Objective : To find out whether women with bacterial vaginosis detected early in pregnancy
are at increased risk of preterm delivery. Design : Prospective description cohort study. …

Background Population-based estimates of prevalence, risk distribution, and intervention
uptake inform delivery of control programmes for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We …

In large metropolitan areas, which typically have the highest rates of gonorrhea, the identification
of chains of transmission by use of partner notification is problematic, and there is an …

High-level azithromycin resistance (AZM-HR), defined as a MIC of ≥256 mg/liter, emerged
in Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the United Kingdom in 2004. To determine the mechanism of …

Background: There are currently no large general population epidemiological studies of
Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), which include prevalence, risk factors, symptoms and co-infection …

Background Gonorrhoea has been among the easiest infections to cure with antibiotics.
Nevertheless, emerging resistance has driven repeated treatment shifts. Decreased …

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including those caused by the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) types 1 and 2, remain an important focus area for global public health. This is …

Background . Over the past 2 years, lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), caused by L serovars
of Chlamydia trachomatis, has emerged as a significant problem among men who have …

Background Effective treatment of gonorrhoea is fundamental to public health control;
however, the ability of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to successively develop resistance to different …

The use of whole-genome sequencing as a tool for the study of infectious bacteria is of growing
clinical interest. Chlamydia trachomatis is responsible for sexually transmitted infections …