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Global survey of mRNA levels and decay rates of Chlamydia trachomatis trachoma and lymphogranuloma venereum biovars

Heliyon, 2017
Interpreting the intricate bacterial transcriptomics implies understanding the dynamic relationship established between de novo transcription and the degradation of transcripts. Here, we performed a comparative overview of gene expression levels and mRNA
Rita Ferreira, Vítor Borges, Maria José Borrego, João Paulo Gomes   +3 more
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Chlamydia trachomatis Isolates from Patients with Persistent or Clinical Treatment Failure in Spain

Antibiotics, 2023
The aim of this multicentre project (seven hospitals across the Spanish National Health Service) was to study the phenotypic and genotypic susceptibility of C.
Laura Villa, José Antonio Boga, Luis Otero, Fernando Vazquez, Ana Milagro, Paula Salmerón, Martí Vall-Mayans, María Dolores Maciá, Samuel Bernal, Luis Piñeiro   +9 more
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Association of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis With Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Individuals at High Risk of HIV Infection

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2019
Importance Emerging evidence suggests that risk of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increases among gay and bisexual men following initiation of HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
M. Traeger, V. Cornelisse, J. Asselin, Brian L. Price, N. Roth, Jeff Willcox, B. Tee, C. Fairley, Christina C. Chang, Jude Armishaw, O. Vujovic, M. Penn, Pauline Cundill, George Forgan-Smith, J. Gall, Claire Pickett, L. Lal, Anne Mak, T. Spelman, Long Nguyen, D. Murphy, K. Ryan, C. El-Hayek, Michael West, S. Ruth, C. Batrouney, John Lockwood, J. Hoy, M. Hellard, M. Stoové, E. Wright   +30 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, A. Popović, A. Stolbach, K. Ghanem   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Urologic Clinics of North America, 2015
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a significant burden on public health in the United States. Primary prevention counseling with early diagnosis and treatment remain the best methods to decrease the incidence of STIs. Through significant public heath interventions, the incidence of gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and trichomoniasis is decreasing ...
Lindsay, Smith, Michael P, Angarone
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Sexually Transmitted Infections [PDF]

Canadian 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.
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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, G. Hunt, R. Lassauniere, M. Kalimashe, A. Bongwe, J. Ledwaba, R. E. Chaisson, N. Martinson, K. Richter, S. M. Bowyer, C. T. Tiemessen   +10 more
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Health Information and Monitoring of Sexually Transmitted Infections (SIM study): a single-center, parallel, three-arm randomized controlled trial protocol for enhancing adherence to syphilis treatment and follow-up

Trials, 2022
Background Syphilis has recently resurfaced as a significant public health problem. Since the 2000s, isolated syphilis outbreaks have increasingly occurred in North America, Europe, and Australia; in Brazil, there have been progressive increases in both ...
Eliana M. Wendland, Vanessa M. de Oliveira, Luana Giongo Pedrotti, Flavia M. A. Souza, Gerson F. M. Pereira, Antonio Gerbase   +5 more
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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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