Objective: Since 2006, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has been routinely recommended for adolescent females in the USA. The quadrivalent vaccine induces long-term seropositivity to HPV 6/11/16, which may be useful as a marker for HPV vaccine ...
Emiko Y. Petrosky +5 more
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Vitamin D effects on Chlamydia trachomatis infection: a case-control and experimental study
IntroductionVitamin D deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide. Chronic vitamin D deficiency causes immune system dysfunction, which increases susceptibility to pathogens such as bacteria, especially intracellular parasites, and ...
Sijia Liu, Tianwei Zhao, Quanzhong Liu
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Acceptability and performance of dual HIV/syphilis testing in male circumcision clients, 2021
Background: Dual HIV/syphilis testing may be an acceptable intervention to identify men with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and at risk of HIV acquisition.
Tendesayi Kufa +12 more
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Ethnomedicinal Survey of Botanicals Used in Treating Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Ekiti State, Nigeria [PDF]
This paper focuses on the botanicals used in the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The authors identified 49 plants belonging to 30 angiosperm families that were being used by the natives of Ekiti State for the cure of ...
Kayode, G. M., Kayode, J.
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The Effect of Youth Attitudes Toward the Behaviour Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the 3rd Grade of the Islamic Senior High School (Ma) “X”, Sub-district of Mranggen, Demak Regency [PDF]
Background: STD (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) is a kind of RTI (Reproductive Tract Infections) transmittedthrough sexual intercourses. Bacteria causing such kind of infections can be fungi, viruses and parasites.Women are more susceptible to suffering
Puspitaningrum, D. (Dewi) +2 more
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Rush to Judgment: The STI-Treatment Trials and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
Introduction: The extraordinarily high incidence of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa led to the search for cofactor infections that could explain the high rates of transmission in the region.
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Proceedings of the STAR Sexually Transmitted Infection-Clinical Trial Group Programmatic Meeting. [PDF]
The goal of the Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinical Trial Group's Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) meeting was to assemble experts from academia, government, nonprofit and industry to discuss the current state of research,
Bristow, Claire C +15 more
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Lulu Yan, Dan Chen, Dehou Yu, Xiaoping Shen Department of Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550004, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xiaoping Shen, Email ...
Yan L, Chen D, Yu D, Shen X
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Trichomonas and Candida in the Light of Sexually Transmitted Diseases [PDF]
Trichomonas vaginalis je bičaš koji inficira urogenitalni trakt. Infekcija uzrokuje vaginitis u žena te uretritis i balanopostitis u muškaraca. Glavni put prijenosa je spolni. Infekcija je asimptomatska uglavnom u muškaraca i u polovice inficiranih žena.
Mihael Skerlev, Sanja Špoljar
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IntroductionDuring rollout of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, several jurisdictions extended the interval between the first and second doses to prioritize wider population access to limited vaccine supply.
Jessica I. Ahmed +35 more
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