by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Scanned electron micrograph image of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which can cause gonorrhea. Credit: NIAID The oral antibiotic doxycycline prevented the acquisition of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) when tested among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women who took the medication within 72 hours of...
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Clinical trial: Doxycycline does not prevent STIs among cisgender women
by Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the University of Washington (UW), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), and Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) announced results at CROI from a clinical trial demonstrating that doxycycline taken after sex does not prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs)—chlamydia or gonorrhea—among cisgender women. The dPEP Kenya Trial was conducted...
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Doxycycline after unprotected sex significantly reduced STIs
by Laura Kurtzman, University of Washington School of Medicine Doxycycline structure. Credit: Giorgiogp2/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 A significant proportion of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs)—gonorrhea, chlamydia or syphilis—were prevented with a dose of doxycycline after unprotected sex, according to preliminary results of a clinical trial that closed early because it was very effective for men who have...
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Researchers find no benefit for treatment used to avoid surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm
by Deborah Kotz, University of Maryland School of Medicine A new landmark study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) found that patients with a vascular condition, called abdominal aortic aneurysm, received no benefits from taking a common antibiotic drug to reduce inflammation. Patients who took the antibiotic doxycycline experienced no...
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These 10 essential oils can kill persistent Lyme disease
Research just published in the journal Antibiotics shows that a range of essential oils can effectively kill persistent forms of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is an infection caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi), which is transmitted to humans by ticks. In the United States, Lyme disease is the most prevalent tick-borne infectious disease,...