The 3rd Refugee & Migrant Health Summer School will be held 16-19 Sept 2024 in Bern, Switzerland, and may be of interest to STI_BMJ readers. Topics include syndromic approaches to skin diseases & point-of-care-testing for STIs, plus more. To register ➡️ bit.ly/3WJglvx

👉 bit.ly/3SM31Fm Female sex workers in Guinea-Bissau had a high prevalence of STIs (n=218/467, 46.7% had any STI detected) and >50% of infections were asymptomatic. These findings highlight the need for STI control programmes in high risk populations in Guinea-Bissau.

Among 1825 participants, migrants had a significantly higher combined prevalence of curable STIs compared to long-term Ugandan residents. This highlights the need for programmes & policies that integrate HIV & STI prevention & care for mobile populations. bit.ly/3WOLsG0

👉 bit.ly/3SM31Fm Female sex workers in Guinea-Bissau had a high prevalence of STIs (n=218/467, 46.7% had any STI detected) and >50% of infections were asymptomatic. These findings highlight the need for STI control programmes in high risk populations in Guinea-Bissau.

Among 1825 participants, migrants had a significantly higher combined prevalence of curable STIs compared to long-term Ugandan residents. This highlights the need for programmes & policies that integrate HIV & STI prevention & care for mobile populations. bit.ly/3WOLsG0

The 3rd Refugee & Migrant Health Summer School will be held 16-19 Sept 2024 in Bern, Switzerland, and may be of interest to STI_BMJ readers. Topics include syndromic approaches to skin diseases & point-of-care-testing for STIs, plus more. To register ➡️ bit.ly/3WJglvx

bit.ly/4dtFJMO The prevalence of HIV, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and untreated syphilis was higher among women with adverse birth outcomes compared with women with healthy infants in a study conducted in Blantyre, Malawi. Fatima Mtonga

Nieuwenburg, @henryjdevries and colleagues developed an online syphilis symptom score tool to identify gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men with increased likelihood of infectious #syphilis. bit.ly/4cdl5PH

Fourteen days of minocycline was effective for treating multidrug-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium proctitis ➡️ bit.ly/3ACZNhm

Kostera et al present the prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus (#HPV) with co-infection with common sexually transmitted infections among 149 cervical specimens. 👉 bit.ly/4dRVYDc

Kostera et al present the prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus (#HPV) with co-infection with common sexually transmitted infections among 149 cervical specimens. 👉 bit.ly/4dRVYDc

bit.ly/4dtFJMO The prevalence of HIV, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and untreated syphilis was higher among women with adverse birth outcomes compared with women with healthy infants in a study conducted in Blantyre, Malawi. Fatima Mtonga

Current STI_BMJ Editor's Choice article by Julien Flaig and colleagues: bit.ly/3X4juGo "This modelling study, based on real-world data from a French cohort, indicates that neither increasing the screening frequency nor increasing the number of frequently screened

Fourteen days of minocycline was effective for treating multidrug-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium proctitis ➡️ bit.ly/3ACZNhm

Bjartling and colleagues found that Mycoplasma genitalium prevalence was 10.5% (n=64/609) among men who have sex with men attending the Centre of Sexual Health in Malmö, Sweden. Macrolide resistance was detected in 67.9% of M. genitalium infections. bit.ly/46vBzBr

Current STI_BMJ Editor's Choice article by Julien Flaig and colleagues: bit.ly/3X4juGo "This modelling study, based on real-world data from a French cohort, indicates that neither increasing the screening frequency nor increasing the number of frequently screened

bit.ly/4dtFJMO The prevalence of HIV, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and untreated syphilis was higher among women with adverse birth outcomes compared with women with healthy infants in a study conducted in Blantyre, Malawi. Fatima Mtonga

High reported prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhoea detected only at the anorectum in female sex workers in Ecuador highlight the potential importance of multi-anatomical site testing for female at-risk populations. bit.ly/4fNM3QI

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#OriginalResearch bit.ly/3XjNcHi Spielman et al’s review highlights opportunities to promote a more effective response to HIV and STIs.