Frequent screening for asymptomatic chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections in men who have sex with men: time to re-evaluate?

E Williams, DA Williamson, JS Hocking - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
There is increasing debate regarding the harms and benefits of frequent asymptomatic
screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in men who have sex with …

Status of the HIV epidemic in key populations in the Middle East and north Africa: knowns and unknowns

GR Mumtaz, H Chemaitelly, S AlMukdad, A Osman… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary The Middle East and north Africa is one of only two world regions where HIV
incidence is on the rise, with most infections occurring among key populations: people who …

Impact of coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) on HIV testing and care provision across four continents

F Rick, W Odoke, J van den Hombergh… - HIV …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic has been associated with
severe disruptions in health care services, and nonpharmacological measures such as …

[HTML][HTML] Decreases in reported sexually transmitted infections during the time of COVID-19 in King County, WA: decreased transmission or screening?

A Berzkalns, CS Thibault, LA Barbee… - Sexually transmitted …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington State's Stay Home, Stay
Healthy (SHSH) order was implemented on March 24, 2020. We hypothesized that …

[HTML][HTML] The indirect impacts of nonpharmacological COVID-19 control measures on other infectious diseases in Yinchuan, Northwest China: a time series study

W Liu, R Wang, Y Li, S Zhao, Y Chen, Y Zhao - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Various nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) against COVID-19
continue to have an impact on socioeconomic and population behaviour patterns. However …

'Stay at home…': exploring the impact of the COVID-19 public health response on sexual behaviour and health service use among men who have sex with men …

AR Howarth, J Saunders, D Reid, I Kelly… - Sexually transmitted …, 2022 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives The first UK national lockdown began on 23 March 2020, in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic, and led to reduced STI/HIV service provision in the UK. We …

The fading of the mpox outbreak among men who have sex with men: a mathematical modelling study

M Xiridou, F Miura, P Adam, E Op de Coul, J de Wit… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
ABSTRACT Background In the Netherlands, the number of mpox cases started declining
before mpox vaccination was initiated. Most cases were men who have sex with men (MSM) …

Exploring factors shaping antibiotic resistance patterns in Streptococcus pneumoniae during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic

A Kovacevic, DRM Smith, E Rahbé, S Novelli… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Non-pharmaceutical interventions implemented to block SARS-CoV-2 transmission in early
2020 led to global reductions in the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). By …

Sexually transmitted infection transmission dynamics during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic among urban gay, bisexual, and other men who …

CM Schumacher, N Thornton, J Wagner… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mitigation measures on
sexually transmitted infection (STI) transmission and racial disparities remains unknown. Our …

What will it take to end HIV in the United States? A comprehensive, local-level modeling study

AT Fojo, M Schnure, P Kasaie, DW Dowdy… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Background: The Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative aims to reduce incident HIV
infections by 90% over a span of 10 years. The intensity of interventions needed to achieve …