Sexually Transmitted Diseases

In case you missed them, we've compiled the top five infectious disease articles from this past week.

A recent study finds no difference in risk for adverse birth outcomes between 3 antiretroviral regimens taken by pregnant women with HIV, including TDF-FTC-LPV/r, a regimen that has raised safety concerns in a past trial.

Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System indicate two-thirds of transgender men and women have not been tested for HIV/AIDS.

Stay up-to-date on the latest infectious disease news by checking out our top 5 articles of the week.

Women living with HIV are at elevated risk for comorbidities as their life expectancy increases.

Infections associated with the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States apparently know no bounds.

More than 2 million cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis were diagnosed in 2016, the highest number of those sexually transmitted infections (STIs) ever reported.

Unique considerations are called for when caring for intravenous drug users with newly diagnosed HIV/HCV coinfections.

Study results confirm both drug regimens are solid choices for many patients with HIV.

On National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day we take a closer look at how the HIV/AIDS epidemic impacts younger individuals and what can be done to cut back on new diagnoses.

Although resistant strains have been reported sporadically, in recent years, there have been no reports of what an international team of researchers has described as “sustained transmission”—until now.

Results from a Johns Hopkins study conducted at Frere Hospital in South Africa indicate that emergency departments play a critical role in promoting HIV testing.

The risk comes after it was found that surgical instruments used for orthopedic and spine surgeries were not cleaned properly and consequently, the sterilization of those instruments was compromised.

Novel HIV drug doravirine shows good potential in a recent clinical trial comparing it with established therapy darunavir.

The first case of gonorrhea resistant to available first-line antibiotics has been reported in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Tomlinson previously served as the principal deputy director for the DGHT and became the Acting Director in October 2017.

On the heels of revealing a new feature promoting HIV testing, a data analysis finds that the app was sharing sensitive information with other companies.

Only about 1 in 7 HIV-positive individuals are aware of their status.

While a new study has found that the HPV vaccination rate has more than tripled among young men in the United States, rates for both males and females are still well below public health targets.

Joseph Eron, MD, explains how some individuals acquire resistance to HIV therapy and discusses new drugs in the pipeline that are effective against resistant virus.

A new study from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine highlights major racial & ethnic disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of trichomoniasis in the United States.

This comes on the heels of 2 recent FDA approvals of 2 Mylan antiretrovirals: Cimduo and Symfi Lo.

Colleen Kelley, MD, stresses the importance of routinizing HIV testing and shares what physicians can do if their patient declines the option to get tested.

A recent study finds that daily antituberculosis therapy is more effective than a thrice-weekly regimen among HIV-positive patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.

A new study finds that a 1-month course of antibiotics is as safe & effective as the commonly recommended 9-month course in preventing tuberculosis in those with HIV.

A new study suggests that an antiretroviral combination of dolutegravir with darunavir/cobicistat can be prescribed safely in the treatment of HIV-1.

AIDS researcher Robert Redfield, MD, has officially been named the new director of the CDC.

Joseph Eron, MD, discusses when clinicians may expect to have access to long-acting injectable ART and the different opportunities it offers for individuals with HIV.

Implementation of a rapid entry program decreased time to first provider appointment, time to initiation of ART, and time to viral suppression in the Southern United States.

Colleen Kelley, MD, explains what is needed to ensure that individuals get tested for HIV.