Higher treatment rates were seen for females, individuals aged 10 to 29 years, suburban dwellers, and patients with chlamydia-gonorrhea coinfection. HealthDay News — Across primary care practices, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Vouchers for free medication might help the sexual partners of people being treated for chlamydia get treatment too, a new study says. Treating partners is important, the ...

Doxycycline discharge kits significantly improve guideline-directed treatment and reduce time to definitive treatment in patients with chlamydia who were discharged from the emergency department (ED).

Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, and Michigan State University, USA, have discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria but spare bacteria that are important for health. The ...

New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available.

Health care providers should administer annual testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases to all of their male patients who have sex with other men, according to new CDC STD treatment and ...

Antibiotics are the only proven way to get rid of chlamydia. Untreated chlamydia can cause permanent damage to the reproductive system. It's important to see a healthcare provider for treatment to ...

Changes reflect increasing antibiotic resistance for some infections and new treatment options for others. The CDC has issued a new set of sexually transmitted disease (STD) treatment guidelines that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients often received treatments that are not recommended by the CDC, particularly azithromycin. Keeping up ...