Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by GBD 2019 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators

“…Six infectious diseases were among the top ten causes of DALYs in children younger than 10 years in 2019: lower respiratory infections (ranked second), diarrhoeal diseases (third), malaria (fifth), meningitis (sixth), whooping cough (ninth), and sexually transmitted infections (which, in this age group, is fully accounted for by congenital syphilis; ranked tenth). …”

Testing for Drug-Related Infectious Diseases and Determinants among People Who Use Drugs in a Low-Resource Setting: A Respondent-Driven Cross-Sectional Survey by Samuel Lazarus Likindikoki, Elia J. Mmbaga, Mucho Mizinduko, Mwijage Alexander, Lisa V. Adams, Robert Horsburgh, Kåre Moen, Germana Leyna, Theis Lange, Britt P. Tersbøl, Melkizedeck Leshabari, Dan W. Meyrowitsch

“…Logistic regression models were used to identify independent testing determinants for drug-related infectious diseases. (3) Results: A majority (98.0%) of participants were males, with a mean age of 36.8 (SD = 7.8) years. 75.0%, 40.6%, 38.6%, and 8.2% reported having ever tested for HIV, tuberculosis (TB), sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and viral hepatitis, respectively. …”
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Asistencia de adolescentes mexicanos a servicios de consejería sobre sexualidad y reproducción Assistência de adolescentes mexicanos a serviços de consejería sobre sexualidade e re... by Vanessa Mota Sanhua, Guadalupe Tello Roldán, Lourdes Rivas Ayala

“…<br>Objective: to evaluate the relationship between the variables individual or group attendance to sexual and reproductive counseling (S&RC) and sexual life onset using: social demographic variables (gender, age, and social security), service attendance concerns, and previous knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy in teenagers. Methodology: from September of 2007 to June of 2008 a transversal analytical study was held in 507 teenagers who studied in public schools of Mexico City. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with safe sex behaviors among adolescent vocational students in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand by Maneebongkot Chaumaroeng, Alessio Panza

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the prevalence and factors associated with safe sex behavior among vocational students in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand, and to determine the modifying factors listed as socio-demographic characteristic, the level of HIV and sexually transmitted infections’ knowledge, attitude toward reproductive health, and safe sex behavior among vocational students in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. …”
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[Translated article] SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients With or at Risk for Venereal Infections: Incidence and Associated Factors in a Sexual Health Clinic by A. Martin-Gorgojo, M. Menéndez-Orenga, A. Comunión-Artieda, R. Martín-Pozas, P. Montero-Rivas, F.-J. Bru-Gorraiz

“…People with, or at risk for, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) may therefore have higher rates of COVID-19. …”
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Hepatitis C infection seroprevalence in pregnant women worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Farzaneh Abbasi, Mustafa Almukhtar, Andarz Fazlollahpour-Naghibi, Faezeh Alizadeh, Kimia Behzad Moghadam, Mehrdad Jafari Tadi, Saleh Ghadimi, Kimia Bagheri, Hedye Babaei, Mohammad Hossein Bijani, Safoura Rouholamin, Maryam Razavi, Mahroo Rezaeinejad, Hiam Chemaitelly, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Maryam Farid-Mojtahedi, Ali Rostami

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Follow up and comparative assessment of IgG, IgA, and neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 between mRNA-vaccinated naïve and unvaccinated naturally infected individuals ov... by Salma Younes, Eleonora Nicolai, Duaa W. Al-Sadeq, Nadin Younes, Nader Al-Dewik, Haissam Abou-Saleh, Bushra Y. Abo-Halawa, Ali Hussein Eid, Massimo Pieri, Na Liu, Hanin I. Daas, Hadi M. Yassine, Parveen B. Nizamuddin, Laith J. Abu-Raddad, Gheyath K. Nasrallah

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Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men. by Siegfried, N, Muller, M, Volmink, J, Deeks, J, Egger, M, Low, N, Weiss, H, Walker, S, Williamson, P

