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Sexually transmitted infections

BMJ, 1998
Sexually transmitted infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Over 300 000 cases of sexually transmitted infection were diagnosed in genitourinary medicine clinics in England in 1996.1 Among these infections, the commonest were genital warts (over 50 000 first attacks), non-specific genital infection (over 50 ...
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Tuberculosis and Sexually Transmitted Infections

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
To the Editor: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is a necessary, but not sufficient, cause of tuberculosis (TB). Infection with HIV is the strongest known risk factor for disease progression to TB. In the absence of HIV infection, disease develops in 5% to 15% of infected persons.
Nagelkerke, Nico J.D., De Vlas, Sake J., MacDonald, Kelly S., Rieder, Hans L.   +3 more
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
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Vitamin D boosts HIV-1 resistance in female genital epithelial cells by enhancing antiviral cathelicidin expression

Frontiers in Immunology
IntroductionElevated levels of serum Vitamin D (VitD) and increased expression of its receptor on peripheral blood cells have been reported in individuals who have been exposed to HIV-1 yet remain seronegative (HESN).
Sandra M. Gonzalez, Sandra M. Gonzalez, Wbeimar Aguilar-Jimenez, Maria T. Rugeles, Abu Bakar Siddik, Abu Bakar Siddik, Erica Hofer Labossiere, T. Blake Ball, T. Blake Ball, Ruey-Chyi Su, Ruey-Chyi Su   +10 more
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Sexually transmitted infections and associated factors during pregnancy in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: A multicenter study

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2022
Background: Sexually transmitted infections are one the most important public health problems in the developing countries that have been reported to have many adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega, Bosena Abebe, Tenaye Ebabu, Tigist Asmare, Mulu Kassa, Tsion Tadesse Haile, Asmra Tesfahun Seyoum, Mastewal Endalew, Kindu Yinges Wondie   +8 more
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Sexual health knowledge and practices and STI/HIV prevalence among long-distance truck drivers in Peru

SAGE Open Medicine, 2017
Objectives: HIV and other sexually transmitted infections remain a challenge globally and many key groups have yet to be studied. Evidence shows that truck drivers may have high-risk behaviors and higher sexually transmitted infection/HIV prevalence ...
Patricía J García, Boris Fazio, Angela M Bayer, Aldo G Lizarraga, Marina Chiappe, Sayda La Rosa, Marcela Lazo, Lorena López, María Valderrama, César P Cárcamo   +9 more
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Understanding the acceptability, barriers and facilitators for chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening in technical colleges: qualitative process evaluation of the “Test n Treat” trial

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Low uptake of sexually transmitted infection testing by sexually active young people is a worldwide public health problem. Screening in non-medical settings has been suggested as a method to improve uptake. The “Test n Treat” feasibility trial
Charlotte Fleming, Vari M. Drennan, Sarah Kerry-Barnard, Fiona Reid, Elisabeth J. Adams, S. Tariq Sadiq, Rachel Phillips, Wendy Majewska, Emma M. Harding-Esch, Emma C. Cousins, Freya Yoward, Pippa Oakeshott   +11 more
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HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP DENGAN TINDAKAN PENCEGAHAN PENYAKIT MENULAR SEKSUAL PADA ANAK BUAH KAPAL DI PELABUHAN BELAWAN 2019

Jurnal Kebidanan Kestra, 2019
The act of the prevention sexually transmitted infections disease is one of to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted to live a sex safety and health life style.
Isroni Azhari Siregar, Masryna Siagian, Herbert Wau   +2 more
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Cancer cell‐intrinsic type 1 interferon: production, signaling, and outcomes within sex‐biased, female malignancies

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The cell‐autonomous roles of interferon type 1 vary based on duration and intensity. While acute, robust signaling results in cancer cell cytotoxic effects, sustained, low‐level signaling is associated with tumor‐promoting effects. This review summarizes current research of IFN‐1 in cancer and within the clinical setting, with an emphasis on female ...
Ashlyn Conant, Nora Badiner, Sharon Asariah, Kiera McGivney, Vishwa Shah, Tise Suzuki, Yevgeniya J. Ioffe, Juli J. Unternaehrer   +7 more
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Current Trends in Syphilis Mortality in the United States, 2015–2020

Venereology, 2023
Rates of reported cases of syphilis have steadily increased since 2000 in the United States. However, despite the increase in cases, mortality from 2000–2014 declined.
Noel C. Barragan, Ranjana N. Wickramasekaran, Frank Sorvillo, Lisa V. Smith, Tony Kuo   +4 more
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