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Bacterial sexually transmitted disease

MedGen UID:
20728
•Concept ID:
C0036917
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Disease; Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Bacterial Venereal Disease; Bacterial Venereal Diseases; Disease, Bacterial Venereal; Sexually Transmitted Disease, Bacterial; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial; Venereal Disease, Bacterial; Venereal Diseases, Bacterial
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005323

Definition

Bacterial diseases that are potentially transmitted or propagated by sexual conduct. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Regulation of the Mitochondrion-Fatty Acid Axis for the Metabolic Reprogramming of Chlamydia trachomatis during Treatment with β-Lactam Antimicrobials.
Shima K, Kaufhold I, Eder T, Käding N, Schmidt N, Ogunsulire IM, Deenen R, Köhrer K, Friedrich D, Isay SE, Grebien F, Klinger M, Richer BC, Günther UL, Deepe GS Jr, Rattei T, Rupp J
mBio 2021 Mar 30;12(2) doi: 10.1128/mBio.00023-21. PMID: 33785629Free PMC Article
ACOG Committee Opinion No. 645: Dual Therapy for Gonococcal Infections.
Committee on Gynecologic Practice
Obstet Gynecol 2015 Nov;126(5):e95-9. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001149. PMID: 26488526
Selective screening for chlamydial infection in women: a comparison of three sets of criteria.
Marrazzo JM, Fine D, Celum CL, DeLisle S, Handsfield HH
Fam Plann Perspect 1997 Jul-Aug;29(4):158-62. PMID: 9258646

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Coinfection during Chlamydia muridarum Genital Latency Does Not Modulate Murine Vaginal Bacterial Shedding.
Onorini D, Leonard CA, Phillips Campbell R, Prähauser B, Pesch T, Schoborg RV, Jerse AE, Tarigan B, Borel N
Microbiol Spectr 2023 Jun 15;11(3):e0450022. Epub 2023 Apr 11 doi: 10.1128/spectrum.04500-22. PMID: 37039695Free PMC Article
Females treated for syphilis in Bialystok, Poland 2016-2020.
Serwin AB, Kaczyńska J, Flisiak I
Przegl Epidemiol 2021;75(4):494-501. doi: 10.32394/pe.75.46. PMID: 35543433
Rapid and visual Chlamydia trachomatis detection using loop-mediated isothermal amplification and hydroxynaphthol blue.
Choopara I, Arunrut N, Kiatpathomchai W, Dean D, Somboonna N
Lett Appl Microbiol 2017 Jan;64(1):51-56. Epub 2016 Nov 21 doi: 10.1111/lam.12675. PMID: 27689353
Female genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection: where are we heading?
Mylonas I
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2012 May;285(5):1271-85. Epub 2012 Feb 19 doi: 10.1007/s00404-012-2240-7. PMID: 22350326
Chlamydia trachomatis: time for screening?
Spiliopoulou A, Lakiotis V, Vittoraki A, Zavou D, Mauri D
Clin Microbiol Infect 2005 Sep;11(9):687-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01187.x. PMID: 16104982

Diagnosis

Females treated for syphilis in Bialystok, Poland 2016-2020.
Serwin AB, Kaczyńska J, Flisiak I
Przegl Epidemiol 2021;75(4):494-501. doi: 10.32394/pe.75.46. PMID: 35543433
Rapid and visual Chlamydia trachomatis detection using loop-mediated isothermal amplification and hydroxynaphthol blue.
Choopara I, Arunrut N, Kiatpathomchai W, Dean D, Somboonna N
Lett Appl Microbiol 2017 Jan;64(1):51-56. Epub 2016 Nov 21 doi: 10.1111/lam.12675. PMID: 27689353
Committee Opinion No. 645: Dual Therapy for Gonococcal Infections.
Obstet Gynecol 2016 May;127(5):e95-9. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001149. PMID: 27548425
Committee Opinion No. 645 Summary: Dual Therapy for Gonococcal Infections.
Obstet Gynecol 2016 May;127(5):1126. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001144. PMID: 27548417
Chlamydia trachomatis: time for screening?
Spiliopoulou A, Lakiotis V, Vittoraki A, Zavou D, Mauri D
Clin Microbiol Infect 2005 Sep;11(9):687-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01187.x. PMID: 16104982

Therapy

Committee Opinion No. 645: Dual Therapy for Gonococcal Infections.
Obstet Gynecol 2016 May;127(5):e95-9. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001149. PMID: 27548425
Committee Opinion No. 645 Summary: Dual Therapy for Gonococcal Infections.
Obstet Gynecol 2016 May;127(5):1126. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001144. PMID: 27548417
Validation of the Chlamydia trachomatis genital challenge pig model for testing recombinant protein vaccines.
Schautteet K, Stuyven E, Cox E, Vanrompay D
J Med Microbiol 2011 Jan;60(Pt 1):117-127. Epub 2010 Sep 16 doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.024448-0. PMID: 20847123
Chlamydia (uncomplicated, genital).
Horner P
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jun 23;2008 PMID: 19450291Free PMC Article
Chlamydial protease-like activity factor induces protective immunity against genital chlamydial infection in transgenic mice that express the human HLA-DR4 allele.
Murthy AK, Cong Y, Murphey C, Guentzel MN, Forsthuber TG, Zhong G, Arulanandam BP
Infect Immun 2006 Dec;74(12):6722-9. Epub 2006 Oct 2 doi: 10.1128/IAI.01119-06. PMID: 17015458Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among patients attending infertility and sexually transmitted diseases clinic (STD) in Kano, North Western Nigeria.
Nwankwo EO, Sadiq MN
Afr Health Sci 2014 Sep;14(3):672-8. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.24. PMID: 25352887Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Coinfection during Chlamydia muridarum Genital Latency Does Not Modulate Murine Vaginal Bacterial Shedding.
Onorini D, Leonard CA, Phillips Campbell R, Prähauser B, Pesch T, Schoborg RV, Jerse AE, Tarigan B, Borel N
Microbiol Spectr 2023 Jun 15;11(3):e0450022. Epub 2023 Apr 11 doi: 10.1128/spectrum.04500-22. PMID: 37039695Free PMC Article
Committee Opinion No. 645: Dual Therapy for Gonococcal Infections.
Obstet Gynecol 2016 May;127(5):e95-9. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001149. PMID: 27548425
Committee Opinion No. 645 Summary: Dual Therapy for Gonococcal Infections.
Obstet Gynecol 2016 May;127(5):1126. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001144. PMID: 27548417
Pathogenesis of fallopian tube damage caused by Chlamydia trachomatis infections.
Hafner LM
Contraception 2015 Aug;92(2):108-15. Epub 2015 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.01.004. PMID: 25592078
Chlamydia (uncomplicated, genital).
Horner P
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jun 23;2008 PMID: 19450291Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Disease Screening Outside the Clinic--Implications for the Modern Sexually Transmitted Disease Program.
Bernstein KT, Chow JM, Pathela P, Gift TL
Sex Transm Dis 2016 Feb;43(2 Suppl 1):S42-52. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000343. PMID: 26779687Free PMC Article
Chlamydia (uncomplicated, genital).
Horner P
BMJ Clin Evid 2008 Jun 23;2008 PMID: 19450291Free PMC Article

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