Men With HIV Are Not Receiving STD Testing, Prevention Services
Many sexually active men who have sex with men (MSM) do not receive recommended prevention services and sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing when receiving care for HIV infection.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
CDC Recommendations for Quality Clinical Services for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released recommendations for providing quality clinical services for sexually transmitted diseases.
Crowd Diagnosis of STDs Frequently Sought Online
Crowd diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is common online.
Most Physicians Treating STIs Do Not Have Medications Readily Available
Most office-based physicians who provide STI services report not having on-site access to the recommended injectable medications for same-day treatment of gonorrhea and syphilis.
Community Health Nursing Intervention Improves Self-Care and Reduces STI Positivity
Investigators of this study sought to compare the efficacy of a community health nursing intervention vs standard of care to improve self-management of pelvic inflammatory disease.
Routine Varicella Vaccination Lowers Pediatric Herpes Zoster Incidence
Investigators found a decline in pediatric herpes zoster incidence and a significantly lower incidence among vaccinated children.
FDA Clears Rapid, Point-of-Care Test to Detect Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to binx io for a molecular point-of-care diagnostic testing platform for detecting chlamydia and gonorrhea in approximately 30 minutes.
Vaccination Reduces Incidence of Herpes Zoster After Stem Cell Transplantation
A 2-dose course of recombinant zoster vaccine decreased the incidence of herpes zoster in adults who had undergone recent autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Novel Chlamydia Vaccine Demonstrated Immunogenicity in Phase 1 Human Trials
Researchers at the National Institute for Health Research Imperial Clinical Research Facility at Hammersmith Hospital in London have demonstrated immunogenic responses in the first human phase 1 trial of a novel vaccine for the prevention of C trachomatis infection.
Are Ureaplasma spp a Cause of Nongonococcal Urethritis and Infertility in Men?
Emerging evidence suggests that Ureaplasma spp, specifically Ureaplasma urealyticum but not Ureaplasma parvum, may play a causal role in the development of nongonococcal urethritis and infertility in men.
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