“…We stratified studies based on study design and on whether they included participants from the general population or high-risk groups (such as patients treated for sexually transmitted infections). We expressed findings as crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) together with their 95% confidence intervals (CI) and conducted a sensitivity analysis to explore the effect of adjustment on study results. …”

Case Report: Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Linked to Ureaplasma spp. and/or Mycoplasma hominis Systemic Infection in Patients Treated for Leukemia, an Emergency Not to Be Missed by Manon Delafoy, Juliette Goutines, Aude-Marie Fourmont, André Birgy, André Birgy, Maryline Chomton, Michaël Levy, Jérôme Naudin, Lara Zafrani, Lara Zafrani, Lou Le Mouel, Karima Yakouben, Aurélie Cointe, Aurélie Cointe, Marion Caseris, Matthieu Lafaurie, Stéphane Bonacorsi, Stéphane Bonacorsi, Françoise Mechinaud, Sabine Pereyre, Sabine Pereyre, Nicolas Boissel, Nicolas Boissel, André Baruchel, André Baruchel

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Manejo en atención primaria de las infecciones de transmisión sexual (I). Epidemiología. Síndrome secretor by Marta Besa Castellà, Cristina Agustí Benito, Carme Roca Saumell, Juan José Mascort Roca

“…Abstract: These days sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are important public health problems not only due to their high prevalence, but also because they require early diagnosis and treatment to avoid complications.In recent years, there has been an exponential increase in cases of infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and gonococcus in the population under 25 years of age. …”
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Humoral and cellular immune responses eleven months after the third dose of BNT162b2 an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine in people with HIV – a prospective observational cohort studyRes... by Line Dam Heftdal, Laura Pérez-Alós, Rasmus Bo Hasselbalch, Cecilie Bo Hansen, Sebastian Rask Hamm, Dina Leth Møller, Mia Pries-Heje, Kamille Fogh, Jan Gerstoft, Kirsten Grønbæk, Sisse Rye Ostrowski, Ruth Frikke-Schmidt, Erik Sørensen, Linda Hilsted, Henning Bundgaard, Peter Garred, Kasper Iversen, Caroline Sabin, Susanne Dam Nielsen

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Persistence of spike-specific immune responses in BNT162b2-vaccinated donors and generation of rapid ex-vivo T cells expansion protocol for adoptive immunotherapy: A pilot study by Sarra Mestiri, Sarra Mestiri, Maysaloun Merhi, Maysaloun Merhi, Varghese P. Inchakalody, Varghese P. Inchakalody, Nassiba Taib, Nassiba Taib, Maria K. Smatti, Fareed Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad, Afsheen Raza, Afsheen Raza, Fatma H. Ali, Shereena Hydrose, Shereena Hydrose, Queenie Fernandes, Queenie Fernandes, Abdul W. Ansari, Abdul W. Ansari, Fairooz Sahir, Lobna Al-Zaidan, Lobna Al-Zaidan, Munir Jalis, Munir Jalis, Mokhtar Ghoul, Mokhtar Ghoul, Niloofar Allahverdi, Niloofar Allahverdi, Mohammed U. Al Homsi, Shahab Uddin, Shahab Uddin, Andrew Martin Jeremijenko, Mai Nimir, Laith J. Abu-Raddad, Laith J. Abu-Raddad, Laith J. Abu-Raddad, Fatma Ben Abid, Ahmed Zaqout, Sameer R. Alfheid, Hassan Mohamed Hassan Saqr, Ali S. Omrani, Ali S. Omrani, Ali Ait Hssain, Muna Al Maslamani, Hadi M. Yassine, Said Dermime, Said Dermime

