Highlights from this issue

Clinicians will want to take an early look at this months Clinical Roundup,1 now an established series which is proving popular thanks to its authors Sophie Herbert and Lewis Haddow. This month, we have also rushed into production for our clinical readers a BASHH column,2 which introduces the new position statement on the treatment of co-incident rectal chlamydia and gonorrhoea. With the looming spectre of gonococcal antimicrobial resistance, we are likely to see more rapid changes in guidelines and develop a more proactive approach to stewarding the antibiotics that we still have available. Clinicians might be forgiven for thinking that gonorrhoea is a common infection, given the strikingly high prevalence in some clinical populations—especially men who have sex with men (MSM). An interesting modelling study by Hui in this issue3 concludes that oral sex is central to the maintenance of gonorrhoea...

Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - July 20, 2015 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Cassell, J. A. Tags: Drugs: infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, Reproductive medicine, Ophthalmology, Adolescent health, Child health, Condoms, HIV / AIDS, Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, HIV infections, Sex workers, Urethritis, Vulvovaginal disorders Whistlestop tour Source Type: research