Sexually Transmitted Infections

Papers
(The TQCC of Sexually Transmitted Infections is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
What are we missing? Data from the Gonorrhoea Undetected Resistance Laboratory Study (GURLS)41
Lack of prenatal care in pregnancies complicated by syphilis: trend, risk factors and outcomes36
COP27 climate change conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world33
Correction:Hepatitis A and B vaccination in gbMSM in Ireland: findings from the European MSM internet survey 2017 (EMIS-2017)30
Evaluating equity reporting within systematic reviews of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)28
A case of chronic bacterial prostatitis due toMycoplasma genitalium25
Race to address sexual health inequalities among people of Black Caribbean heritage: could co-production lead to more culturally appropriate guidance and practice?24
Increasing rate of non-Candida albicansyeasts and fluconazole resistance in yeast isolates from women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis in Leeds, United Kingdom24
Research news in clinical context23
Managing low-level HIV viraemia in antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect access to condoms, chlamydia and HIV testing, and cervical cancer screening at a population level in Britain? (Natsal-COVID)22
Performance evaluation of a self-administered point-of-care test for anal HPV screening in PrEP users: data from a community-based PrEP service20
Surveillance of Mpox Cases Attending Sexual Health Services in England (SOMASS): design, implementation and initial findings from the SOMASS data collection tool, 202219
Investigating the impact of condomless vaginal intercourse and lubricant use on the vaginal metabolome: a pre-post observational study18
Tracing the footprints of MPXV in Asia: phylogenetic insights and lineage dynamics18
Emergency department attendances and inpatient admissions due to mpox infection, England, 202217
Use of a five-category partner-type classification within a chlamydia and gonorrhoea service evaluation highlights opportunities for targeted partner notification to improve STI control17
Video-based HIV testing services among cisgender men who have sex with men as a component of an HIV behavioural surveillance study during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City: implementation, feasib16
Research news in clinical context16
Prevalence of hepatitis B immunity and infection in home self-sampling HIV service users15
Increase of early syphilis cases during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic15
Analysis of cervical HPV infections among unvaccinated young adult women to inform vaccine strategies in this age group: the Costa Rica HPV Vaccine Trial14
Increasing human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination uptake in people living with HIV: the need to improve both clinician training and health promotion13
Can we screen less frequently for STI among PrEP users? Assessing the effect of biannual STI screening on timing of diagnosis and transmission risk in the AMPrEP Study13
Research news in clinical context13
No evidence of reduced cephalosporin susceptibility of circulating strains ofNeisseria gonorrhoeaein the Netherlands despite nearly a decade of recommending ceftriaxone monotherapy12
Understanding the duration of tongue kissing among female sex workers for potential oropharyngeal–oropharyngeal gonorrhoea transmission12
Varicella vaccination in a patient with recurrent genital herpes11
PrEP2U: delivering HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in partnership from a community setting11
Health inequities in human papillomavirus prevention, diagnostics and clinical care in the USA: a scoping review11
Towards the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs): Healthcare-seeking behaviour of women with STIs or STI symptoms in sub-Saharan Africa11
Using infection prevalence, seroprevalence and case report data to estimate chlamydial infection incidence10
Recent changes in the reporting of STIs in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic10
Primum non-nocere: Is it time to stop screening forNeisseria gonorrhoeaeandChlamydia trachomatisin men who have sex with men taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis?9
Understanding experiences of potential harm among MSM (cis and trans) using HIV self-testing in the SELPHI randomised controlled trial in England and Wales: a mixed-methods study9
Research news in clinical context9
Longitudinal uptake of the human papillomavirus vaccine among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in British Columbia, Canada 2012–20199
Research news in clinical context9
Umbilical giant condyloma acuminatum8
Hepatitis screening in a sampling of US emergency departments, 2022–20238
Complex PrEP: the factors requiring consultant-led review of PrEP users8
Factors associated with stigma related to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among men who have sex with men (MSM)8
Self-start HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEPSE), to reduce time to first dose and increase efficacy7
Case of penile white sponge nevus repeatedly treated as genital wart7
