WHO estimated that nearly 1 million people become infected every day with any of four
curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs): chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, and …

In this Series paper, we review trends since the 2005 Lancet Series on Neonatal Survival to
inform acceleration of progress for newborn health post-2015. On the basis of multicountry …

Abstract Purpose of Review Syphilis continues to cause morbidity and mortality worldwide.
While syphilis infection is easily identifiable and treatable, rates of syphilis infection continue …

Background Estimates of sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence are essential for
efforts to prevent and control STIs. Few large STI prevalence studies exist, especially for low …

Persistent infection with oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) is necessary but not
sufficient for the development of cervical cancer. The factors promoting persistence as well …

Practitioners and patients alike widely recognize the limitations of current therapeutic
approaches to the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV). Options remain extremely limited …

Simple Summary The microbiota can modulate immune responses and modify the
physiology of the human organism, thereby increasing infective risks and a neoplastic …

STUDY QUESTION Is bacterial vaginosis (BV) associated with the cause of infertility and
does BV impinge on conception rates and early pregnancy loss following IVF? SUMMARY …

Background Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with dihydroartemisinin–
piperaquine is more effective than IPTp with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine at reducing malaria …

Persistent infection with some types of mucosal human papillomavirus (HPV) is the
etiological factor for the development of cervical cancer and its precursor lesions. Besides …