[HTML][HTML] Treatment of bacterial sexually transmitted infections in Europe: gonorrhoea, Mycoplasma genitalium, and syphilis

O Mitjà, C Suñer, L Giacani, M Vall-Mayans… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
This review explores the therapeutic challenges of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in
Europe, which include increasing antimicrobial resistance and limited progress in drug …

At-home specimen self-collection and self-testing for sexually transmitted infection screening demand accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic: a review of laboratory …

EN Kersh, M Shukla, BH Raphael… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic reduced the sexually
transmitted infection (STI) testing volume due to social-distancing and stay-at-home orders …

A guide to utilization of the microbiology laboratory for diagnosis of infectious diseases: 2018 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American …

JM Miller, MJ Binnicker, S Campbell… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The critical nature of the microbiology laboratory in infectious disease diagnosis calls for a
close, positive working relationship between the physician/advanced practice provider and …

Novel lateral flow assay for point-of-care detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in syndromic management settings: a cross-sectional performance evaluation

RPH Peters, JD Klausner, L Mazzola, MM Mdingi… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background A rapid and affordable point-of-care test is a priority for Neisseria gonorrhoeae
control. WHO and Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) have a target product …

[HTML][HTML] Controversies and evidence on Chlamydia testing and treatment in asymptomatic women and men who have sex with men: a narrative review

NHTM Dukers-Muijrers, YJ Evers, CJPA Hoebe… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted
infection (STI) worldwide. CT is mainly asymptomatic. Test-and-treat strategies are widely …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical evaluation of visby medical RT-PCR portable device for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2

A Renzoni, F Perez, MT Ngo Nsoga, S Yerly, E Boehm… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Extended community testing constitutes one of the main strategic pillars in controlling the
COVID-19 pandemic. Reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) targeting the SARS-CoV-2 …

Bridging the gap between development of point-of-care nucleic acid testing and patient care for sexually transmitted infections

K Hsieh, JH Melendez, CA Gaydos, TH Wang - Lab on a Chip, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The incidence rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the four major curable
STIs–chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis and, syphilis–continue to increase globally …

Trichomoniasis

OT Van Gerwen, SA Opsteen, KJ Graves… - Infectious Disease …, 2023 - id.theclinics.com
Approximately 20% of the US population has a sexually transmitted infection (STI) at any
given time. The incidence of trichomoniasis, chlamydia, syphilis, and genital herpes has …

Resistance-Guided Therapy for Neisseria gonorrhoeae

LT Allan-Blitz, PC Adamson… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections are a threat to public health. Novel
strategies for combating such resistance include the development of molecular assays to …

Materials chemistry-enabled platforms in detecting sexually transmitted infections: progress towards point-of-care tests

N Farokhzad, W Tao - Trends in Chemistry, 2021 - cell.com
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have caused serious global health problems,
especially for women and infants in developing countries with limited health care provisions …