, testosterone production, and overall testicular function. Iron homeostasis is maintained through systemic and cellular regulatory mechanisms, including hepcidin‐mediated systemic iron control and the iron‐responsive element/iron regulatory protein (IRE/IRP) system ...
Aileen Harrer, Esther G. Meyron‐Holtz, Andreas Meinhardt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case of prosthetic joint septic arthritis caused by Gordonia jacobaea

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2022
Jennifer Guiraud, Maëlig Lescure, Deborah Faganello, Cécile Bébéar, Sabine Pereyre, Armelle Ménard   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

What is Causing This Man\u27s Rectal Pain and Urinary Retention? [PDF]

, 2016
Case: A 23-year-old man presented to an urgent care office with a 2-week history of rectal pain and scant rectal bleeding. In the few days leading up to his presentation, he also had a fever of 101° F (38.3° C), inguinal lymphadenopathy, and urinary ...
McKenney-Drake, Mikaela L., Roman, Christopher T., Veness, Kali E.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Genetics of infertility and “assisted fertilization” in the Bible: The case of Abraham and his family

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Couple infertility is a very ancient medical condition. One of the first descriptions of familial infertility/subfertility is contained in the first book of the Bible, Genesis, written in the 10th century BC and reporting tales from the oral tradition even occurred about 800 years earlier.
Manuela Simoni, Frank Tüttelmann, Livio Casarini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections

Microbiologia Medica, 2008
Chlamydia trachomatis (C.t.) infection is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease in Europe and in developed countries. The main biological features and pathogenic mechanisms of C.t. infection are summarized in this review.
Maria Agnese Latino, Daniela De Maria, Andrea Caneparo, Claudia Rosso, Gianfranco De Intinis, Anna Maria Calì, Pierangelo Clerici, Marco Cusini, Ivano Dal Conte, Tiziano Maggino, Enrico Magliano, Alfonso Panuccio, Roberto Pozzoli, Mario Rassu, Barbara Suligoi, Riccardo Terramocci   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real‐time fluorometric isothermal assays for detection of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi and Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus in horses: Validation, comparison and evaluation of their clinical application

Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Infectious diseases significantly impact equine health and welfare, causing illness and death, and loss of productivity globally. One such disease is ‘strangles’, a highly contagious upper respiratory condition in horses caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (SEE).
M Jelocnik, C Hall, S Dennis, K Mitchell, A Blishen, N Mashkour, SI Anstey, C Jenkins, K Jeffers, C El‐Hage, D McMillan, J Gilkerson   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source