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Abstract Black women face a myriad of challenges that heighten their susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), resulting in a disproportionate impact of STIs among this population. Yet, there is a lack of research that explores how women navigate these diagnoses with resilience.
Jaleah D. Rutledge +3 more
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Lupus Flare: An Uncommon Presentation of Disseminated Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the US with 700,000 annual cases. Although most cases of gonorrhea are localized, approximately 0.5–3% become disseminated.
Uyen To, Joyce Kim, David Chia
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Optimizing Treatment of Antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae
The increasing prevalence of ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae has required replacing inexpensive oral ciprofloxacin treatment with more expensive injectable ceftriaxone.
Kakoli Roy +2 more
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Risk of cancer among individuals with a history of bacterial sexually transmitted infections: A population-based study in Alberta, Canada. [PDF]
What's New? While previous studies have identified the carcinogenicity of viral agents such as HIV, the role of bacterial sexually transmitted infections in carcinogenesis remains understudied despite them similarly causing chronic inflammation.
Qureshi HM +10 more
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TESTING PATTERNS FOR SYPHILIS AND OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS IN PREGNANT WOMEN PRESENTING TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS [PDF]
Following an initial decrease in the incidence of congenital syphilis from 2008-2012, the rate of congenital syphilis rose by 38% across the United States between 2012-2014 (2).
SHOYOMBO, IFEOLUWA
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Products of Compartmental Models in Epidemiology. [PDF]
We show that many structured epidemic models may be described using a straightforward product structure in this paper. Such products, derived from products of directed graphs, may represent useful refinements including geographic and demographic ...
Porco, Travis C, Worden, Lee
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Abstract This study investigates the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic instability on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living in an agricultural region and examines pathways including supportive family and social structures, decision making autonomy in romantic relationships ...
Marie C. D. Stoner +11 more
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
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. Objective:. Gonorrhea is a globally widespread sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This study is aimed to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of gonorrhea cases reported in China in 2018 and provide evidence for ...
Xiao-Li Yue +4 more
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Background Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) was validated in Ontario in 2018 to test for chlamydia and gonorrhea at extragenital (pharyngeal, rectal) sites. Prior to this validation, extragenital testing could be done only by culture in Ontario.
D. Friedman, P. O’Byrne
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