You've Got Mail, And Maybe Gonorrhea
Monday, 19 December 2005
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - You've got mail -- and possibly gonorrhea, HIV or another sexually transmitted disease.
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Chlamydia Infections On The Rise In Canada
Monday, 12 December 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite the initial apparent success of a program to control Chlamydia trachomatis in British Columbia, there are now more cases than there were before the intervention, Canadian researchers report in the November 15th issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
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Early Genitourinary Infections In Men May Raise Risk Of Urinary Tract Symptoms
Monday, 14 November 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who describe a history of gonorrhea or young-onset prostatitis appear to be at increased risk for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) later in life, according to a report in the American Journal of Epidemiology for November 1.
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Syphilis Rates Rise In US But Gonorrhea At New Low
Thursday, 10 November 2005
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The number of syphilis cases in the US rose in 2004 for the fourth straight year, fueled by increases among men, while gonorrhea rates reached a historic low, federal health researchers said on Tuesday.
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Negative Gram Stain Possible In Chlamydial And Gonococcal Infection Of Men
Monday, 07 November 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chlamydial and gonococcal infections of men are possible without having polymorphonuclear leukocytes on Gram stain, according to a report in the October Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
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Trichomoniasis Common Among Young Adults In The United States
Friday, 04 November 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than 2% of young adults in the United States are infected with Trichomonas vaginalis, including more than 10% of young black women, according to a new report.
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Circumcised Men Less Likely To Transmit Chlamydia Trachomatis
Thursday, 03 November 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Female sexual partners of circumcised men are less likely to contract Chlamydia trachomatis infections than are those of uncircumcised men, a multinational team of investigators report.
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Few Doctors Accurately Estimate HIV, Chlamydia Transmission Rates
Thursday, 27 October 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has found just a small minority of physicians correctly estimate the
transmissibility of HIV and Chlamydia.
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Home-Based Urine Testing For Chlamydia Well Accepted
Tuesday, 04 October 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Findings from a Dutch study suggest that teenagers and young adults are accepting of home-based urine testing for Chlamydia trachomatis.
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Urine Testing Spots Chlamydia In Adolescent Males
Monday, 03 October 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis infections appear to be relatively common among sexually active male adolescents. Investigators in California have found that routine urine screening for C. trachomatis is an effective means of diagnosing these infections in sexually active young men.
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Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Gonorrhea On The Rise In South Africa
Monday, 03 October 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than 40% of clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhea from a clinic in Durban are resistant to ciprofloxacin, the first-line treatment for gonorrhea in South Africa, investigators observe.
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Condoms Very Effective For Prevention Of C. Trachomatis Infection
Tuesday, 06 September 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The consistent use of condoms offers significant protection (90%) against Chlamydia trachomatis infection among at-risk patients, results of a study indicate. "These findings add to a growing body of evidence that condoms can and do prevent some sexually transmitted infections," Dr. Linda M. Niccolai told Reuters Health.
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Inaccurate, Outdated Serologic Tests For Genital Herpes Still In Use
Tuesday, 30 August 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many laboratories in the US are using outdated and inaccurate blood tests for herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2, often without the knowledge of the ordering physician, according to a report in the August issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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Condom Errors Increase Gonorrhea Risk Among Men
Wednesday, 17 August 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many visitors to a sexual health clinic report incorrect usage of condoms, which appears to lead to a statistically significant increase risk of gonorrhea among men, according to the results of a new study.
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Chlamydia Associated With Persistent Human Papillomavirus Infection
Thursday, 28 July 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis is associated with persistent infection with
oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a report in the August International Journal of Cancer.
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