Abstract:Non‐treponemal bacterial sexually transmitted infections, of which gonorrhoea and genital chlamydia are the commonest, have important consequences for maternal and neonatal health worldwide. Transmission is facilitated by their high infectivity and variable periods of asymptomatic carriage. Diagnostic tests have become more sensitive and treatment schedules have recently changed to reflect increasing concerns about antimicrobial resistance. Chancroid has become a sporadic cause of genital ulceration in the UK,… Show more
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