Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study finds extragenital infections are underdiagnosed

An internship in summer 2018 under the auspices of UdeM's PREMIER program for excellence in medicine through introduction to research has culminated in the publication of an article in a scientific journal for undergraduate ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chlamydia, gonorrhea rates up among young women in the US

(HealthDay)—There has been an age shift in positivity for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae among women, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Vaccine candidate for gonorrhea shows preclinical effectiveness

A report in the journal mBio, published by the American Society for Microbiology, describes a prototype vaccine candidate for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection that ...

Medications

Global phase 3 trial of zoliflodacin

The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), a not for profit organisation developing new treatments for drug resistant infections, and Entasis Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ETTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Nurse intervention using tech may improve PID care in youth

Adolescent and young adult women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) are more likely to experience decreases in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis positivity with a technology-enhanced community health nursing ...

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