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Point of care tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) [PDF]

A number of clinical/disease areas have been prioritised by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and Department of Health (DH) for the DIIA Innovation Platform.
Osipenko, Leeza, Szczepura, Ala
core  

No. 24: Spaces of Vulnerability: Migration and HIV/AIDS in South Africa [PDF]

, 2002
Seventy per cent of the 36 million people infected worldwide with HIV live in Sub-Saharan Africa and within this region the countries of Southern Africa are the worst affected.
Crush, Jonathan, Gouws, Eleanor, Lurie, Mark, Williams, Brian   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Developing and testing accelerated partner therapy for partner notification for people with genital Chlamydia trachomatis diagnosed in primary care: a pilot randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Background Accelerated partner therapy (APT) is a promising partner notification (PN) intervention in specialist sexual health clinic attenders. To address its applicability in primary care, we undertook a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) of two
Althaus, Andrew Copas, Anne M Johnson, Bailey, Cassell, Catherine H Mercer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chen, Claudia S Estcourt, Cowan, Estcourt, Estcourt, Ferreira, Greta Rait, Götz, Jackie A Cassell, Kazeem Aderogba, Laura Tickle, Lorna J Sutcliffe, Louise J Jackson, Low, Low, McCarney, McNulty, McNulty, McNulty, Mercer, Mercer, Mercer, Merle Symonds, Miller, Pamela Muniina, Roberts, Sarah Creighton, Shackleton, Tracy E Roberts, Turner   +36 more
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Probiotic supplementation during pregnancy for vaginal microbiota improvement and pathogen clearance: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Probiotic supplementation during pregnancy shows a modest, non‐robust increase in Group B Streptococcus decolonization, with no consistent benefit for bacterial vaginosis or vulvovaginal candidiasis. Probiotics may serve as a non‐antibiotic adjunct, but standardized regimens and ecological diagnostic frameworks are required.
Zimo Liu, Roujie Huang, Tianshu Sun, Lan Zhu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biological activity of folkloric plants used in the treatment of ‘u wela’ against pathogens

Journal of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development
Background: ‘U wela’ also known as ‘Divhu’ in ‘Tshivenda’ is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a combination of fungal and bacterial microorganisms that affects males because of unprotected sexual encounters with a woman who has had an abortion ...
Tryphina T. Ramavhale, Salome M. Mahlo, Jacobus N. Eloff   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

High prevalence of HIV, chlamydia and gonorrhoea among men who have sex with men and transgender women attending trusted community centres in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2016
Introduction Sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV prevalence have been reported to be higher amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) in Nigeria than in the general population. The objective of this study was to characterize the prevalence of HIV,
Babajide Keshinro, Trevor A Crowell, Rebecca G Nowak, Sylvia Adebajo, Sheila Peel, Charlotte A Gaydos, Cristina Rodriguez‐Hart, Stefan D Baral, Melissa J Walsh, Ogbonnaya S Njoku, Sunday Odeyemi, Teclaire Ngo‐Ndomb, William A Blattner, Merlin L Robb, Manhattan E Charurat, Julie Ake, for the TRUST/RV368 Study Group   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

The benefits of multidisciplinary collaboration in the successful management of two complex feline cases

Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Despite a frequent misconception that behavioural concerns are diagnoses of exclusion, medical conditions and behavioural disorders are frequently inter‐related. In human medicine, the ‘multidisciplinary team’ approach (MDTA) is considered the most efficacious way of managing patients with complex and chronic health conditions.
BE Bollaert, JM Ley, HE Zulch
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the performance of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) in detection of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection in vaginal specimens relative to patient infection status: a systematic review

BMJ Open, 2019
Objective We evaluated the performance of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) using vaginal specimens in comparison to specimens from the cervix or urine in their ability to detect chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection in women based on patient ...
Minttu M Rönn, Louise Mc Grath-Lone, Bethan Davies, Janet D Wilson, Helen Ward   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

HIV Infection and Sexual Behaviour Among Women With Infertility in Tanzania: A Hospital-Based Study. [PDF]

, 1997
Infertility is common in Africa, but virtually no data exist on HIV prevalence among infertile women. Mainly anthropological studies in Africa have shown that infertile women have higher risks of marital instability and possibly also have more sexual ...
Boerma, J T, Favot, I, Gumodoka, B, Klokke, A H, Mgalla, Z, Ngalula, J   +5 more
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Effects of prematurity and socio‐economic status on early life language exposure: A video coding study

British Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Preterm birth is associated with later language impairment and delay. Socio‐economic deprivation is linked to decreased language exposure in early childhood, but it is unknown how prematurity influences this relationship. This study investigated the effects of socio‐economic status and gestational age at birth on language exposure, in a sample
Sinéad O'Carroll, Bethan Dean, Yu Wei Chua, Victoria Ledsham, James P. Boardman, Sue Fletcher‐Watson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source