While sex is built into the very definition of an STI, experts caution that it is possible to contract one without getting it ...

From February 2022 to February 2023, they collected (using cotton swabs) and genetically sequenced bacterial samples from six ...

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the bacterium responsible for gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that poses significant public health challenges worldwide. The increasing resistance ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hundreds of millions of new cases of bacterial sexually transmitted ...

Traditional gonorrhea, while serious, has been treatable with antibiotics. This new strain, however, demonstrates remarkable resistance to conventional treatments. The bacteria thrive in the warm ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium responsible for gonorrhea, has become a significant public health concern worldwide. The increasing resistance to commonly ...

Researchers suggest that unprotected intercourse, an increase in the number of sexual partners, and changes in testing practices are potential causes.

The pharyngeal infection was considered to have resolved spontaneously within 3 months. MLST: Multilocus sequence typing; ND: Not determined; NG-MAST: Neisseria gonorrhoeae multiantigen sequence ...

Rates of all bacterial sexually transmitted infections in San Francisco were down by the end of 2024 compared to the previous ...