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Routine tests prompted by electronic patient records increase rates of STI diagnoses among HIV-positive people in London

The implementation of systematic, frequent and routine screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) led to a significant increase in the number of infections detected among HIV-positive people in

Published
22 hours ago
By
Michael Carter
HIV prevention policy
Lukewarm reaction to government’s sexual health framework for England

Just two weeks before local authorities take over the commissioning of sexual health services – and twelve years since a sexual health strategy was last published –

Published
19 March 2013
By
Roger Pebody
Sexually transmitted infections
Outbreaks and incidents relating to sexually transmitted or sexually transmissible infections in England

Outbreak and incident management is a core element of sexual health commissioning and this briefing provides information on recent incidents across England and sets out recommendations for commissioners in local authorities.

Published
11 March 2013
From
Health Protection Agency
Sexually transmitted infections
New action plan launched to combat emerging threat of untreatable gonorrhoea in England and Wales

Gonorrhoea is the second most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) in England. In 2011, new diagnoses rose to nearly 21,000, jumping 25 per cent in one year. Over a third of cases were in men who have sex with men, up from around a quarter in 2010.

Published
27 February 2013
From
Health Protection Agency
Sexually transmitted infections
Multidrug-resistant gonorrhea: New US treatment guidelines

Multidrug-resistant gonorrhea is increasing in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its treatment recommendations, according to a report published in the February 15 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Published
20 February 2013
From
Medscape (requires free registration)
UK health services
Many people with HIV not disclosing at GUM clinics: estimates of undiagnosed infections may be too high

Many people with HIV are not disclosing their status when using sexual health clinics, according to the results of a study conducted at a large London genitourinary

Published
19 February 2013
By
Michael Carter
Circumcision
Circumcision makes no difference to HIV infection in UK gay men

An analysis of an online and gay-venue survey of white, British-born, gay and bisexual men in the UK has found no association between whether they were circumcised

Published
14 February 2013
By
Gus Cairns
HIV and criminal law
Arizona Bill Seeks to Criminalize Intentional STI Exposures

Representative Lela Alston (D–Phoenix) said she authored HB 2218 after hearing about a woman in her district who contracted an STI from a man who did not disclose to her. 

Published
30 January 2013
From
Poz magazine news
The search for a cure
CMV infection may contribute to the size of the latent HIV reservoir

The presence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in blood and semen is associated with higher levels of HIV DNA in blood, investigators from the United States report in the

Published
16 January 2013
By
Michael Carter
Sexually transmitted infections
BMA seeks HPV vaccination for gay men

A vaccine against HPV should be extended to young gay men, the BMA has told the Department of Health

Published
14 January 2013
From
British Medical Association
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