by Ashley WennersHerron, Pennsylvania State University Schematic representation of two approaches based on changes in absorbance and lateral flow methods, utilizing novel oligonucleotide probes targeted toward Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, for the clinical determination of chlamydia and gonorrhea. The addition of genetic material (bacterial DNA from either Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae) will result in...
Incidence of gonorrhea, caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, has risen sharply in recent years, the CDC said. PHOTO: JOE MILLER/CDC/GETTY IMAGES By Dominique Mosbergen Follow Jan. 29, 2023 8:00 am ETPRINTTEXT A highly drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea has been detected in the U.S. for the first time, raising concerns among public-health officials about the...
Erin Prater Fri, January 20, 2023 at 1:24 PM MST A so-called “super strain” of gonorrhea—against which many types of antibiotics are less effective or not effective at all—has been identified in the U.S. for the first time, health officials said Thursday, raising further concern that a post-antibiotic era is approaching. The case, identified in Massachusetts,...
Vaccines are usually very specific in their function. However, it would be nice to have more universal vaccines – it would make testing procedures that much safer. And maybe it is possible that some vaccines are already more universal than people think. For example, scientists at the University of Adelaide have found that the meningococcal B...
By MARY KEKATOS SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 16:29 EDT, 13 April 2021 | UPDATED: 17:40 EDT, 13 April 2021 The number of sexually transmitted diseases reached an all-time high in the U.S. for the sixth consecutive year, a new report finds. In 2019, there were 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, the three most commonly reported...
PENN STATE IMAGE: A NEW ANTIBIOTIC COMPOUND CLEARS INFECTION OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT GONORRHEA IN MICE IN A SINGLE ORAL DOSE, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY. THE COMPOUND, MBX-4132, BINDS TO THE BACTERIAL RIBOSOME AND, IN SO DOING, DISPLACES A REGION OF A PROTEIN (bL27, PURPLE) THAT IS CRITICAL TO THE TRANSLATION PATHWAY IN BACTERIA. CREDIT:...
Well, this is a first. Looks like the clap has decided to clap back. LOL. See what I did there? Okay, okay, bad joke I’ll stop. But, this is pretty funny if you ask me. 2020 and this coronavirus pandemic just keeps throwing rocks our way. Apparently, a new strain of Gonorrhea is infecting patients...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the marketing of two extra genital diagnostic testings for the sexually transmitted infections chlamydia and gonorrhea. FDA Clears 2 New STI Testing Devices The Aptima Combo 2 Assay and the Xpert CT/NG can detect the presence of the bacteria Chlamydiatrachomatis and Neisseria gonnorrhoeae through the examination of extragenital specimens. The two devices are the first to...
Johns Hopkins researchers are spearheading efforts to raise awareness and learn more about a sexually transmitted disease few people know about but scientists believe makes people infertile. Credit: CC0 Public Domain Many people infected with mycoplasma genitalium, or Mgen for short, don’t show symptoms and might not know they are carrying the disease. There’s no...
New Orleans, LA -A phase 2 clinical trial led by Stephanie N. Taylor, MD, Professor of Medicine and Microbiology in the Section of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that a new antibiotic effectively treats uncomplicated urogenital and rectal gonorrhea infections in a single oral dose. Results are published in the...
