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Chemsex and diagnoses of syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia among men who have sex with men in the UK: a multivariable prediction model using causal inference methodology

Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2021
Introduction In the last decade diagnoses of most STIs have risen among men who have sex with men (MSM). Although a significant proportion of this is likely due to increased STI screening, understanding the role of behavioural drivers remains critical ...
Louis MacGregor, Manika Kohli, K. Looker, F. Hickson, P. Weatherburn, A. Schmidt, K. Turner   +6 more
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The Biology of Neisseria Adhesins

Biology, 2013
Members of the genus Neisseria include pathogens causing important human diseases such as meningitis, septicaemia, gonorrhoea and pelvic inflammatory disease syndrome.
Miao-Chiu Hung, Myron Christodoulides
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Choosing New Therapies for Gonorrhoea: We Need to Consider the Impact on the Pan-Neisseria Genome. A Viewpoint

Antibiotics, 2021
The development of new gonorrhoea treatment guidelines typically considers the resistance-inducing effect of the treatment only on Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Antimicrobial resistance in N.
C. Kenyon, J. Laumen, S. Manoharan-Basil
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Trends in adult chlamydia and gonorrhoea prevalence, incidence and urethral discharge case reporting in Mongolia from 1995 to 2016 – estimates using the Spectrum-STI model

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2017
Objective: To estimate Mongolia’s prevalence and incidence trends of gonorrhoea and chlamydia in women and men 15–49 years old to inform control of STIs and HIV, a national health sector priority.
Jugderjav Badrakh, Setsen Zayasaikhan, Davaalkham Jagdagsuren, Erdenetungalag Enkhbat, Narantuya Jadambaa, Sergelen Munkhbaatar, Melanie Taylor, Jane Rowley, Guy Mahiané, Eline Korenromp   +9 more
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Population rates of HIV, gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses by sexual orientation in New Zealand

Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2021
Introduction Globally, gay and bisexual men (GBM) are over-represented in HIV, syphilis and gonorrhoea cases. However, surveillance systems rarely provide meaningful measures of inequity, such as population-specific rates, due to a lack of sexual ...
P. Saxton, S. McAllister, Callum Thirkell, A. Ludlam, Jerram P Bateman, A. Anglemyer, P. Priest, G. Sonder   +7 more
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SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS: BULGARIAN PERSPECTIVE [PDF]

Trakia Journal of Sciences, 2020
Introduction: The effective management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) consists not only of antimicrobial therapy to receive treatment and reduce infectivity, but also in the overall attention and care for the patient’s reproductive and sexual ...
J. Marinova, B. Parashkevova, R. Gardeva, E. Atanasov, G. Rosenova-Licheva   +4 more
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Detection of antibiotic resistance is essential for gonorrhoea point-of-care testing: a mathematical modelling study

BMC Medicine, 2017
Background Antibiotic resistance is threatening to make gonorrhoea untreatable. Point-of-care (POC) tests that detect resistance promise individually tailored treatment, but might lead to more treatment and higher levels of resistance. We investigate the
Stephanie M. Fingerhuth, Nicola Low, Sebastian Bonhoeffer, Christian L. Althaus   +3 more
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Gonorrhoea in Greenland: geographic differences in diagnostic activity and incidence of gonorrhoea in 2015

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2018
For decades the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has been a health concern in Greenland, especially within the age group of 15–34 year olds.
Anne-Sophie Homøe, Sine Berntsen, Michael Lynge Pedersen   +2 more
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Association between saliva use for masturbation and urethral gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Objectives: The saliva of individuals with oropharyngeal gonorrhoea can contain viable Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This study examined if using saliva as a lubricant for masturbation is a risk factor for urethral gonorrhoea among men who have sex with men ...
Julien Tran, Christopher K. Fairley, Jason J. Ong, Ei T. Aung, Eric P.F. Chow   +4 more
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Australian consensus statement on doxycycline post‐exposure prophylaxis (doxy‐PEP) for the prevention of syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men

Medical Journal of Australia
Doxycycline post‐exposure prophylaxis (doxy‐PEP) involves consuming 200 mg of doxycycline up to 72 hours after a condomless sex act to reduce the risk of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Vincent J. Cornelisse, B. Riley, Nicholas A Medland   +2 more
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