Public health authorities warn clinicians to weigh risks and enroll patients in supervised programs: routine testing, partner management, and resistance surveillance are essential.

New research reveals how some immune responses shield gonorrhoea bacteria from attack, offering crucial insights for developing an effective vaccine.

In the pursuit of solutions to complex global challenges including disease, energy demands, and climate change, scientific ...

Australian research could be key to combating the rising threat of antibiotic resistance and saving millions of lives.

Roche’s cobas® BV/CV PCR assay aims to address frequent misdiagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and Candida vaginitis. The duplex test detects both conditions from one swab with high specificity, enabling ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa.- OraSure Technologies, the Bethlehem-based medical device maker, is cutting jobs. A company spokesperson told ...

Gonorrhoea, a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that often doesn't come with symptoms, has become harder to treat as bacteria develop resistance to existing antibiotics. If left untreated, ...

In the pursuit of solutions to complex global challenges including disease, energy demands, and climate change, scientific researchers, including at ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a global health crisis, responsible for millions of deaths worldwide and posing an existential threat to our ...

Most patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms suggestive of sexually transmitted infections are not tested, a US study finds.

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Miguel P. Soares is in the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine, Oeiras 2780-156, Portugal. Despite young and aged mice developing similar bacterial burdens, the two groups showed striking ...