Articles Tagged With: urogenital
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Highlights from the CDC’s Updated 2021 Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated their sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines with important considerations for women’s health providers, such as new recommendations for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and Mycoplasma genitalium.
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Research Strides May Offer Keys to Battling Gonorrhea
Researchers are investigating a rapid test that not only checks for gonorrhea infection, but also signals if a particular strain is antibiotic-resistant. On another front, scientists report that one dose of a developmental oral antibiotic proves effective in treating uncomplicated genital infections caused by gonorrhea.