Sexually Transmitted Diseases

In a retrospective cohort study, a health system found this form of prophylaxis led to substantial reductions in 2 of 3 sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in a mostly male population.

During its 2 phase 3 clinical trials, the twice-yearly prophylaxis injection was found to be highly efficacious in preventing infection.

Sexual transmission was confirmed for nine of the 22 viruses studied, including Ebola, Zika, and mpox, making it a key factor in ongoing disease spread.

This comes after Japan recently announced it will donate over 3 million doses of the mpox vaccine, LC16m8 to a country in Africa.

The significance of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been a game changer for people living with HIV (PLWH). Still, there are some cardiovascular risks associated with different ART classes—particularly protease inhibitors (PIs), non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), and integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs). Authors review a piece in the literature around this area of study.

The late-breaking ID Week session reported on the once-weekly oral regimen being studied for use in people with HIV who are virologically suppressed.

In the third installment of our series on injectables, long-acting injectables offer new treatment and prevention options for HIV, especially benefiting patients who struggle with daily oral medications.

The organization's designation for the Bavarian Nordic’s MVA-BN (Jynneos) mpox vaccine is aimed at helping with the public health response, especially in Africa, where incidences rates continue to increase.

Gilead’s HIV-1 capsid inhibitor, which is a twice-yearly injection, was more effective than a daily Truvada pill in a phase 3 trial.

In this episode, clinicians discuss challenges associated with these topics and offer management insights on them.

In this case study, clinicians review a challenging case.

NOWDiagnostics' represents a new option for early syphilis detection and aligns with ongoing efforts to improve STI screening.

The Public Health Agency of Sweden reported the individual sought care at Region Stockholm and has been diagnosed with mpox caused by clade I.

The vaccine, Jynneos, manufactured by Bavarian Nordic, is being shipped to Africa to address the ongoing mpox outbreak.

The federal agency says the ongoing outbreak of the clade 1 variant in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been reported in neighboring countries.

A pilot study looked at offering this form of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to a select population to see if it could be effective in preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

The WHO reports the variant, clade I MPXV, has been circulating in a region within the Democratic Republic of Congo since last year.

A continued clarion call is being sounded about the drug-resistant pathogen.

The federal agency gave the nod to Roche’s human papillomavirus (HPV) self-collection and gives women the ability to gather their own sample in a health care setting, which can then be sent off for lab results.

Here is an update on the latest research and clinical management.

April marks STI Awareness Month; guidelines decreasing the incidence of chlamydia and syphilis, future work needing to be done with regards to doxy-PEP, an increase in STIs during the pandemic, and more from this year by Contagion.

Both the use of a vaginal ring or oral pre-exposure prophylaxis were found to be safe for HIV prevention throughout pregnancy.

Biomarkers associated with mortality differed by sex and there may be distinct pathophysiologic mechanisms that account for the increased risk seen in females, according to investigators.

Promising oral antibiotic candidate for the treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea

New review article outlines the evidence and future work that needs to be done with regards to doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP).

Investigators recently noted that despite a decrease in adolescent hospital visits during the height of the pandemic, there was an increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in this population group.

The latest data on sexually transmitted infections (STI) shows a large increase in syphilis incidence rates year-over year, where others were either flat or saw a slight decrease. The report also shows an ongoing rise of syphilis cases over the long-term.

New challenges in the fight against gonorrhea in the US.

Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) has reduced STIs among men who have sex with men, but poor adherence marred trial results with women.

A new study warns an increase in costs could lead to new infections.