PrEP Discontinuation and Age, Racial Disparities
Age, racial/ethnic, and risk category disparities exist among patients who discontinue preexposure prophylaxis treatment after initiation.
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Most Physicians Treating STIs Do Not Have Meds on Hand
Increasing availability of treatments will help public health officials stop increases in STIs, authors say.
Case Study: Generalized Abdominal Pain and Tactile Fevers
A woman presents with gradually worsening, generalized abdominal pain that originated in the right lower quadrant.
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.
FDA Clears Rapid, Point-of-Care Test to Detect Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to binx io (binx health) for women’s health, a molecular point-of-care diagnostic testing platform for detecting chlamydia and gonorrhea in approximately 30 minutes.
Nurse Intervention Using Tech May Improve PID Care in Youth
Young women enrolled in TECH-N more likely to have decreases in N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis.
Trichomonas vaginalis Prevalence in the United States, 2013-2016
Among noninstitutionalized adolescents and adults in the United States between 2013 and 2016, 1.3% tested positive for Trichomonas vaginalis infection.
Gentamicin Appropriate Second-Line Therapy to Ceftriaxone for Gonorrhea
Two weeks after treatment, infection cleared for 98, 91% treated with ceftriaxone vs gentamicin.
Prevalence of Extragenital STDs High in Men Who Have Sex With Men
Extragenital (rectal and pharyngeal) chlamydia and gonorrhea are prevalent among men who have sex with men.
Stat Consult: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Growing evidence supports starting individuals on antiretroviral therapy as soon as they are diagnosed with HIV to improve mortality rates.
