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Oral doxycycline (200 mg twice daily for 28 days) appears to be as effective as intravenous (IV) penicillin for the treatment of ocular syphilis for some patients with the condition. Researchers ...

The public health workforce tasked with fighting what has been a long-losing battle against sexually transmitted infections now finds itself confronted with a new, unfamiliar outlook: hope. Subscribe ...

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is requesting that prescribing the most common treatment for syphilis be prioritized for groups at the highest risk of adverse outcomes from infection, ...

If “syphilis” sounds to you like an illness people got in another century, you’re not alone. For decades, the infection was widely considered a disease of the past. But after years of decline, ...

As health care services begin offering doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), real-world evidence demonstrates that the postexposure strategy, called doxy PEP, is ...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have risen sharply worldwide over the past two decades. Europe is no exception, according to recent surveys. The three most common bacterial STIs are Chlamydia ...