Among gay and bisexual men with a history of gonorrhea infection who received either the 4CMenB vaccine or placebo, gonorrhea incidence was essentially the same—roughly 48% in both arms.
State health officials have identified 13 confirmed and 27 suspected cases of Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII, a fungal skin infection that causes severe ringworm.
The increase follows a previously documented 222% surge from 2016 to 2022.
The European health agency says decisions on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis use should be made at the individual level, following clinical judgement and national guidelines.
Reduced funding will erode decades of progress and impede future advancements, but there is hope for the future with alternative resources.
Debio1453 is a first-in-class antibiotic candidate that targets an enzyme that’s essential for the growth of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Data on more than 1.4 millions incarcerated individuals in 43 countries shows STI rates are particularly high in adolescents and women.
Syphilis rates have been rising in pregnant women and babies for about a decade.
The report is in response to a continent-wide surge in STIs since 2014.
Zoliflodacin and gepotidacin are the first new antibiotics approved for treating gonorrhea in decades.
