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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on chlamydia infection in South Korea: a comparison between the pre-pandemic and during-pandemic periods

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundPrior to COVID-19 pandemic, a yearly upward trajectory in the number of chlamydia infection cases was observed in South Korea. However, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Korea implemented several public health and social measures, which ...
Achangwa Chiara, Achangwa Chiara, Achangwa Chiara, Sukhyun Ryu, Jae-Heon Jung, Jae-Heon Jung, Se-Min Hwang, Se-Min Hwang   +7 more
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Spreading of sexually transmitted diseases in heterosexual populations [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 105, 1399 (2008), 2007
The spread of sexually transmitted diseases (e.g. Chlamydia, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, HIV) across populations is a major concern for scientists and health agencies. In this context, both data collection on sexual contact networks and the modeling of disease spreading, are intensively contributing to the search for effective immunization policies. Here, the
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STING-dependent recognition of cyclic di-AMP mediates type I interferon responses during Chlamydia trachomatis infection. [PDF]

, 2013
UnlabelledSTING (stimulator of interferon [IFN] genes) initiates type I IFN responses in mammalian cells through the detection of microbial nucleic acids. The membrane-bound obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis induces a STING-dependent
Barker, Jeffrey R, Burdette, Dara L, Carpenter, Victoria K, Koestler, Benjamin J, Valdivia, Raphael H, Vance, Russell E, Waters, Christopher M   +6 more
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Systematic reviews of point-of-care tests for the diagnosis of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infections

Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2017
Background WHO estimates that 131 million new cases of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infections occur globally every year. Most infections are asymptomatic. Untreated infection in women can lead to severe complications. Screening and treatment of
H. Kelly, C. Coltart, Nitika Pant Pai, J. Klausner, M. Unemo, I. Toskin, R. Peeling   +6 more
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Sexually Transmitted Infections Among US Women and Men: Prevalence and Incidence Estimates, 2018.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2021
BACKGROUND The most recent estimates of the number of prevalent and incident sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States (US) were for 2008. We provide updated estimates for 2018 using new methods.
K. Kreisel, I. Spicknall, Julia W. Gargano, Felicia M. T. Lewis, Rayleen M. Lewis, L. Markowitz, H. Roberts, Anna Satcher Johnson, R. Song, S. S. St. Cyr, Emily J. Weston, Elizabeth A Torrone, H. Weinstock   +12 more
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Mini Review: Antimicrobial Control of Chlamydial Infections in Animals: Current Practices and Issues

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Chlamydia are a genus of successful obligate intracellular pathogens spread across humans, wildlife, and domesticated animals. The most common species reported in livestock in this genus are Chlamydia abortus, Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia suis, and ...
Sankhya Bommana, Adam Polkinghorne
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The emerging role of ASC in dendritic cell metabolism during Chlamydia infection. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacterial agent that causes sexually transmitted infections worldwide. The regulatory functions of dendritic cells (DCs) play a major role in protective immunity against Chlamydia infections.
Danielle N McKeithen, Yusuf O Omosun, Khamia Ryans, Jing Mu, Zhonglin Xie, Tankya Simoneaux, Uriel Blas-Machado, Francis O Eko, Carolyn M Black, Joseph U Igietseme, Qing He   +10 more
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Generating a Heterosexual Bipartite Network Embedded in Social Network [PDF]

, 2020
We describe how to generate a heterosexual network with a prescribed joint-degree distribution that is embedded in a prescribed large-scale social contact network. The structure of a sexual network plays an important role in how sexually transmitted infections (STIs) spread.
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Effects of Population Based Screening for Chlamydia Infections in The Netherlands Limited by Declining Participation Rates

PLoS ONE, 2013
Background A large trial to investigate the effectiveness of population based screening for chlamydia infections was conducted in the Netherlands in 2008–2012. The trial was register based and consisted of four rounds of screening of women and men in the
Boris V. Schmid, E. Over, I. V. D. van den Broek, E. O. D. Op de Coul, J. van Bergen, J. Fennema, H. Götz, C. Hoebe, G. A. de Wit, M. V. D. van der Sande, M. Kretzschmar   +10 more
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Higher risk perception of HIV than of chlamydia and HPV among secondary school students in two German cities.

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundChlamydia and genital human papillomavirus (HPV) are the two most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among teens and young adults in industrialised countries.
Florence Samkange-Zeeb, Saskia Pöttgen, Hajo Zeeb   +2 more
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