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Jodie Dionne-Odom, MD, on the Predictors of Syphilis in the United States

04/18/2019

Jodie Dionne-Odom, MD, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses her research "Incident Syphilis Rates and Predictors in US Women With HIV, 2005-2016."

04/18/2019

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CDC Provides New Recommendations for Syphilis Testing as Cases Surge

02/15/2024

Anthony Calabro, MA

The CDC reported more than 200,000 cases of syphilis in 2022, a 17% increase compared with the previous year. In response, the CDC provided new recommendations for testing syphilis in the laboratory.

02/15/2024

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Individuals Seeking Mpox Vaccination Are Also at Increased Risk of STIs, HIV

04/27/2023

Leigh Precopio

Researchers aimed to determine the risk profile of individuals without HIV who were seeking vaccination against mpox and if these patients would benefit from HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use.

04/27/2023

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USPSTF Recommends Against Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection Citing Lack of New Evidence

04/12/2023

Jessica Ganga

The USPSTF has released a reaffirmation of their recommendations for screening for genital herpes infection in adolescents, adults, and pregnant persons.

04/12/2023

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Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for STI Prevention for Individuals With HIV, On PrEP

01/26/2023

Researchers examined the efficacy of post-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections among certain patient populations living with HIV or on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. ...

01/26/2023

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Increased Prevalence of STIs Among Patients Undergoing PrEP Testing

01/11/2023

The Department of Health and Human Services recommends testing for sexually transmitted infections prior to beginning PrEP for those at-risk of HIV. Researchers examined the prevalence of these infections...

01/11/2023

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