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Low costs and opportunities for efficiency: a cost analysis of the first year of programmatic PrEP delivery in Kenya’s public sector

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background In 2017, the Kenyan Ministry of Health integrated provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) into public HIV-1 care clinics as a key component of the national HIV-1 prevention strategy.
Kathryn Peebles   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Retrospective Study of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Rural Population of Western Maharashtra [PDF]

open access: yesWalawalkar International Medical Journal, 2022
Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major public health problem worldwide, affecting the quality of life and causing serious morbidity and mortality.
Aishwarya Kitture1, Vishal Indurkar1, Anamika Wagh1 and Ramesh Gosavi1
doaj  

Can remote STI/HIV testing and eClinical Care be compatible with robust public health surveillance? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In this paper we outline the current data capture systems for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) surveillance used by Public Health England (PHE), and how these will be affected by the introduction of novel ...
Estcourt, C   +10 more
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Sexually Transmitted Infections [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2005
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) other than HIV have reappeared as an important public health problem in developed countries (1). In the late 1970s and early 1980s, research and treatment of the ′classic′ STIs ‐ gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia ‐ were a major focus of infectious diseases practice and research.
openaire   +4 more sources

Sensitivity, specificity, inclusivity and exclusivity of the updated Aptima Combo 2 assay, which provides detection coverage of the new diagnostic-escape Chlamydia trachomatis variants

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Four new variants of Chlamydia trachomatis (nvCTs), detected in several countries, cause false-negative or equivocal results using the Aptima Combo 2 assay (AC2; Hologic).
Magnus Unemo   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genomic evolution of Neisseria gonorrhoeae since the preantibiotic era (1928–2013): antimicrobial use/misuse selects for resistance and drives evolution

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2020
Background Multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains are prevalent, threatening gonorrhoea treatment globally, and understanding of emergence, evolution, and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in gonococci remains limited.
Daniel Golparian   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Human Mpox a New Sexually Transmitted Infection in Korea That Should Be Monitored? [PDF]

open access: yesUrogenital Tract Infection, 2023
Human monkeypox (mpox) outbreaks have been reported in more than 110 countries, with more than 86,930 confirmed cases. The World Health Organization has realized the seriousness of personal transmission and has declared a global health emergency against ...
Gilho Lee
doaj   +1 more source

“Sexually transmitted infections – laboratory diagnosis” [PDF]

open access: yesRevista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 2019
The Guidelines Project, an initiative of the Brazilian Medical Association, aims to combine information from the medical field in order to standardize producers to assist the reasoning and decision-making of doctors. The information provided through this project must be assessed and criticized by the physician responsible for the conduct that will be ...
Maurício Hachul   +3 more
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Mycetoma mimicking sexually transmitted infection

open access: yesJournal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2015
This report is of an atypical case of mycetoma at unusual site simulating sexually transmitted infection. Most lesions described in literature are on the foot and lower legs while our patient had lesions at perineum and thigh.
Lakhani Som, F E Billimoria
doaj   +1 more source

Interaction, Pair Formation and Force of Infection Terms in Sexually Transmitted Diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
15 pages, 1 article*Interaction, Pair Formation and Force of Infection Terms in Sexually Transmitted Diseases* (Busenberg, Stavros; Castillo-Chavez, Carlos) 15 ...
Busenberg, Stavros   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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