Infectious syphilis cases rise 60% among women
The trend highlights the need to target prevention efforts, say Dr Allison Carter and colleagues.
Tag: Infectious diseases – STIs
Aus success story: PrEP suppresses HIV incidence
Landmark study shows need for better access to PrEP in MSM living outside of 'urban gay areas', Professor Andrew Grulich says.
Campylobacter can be sexually transmitted, study suggests
Men who have sex with men have a much higher rate of the infection than the general population, researchers show.
Beta blockers ‘potentially harmful’ in patients with HIV
RAAS inhibitors may be the best option for lowering blood pressure in this population, researchers say.
Reducing HIV in overseas-born MSM
A student returns from a visit to family in Vietnam with a fever and widespread rash.
Listerine ‘doesn’t prevent gonorrhoea infection of the throat’
Despite early research suggesting antiseptic mouthwash could reduce asymptomatic infection and thus curb transmission rates, two randomised trials …
Pharmacist ruins 500 vaccine doses: US
A US pharmacist is arrested over 'deliberately' removing vials of coronavirus vaccine from refrigeration.
A pregnant woman with syphilis lost to follow-up
An expectant mother who was lost to follow-up after a syphilis contact attends her first antenatal visit.
‘Check palms and soles’, warns doctor on secondary syphilis
An Australian sexual health expert has shared a recent case to alert GP to the subtle signs of second-stage disease.
GPs ‘keen for clarity’ on patient-delivered partner therapy
Some do and some don’t offer it but there’s no national guidance, researchers say.
