Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Three sex-spread diseases hit another record high, CDC says
Infections from three sexually spread diseases have hit another record high.
Oct 19, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chlamydia more common in New Zealand than thought
One in three New Zealand women have had the sexually transmitted infection (STI) chlamydia by the age of 38 as have one in five men, based on estimates from a new study.
May 30, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
ACOG urges expedited partner therapy for some STIs
(HealthDay)—For patients with sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as gonorrhea and chlamydia, whose partners are unable or unwilling to seek care, expedited partner therapy can be used to prevent reinfection, according ...
May 25, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First ever phase 1 trial of genital chlamydia vaccine finds it is safe and provokes immune response
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection worldwide, but national screening programmes and antibiotic treatment have failed to decrease infection incidences.
Aug 13, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Infection during newborn's first week of life associated with bacterial infection in the mother
Early-onset neonatal infection, defined as infection in the first 7 days of life, is associated with maternal infection and colonization, a systematic review and meta-analysis by Grace Chan (Johns Hopkins School of Public ...
Aug 20, 2013
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Immunology
Powerful bacterial immune response defined by new study
T-cells, the elite guard of the immune system in humans and other mammals, ignore normal biologic protocol and swing into high gear when attacked by certain fast-moving bacteria, reports a team of researchers led by a UC ...
Feb 6, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chlamydia screening drops after change in cervical cancer screening guideline
A 2012 cervical cancer screening guideline change is associated with reduced testing for cervical cancer and chlamydia and reduced identification of chlamydia cases in young women. Screening for chlamydia, the most commonly-diagnosed ...
Jul 11, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study tracks chlamydia trachomatis infection in Sweden
Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI), with about 127 million new cases estimated annually worldwide. Since it is an asymptomatic infection, individuals may carry ...
Feb 22, 2021
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Neuroscience
Common infections may increase risk for memory decline
Exposure to common infections is linked to memory and brain function—even if the infections never made you ill, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2014.
Feb 13, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Regenstrief study: Informatics tools underutilized in prevention of hospital-acquired infection
Advances in electronic medical record systems and health information exchange are shifting efforts in public health toward greater use of information systems to automate disease surveillance, but a study from the Regenstrief ...
Feb 20, 2013
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