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Detection and molecular characterization of urinary tract HIV-1 populations
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2019 Background Identification of all possible HIV reservoirs is an important aspect in HIV eradication efforts. The urinary tract has however not been well studied as a potential HIV reservoir.
M. L. Mzingwane +10 more
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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2015 To provide updates for the 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines on human papillomavirus (HPV) and anogenital warts (AGWs), a review of the literature was conducted in key topic areas: (1 ...
Ina U. Park +2 more
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SeCoNet: A Heterosexual Contact Network Growth Model for Human Papillomavirus Disease Simulation [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Human Papillomavirus infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection, and causes serious complications such as cervical cancer in vulnerable female populations in regions such as East Africa. Due to the scarcity of empirical data about sexual relationships in varying demographics, computationally modelling the underlying sexual contact ...
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Chemical Communications, 2015 We describe a nucleic acid testing (NAT) platform for infectious disease diagnostics at the point-of-care, using surface acoustic waves (SAW) to perform a multiplexed loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) test for sexually transmitted diseases ...
Gaolian Xu +3 more
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Mental health literacy among primary healthcare workers in South Africa and Zambia
Brain and Behavior, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 Graphical Abstract Abstract Background In developing countries, mental health literacy (MHL) still needs to be improved due to the high prevalence of mental disorders. It is widely recognized that MHL can improve health outcomes for both individuals and populations.
Joonas Korhonen +11 more
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Evaluating distributional regression strategies for modelling self-reported sexual age-mixing [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 The age dynamics of sexual partnership formation determine patterns of sexually transmitted disease transmission and have long been a focus of researchers studying human immunodeficiency virus. Data on self-reported sexual partner age distributions are available from a variety of sources.
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Vaccines, 2023 People with HIV (PWH) may be more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection and worse clinical outcomes. We investigated the disparity in SARS-CoV-2 vaccination coverage between PWH and those without HIV (PWoH) in Catalonia, Spain, assessing primary and ...
Daniel Kwakye Nomah +16 more
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Reporting of sexually transmitted infections during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2020 Social distancing guidelines and resource reallocation during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to significant disruption of sexual health clinics within the USA.1 Little is known about how this disruption has impacted STI reporting.
Matthew A. Crane +3 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background Extra-genital Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infections are mostly asymptomatic, and important reservoir sites of infection as they often go undetected and may be more difficult to eradicate with recommended therapeutic ...
Johanna M. E. Venter +7 more
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SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES: KNOWLEDGE AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF ADOLESCENTS
, 2017 Objective: to evaluate the sexual knowledge and behavior of adolescents about Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Method: a descriptive, observational and quantitative study with a convenience sample of 532 adolescents aged between 10 and 19 years old.
Niviane Genz +4 more
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