Articles Tagged With: chlamydia
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Scientists Focus on Rapid Chlamydia Test
Just-released research findings indicate that a potential rapid chlamydia test delivers accurate results in about 30 minutes, which could make it possible for patients to be treated right away. Such point-of-care testing could help eliminate the need for follow-up appointments because patients would receive treatment at the time of diagnosis, say researchers.
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Eliminate Barriers to Expedited Partner Therapy
Since 2006, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has recommended the use of expedited partner therapy (EPT) for treatment of sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhea and chlamydia, but the infection rate continues to climb.
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Steep, Sustained Increases in STIs: A Call for Action
Nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were diagnosed in the United States in 2017, preliminary data indicate. This number surpasses the previous high level in 2016 and marks the fourth consecutive year of sharp increases in sexually transmitted infections.
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Expedited Partner Therapy: We Can Do More
This article reviews the current status of expedited partner therapy (EPT), which involves treating the heterosexual partners of patients diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea by providing the medication or a prescription for the patient to give to the partner without a healthcare provider first examining the partner.
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Update Your STI Management Skills
More than 2 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported in the United States in 2016, the highest number ever. Most of the new diagnoses were attributed to chlamydia (about 1.6 million), with 470,000 cases of gonorrhea and almost 28,000 cases of primary and secondary syphilis.
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Clinician Alert: STIs Hit High-water Mark
More than 2 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported in the United States in 2016, the highest number ever, according to the latest surveillance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents
Unfortunately, adolescents are at increased risk for sexually transmitted infections secondary to high-risk sexual behavior, victims of commercial sexual exploitation, or sexual experimentation. The consequences can be devastating in the long term. Clinicians must maintain a high degree of suspicion and sensitivity (since most teenagers are reluctant to seek medical care and may not share all the information the clinician needs) to make this diagnosis, minimize complications, and optimize outcome for this vulnerable population.
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Both Azithromycin and Doxycycline Achieve a High Rate of Cure for Chlamydia
Although a well-conducted randomized clinical trial did not show that azithromycin was non-inferior to doxycycline for the treatment of chlamydia, both treatments resulted in a high rate of cure (97% and 100%, respectively).
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Both Azithromycin and Doxycycline Achieve a High Rate of Cure for Chlamydia
Although a well-conducted randomized clinical trial did not show that azithromycin was non-inferior to doxycycline for the treatment of chlamydia, both treatments resulted in a high rate of cure (97% and 100%, respectively).
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Is It Time to Declare a ‘Sexual Health Crisis’?
Reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis have increased for the first time since 2006.