Wastewater surveillance (WS), when coupled with advanced molecular techniques, offers
near real-time monitoring of community-wide transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and allows …

Trichomonas vaginalis is a flagellate human parasite responsible for the most common non-
viral sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world. We aim to estimate the prevalence and …

Objectives The objective was to determine the frequency of trachoma genotypes of
Chlamydia trachomatis-positive urogenital tract (UGT) specimens from remote areas of the …

Background Rates of sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening are suboptimal among
college women. Self-sampling methods (SSMs) may improve STI screening rates, but critical …

METHODS All primary analyses for CT, NG, and MG were performed using the Aptima
Combo 2 Assay (CT, NG) and Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium Assay (Hologic, San Diego …

Objectives The detection of an STI agent in a urogenital tract (UGT) specimen from a young
child is regarded as being indicative of sexual abuse. However, the probabilities of …

Background Trachoma, a conjunctivitis caused by repeated infections with Chlamydia
trachomatis, remains a significant cause of blindness worldwide. While mass treatments with …

Introduction Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at an increased risk of acquiring
sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis). In …

Ct GEM typing was developed to subdivide the bacterial species Chlamydia trachomatis on
the basis of genome phylogeny and anatomical tropism. The rationale was facilitation of …

Background The microbiome of built environment surfaces is impacted by the presence of
humans. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that analysis of surface swabs from clinic …