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Mechanical thrombectomy with combined stent retriever and contact aspiration versus stent retriever alone for acute large vessel occlusion: data from ANGEL-ACT registry by Ning Ma, Xiangqun Shi, Lianbo Gao, Yajie Liu, Yongli Li, Dapeng Mo, Feng Gao, Zhongrong Miao, Yan Liu, Zengwu Wang, Yan Wang, Wei Wang, Weihua Wu, Liping Wei, Ping Xu, Jianfeng Zhou, Hao Li, Lei Yang, Yang Hua, Xiaochuan Huo, Ya Peng, Wenhuo Chen, Shengli Chen, Cunfeng Song, Ping Jing, Junfeng Zhao, Liqiang Gui, Zhiming Zhou, Anxin Wang, Zhimin Wang, Yibin Cao, Hongwei Wang, Dong Wang, Peng Zhang, Zhonghua Shi, Haitao Guan, Chao Wang, Long Chen, Xue Wen, Wei Dong, Hui Liang, Chunlei Li, Qingfeng Zhu, Jun Wei, Yun Xu, Xiang Luo, Jin Wu, Zhi Yang, Yongqiang Zhang, Baixue Jia, Yaxuan Sun, Guilian Zhang, Gang Xie, Chong Li, Yuwu Zhao, Wang Bo, Shugui Shi, Yan Xiao, Xiaoxiang Peng, Zaiyu Guo, Ning Guan, Haihua Yang, Gaoting Ma, Xu Tong, Guangxiong Yuan, Deqin Geng, Dapeng Sun, Raynald, Leyuan Wang, Yijiu Lu, Xianjun Wang, Zhenzhong Zhang, Shijun Zhao, Qingshi Zhao, Qingchun Gao, Weirong Li, Xiaojiang Cheng, Xinyu Lu, Dengxiang Wang, Haicheng Yuan, Xuancong Liufu, Wenwu Yang, Wenji Jing, WenWu Peng, Lixin Wang, Wanming Wang, Pu Yuan, Wenbao Liang, Daliang Ma, Xiangdong Xie, Xiangjun Zeng, Fanfan Su, MingZe Chang, Jijun Yin, Hongxia Sun, Yong Bi, Dongqun Li, Zhonglun Chen, Lin Yin, HongKai Qiu, Xiaoya Feng, Tan Lan, Qilong Liang Li Ding, Jianwen Yang, Quanle Zheng, Zhenyun Zhu, Liyue Zhao, Qingbo Meng, Yuqing Wei, Dong Sun, Yongxing Yan, Yadong Yang, Huihong Wang, Xianglin Chen, Juntao Li, Xiang Yong, Mingkai Hu, Yu Xin Wang

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Time to establish an international vaccine candidate pool for potential highly infectious respiratory disease: a community’s view by Lan Yao, Hiam Chemaitelly, Emanuel Goldman, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Asma Khalil, Rahaman Ahmed, Ayorinde Babatunde James, Anna Roca, Mosoka Papa Fallah, Andrew Macnab, William C. Cho, John Eikelboom, Farah Naz Qamar, Peter Kremsner, Miquel Oliu-Barton, Ivan Sisa, Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, Florian Marks, Lishi Wang, Jerome H. Kim, Xia Meng, Yongjun Wang, Alyce D. Fly, Cong-Yi Wang, Sara W. Day, Scott C. Howard, J. Carolyn Graff, Marcello Maida, Kunal Ray, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Tapfumanei Mashe, Ngashi Ngongo, Jean Kaseya, Nicaise Ndembi, Yu Hu, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Peter J. Hotez, Ken J. Ishii, Gang Wang, Dianjun Sun, Lotfi Aleya, Weikuan Gu

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Sex in the shadow of HIV: factors associated with sexual risk among adolescents in a community-traced sample in South Africa by Toska, E

“…Quantitative studies reporting on HIV-positive participants (10-24 year old) included data on at least one of eight outcomes (early sexual debut, inconsistent condom use, older sexual partner, transactional sex, multiple sexual partners, sex while intoxicated, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy). Only studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa were included. …”