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Cochrane EvidencePublished 24 Apr 2017
Treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease
Review question We assessed the effectiveness and safety of different treatments for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) that are recommended for consideration by current clinical guidelines for treatment of PID (the 2015 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for treatment of PID). Background PID is an infection of the upper part ... -
TitlePublished 26 Mar 2017
Skin testing before providing penicillin treatment for syphilis
STI Group Chumnan Kietpeerakool Title Thursday, February 26, 2015 ... -
TitlePublished 12 Mar 2017
Point of care rapid test for diagnosis of syphilis infection in pregnant women
STI Group Jairo Amaya-Guio Title Monday, March 6, 2017 ... -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 10 Jan 2017
Macrolides for treatment of infection in sexually-active adults
Protocol: To assess the effectiveness and safety of macrolides for treatment of H. ducreyi infection in adults. -
TitlePublished 18 Jun 2017
Antiseptic and disinfectants for vaginal infections in women
STI Group Angelica Maria Parra Linares Title Monday, November 21, 2016 ... -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 1 Oct 2016
Antibiotic treatment for the sexual partners of women with bacterial vaginosis
Review question We assessed the effectiveness in women and the safety in men of concurrent antibiotic treatment for the sexual partners of women treated for bacterial vaginosis (BV). Background Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an infection that has a prevalence between 10% to 50% worlwide. BV results in an imbalance of the normal vaginal flora. Microorganisms ... -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 1 Oct 2016
Quality improvement interventions for improving the detection and management of curable sexually transmitted infections in primary care
Protocol: To assess the effectiveness and safety of quality improvement interventions for the detection and management of curable sexually transmitted infections in primary care. -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 13 Sep 2016
Effects of screening for sexually transmitted chlamydia infection
Review question We reviewed the evidence about the effects ans safety of screening to detect and treat chlamydia infection in women and men. Background Chlamydia trachomatis is a common sexually transmitted infection. In several countries, about 3%-5% of sexually active adults aged 15 to 25 years have chlamydia at any given time. Untreated infections ... -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 30 Aug 2016
Treatment for the first time men and women get genital herpes (first-episode genital herpes)
Review question The aim of this research was to look at the positive and adverse effects of treatments, on the duration of symptoms, in people who have their first episode of genital herpes. Background Genital herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) that is primarily sexually transmitted (skin-to-skin contact). First-episode genital herpes ... -
Cochrane EvidencePublished 8 Feb 2016
Antibiotics for congenital syphilis
Protocol: To determine the effectiveness and safety of antibiotics for babies born with suspected or confirmed congenital syphilis.