CDC's treatment Guidelines of Chancroid Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 July 2018 7:01 PM ISTCenter for Disease Control and Prevention has come out with Chancroid treatment guidelines which is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). These...
Zoliflodacin-New antibiotic for uncomplicated gonorrhea Vinay Singh singh8 Nov 2018 8:20 PM ISTA new study published in NEJM reports that Zoliflodacin is safe and efficacious in curing most cases of uncomplicated gonorrhea. The results of Phase...
Dapivirine use for HIV prevention safe in periconception period Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Dec 2018 7:05 PM ISTSouth Africa: Use of dapivirine vaginal ring in the periconception period for HIV-1 prevention is safe and effective, finds a new study.The study,...
FDA permits marketing of first test for diagnosing Mycoplasma genitalium Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Jan 2019 7:23 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA has permitted marketing of a new test for diagnosing Mycoplasma genitalium. It is a sexually transmitted...
Scientists develop new single dose treatment for Chlamydia infection Hina Zahid8 Feb 2019 7:28 PM ISTScientists develop new single dose treatment for Chlamydia, most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the world.Researchers at the...
Daily use of tenofovir gel may prevent genital herpes in women Hina Zahid1 March 2019 7:20 PM ISTDaily use of 1 per cent tenofovir gel may prevent genital herpes in women, according to a new study.The researchers examined the effect of vaginal...
Screen all MSM at least once a year for chlamydia and gonorrhea: CDC Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 April 2019 7:20 PM ISTMen who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...
Gentamicin not superior to ceftriaxone in Gonorrhea treatment: the Lancet study Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 May 2019 7:25 PM ISTGentamicin is not superior to ceftriaxone in the treatment of Gonorrhea, finds a study appearing in the Lancet.In this scenario of antimicrobial...
Caution! Gonorrhoea may be transmitted through deep kissing also Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli9 May 2019 8:28 PM ISTGonorrhoea may be transmitted through deep kissing also, finds a new study.The assumption has been that Gonorrhea can only be acquired from genital...
Unusual-This man contracted gut infection through sexual route- Case report Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 May 2019 6:00 PM ISTAn unusually rare case of transmission of a common gut infection has been reported in BMJ case reports.Can a gut infection be contacted through sex is...
New Gonorrhea Test gets Breakthrough Status by FDA Deepanjana Sarkar12 Jun 2019 7:05 PM ISTUS Food and Drug Administration, FDA has approved new Gonorrhea Test ResistancePlus GC in order to efficiently treat this deadly infection.News test...