Hepatitis B surface antibody levels in newly attending men who have sex with men in a sexual health clinic in Brighton, UK7
Evidence of changing sexual behaviours and clinical attendance patterns, alongside increasing diagnoses of STIs in MSM and TPSM7
Research news in clinical context7
Self-collected penile-meatal swabs are suitable for the detection of STIs in Ugandan men with high rates of STI coinfections7
Context, clarity and conversation: Spotting the Signs updated toolkit7
Epidemiological impact ofNeisseria gonorrhoeaeandChlamydia trachomatisscreening in men having sex with men: a modelling study6
Case of HIV-positive psoriasis combined with psoriasiform secondary syphilis6
STASHH: the next generation of genitourinary medicine doctors6
Methodological quality of systematic reviews of the local management of anogenital warts: a systematic review using AMSTAR II, ROBIS and PRISMA6
Evaluating preanalytical sample storage parameters for nucleic acid-based detection ofNeisseria gonorrhoeae6
Person-centred language and HIV research: a cross-sectional examination of stigmatising terminology in medical literature6
Hepatitis C virus infection is uncommon at baseline and during follow-up among individuals using PrEP in the Dutch national PrEP programme between 2019 and 20226
Spontaneous resolution of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in men6
Improving adherence to STI screening standards at long-acting reversible contraception appointments: impact of clinical audit over 24 months6
Egocentric sexual network analysis among gay and bisexual men who have sex with men with and without mpox infection6
Mental health and implications for antiretroviral adherence in a multiethnic Asian cohort5
Mycoplasma genitaliumand antimicrobial resistance among the general female and male population in northern Spain5
Systematic review exploring the burden of sexually transmissible infections and bloodborne viruses in refugees and asylum seekers: insights to inform policy and practice5
‘Nothing about us without us’: public engagement to inform sexual health research and services5
Describing the effect of COVID-19 on sexual and healthcare-seeking behaviours of men who have sex with men in three counties in Kenya: a cross-sectional study5
Distribution ofChlamydia trachomatis ompA-genotypes over three decades in Portugal5
Clinical spectrum of late symptomatic neurosyphilis in China: an 11-year retrospective study5
Making sexual and reproductive healthcare environments safe and supportive for disclosure of sexual violence: interview findings from patients and healthcare professionals using a realist approach5
Epidemiological characteristics and antibiotic susceptibility ofNeisseria gonorrhoeaeisolates from Greece during 2009–20235
Research news in clinical context5
Correction: Self-start HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEPSE), to reduce time to first dose and increase efficacy5
Assessment of U=U understanding, PrEP awareness, HIV risk behaviours and factors associated with low HIV knowledge among users of Hornet, an online dating application for LGBTQ, in Thailand5
Clinical presentation and serological diagnosis of syphilis reinfection in men living with HIV: a retrospective cohort study5
Self-collection for high-risk HPV-RNA detection among HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative women engaged in sex work in Kenya5
Pigmented acuminated condylomas seborrhoeic keratosis-like: a new entity?5
Oropharyngeal gonorrhoea among heterosexual men and women at a sexual health centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 2023: reservoir for transmission?5
Sexually transmitted infections among at-risk women in Ecuador: implications for global prevalence and testing practices for STIs detected only at the anorectum in female sex workers5
Correspondence on ‘Increasing awareness and surveillance of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents is an essential element of HIV epidemic control in sub-Saharan Africa’ by Murewanhemaet5
Sexual practices and risk behaviours towards human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among Ecuadorian university students: a cross-sectional study4
Frequent chlamydia and gonorrhoea but very infrequent syphilis among men who have sex with men using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in West Africa4
Sexual network characteristics and partnership types among men who have sex with men diagnosed with syphilis, gonorrhoea and/or chlamydia in Lima, Peru4
Mpox prevalence among samples sent for HSV and syphilis testing in the West of Scotland4
Who is providing HIV diagnostic testing? Comparing HIV testing by general practitioners and sexual health centres in five regions in the Netherlands, 2011−20184
Training obstetrician gynaecologists in HIV PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis): a 2-year experience4
Research news in clinical context4
Bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria in cisgender men who have sex with women: prevalence, association with non-gonococcal urethritis and natural history4
Characteristics associated with Lactobacillus iners-dominated vaginal microbiota4
Research news in clinical context4
Factors associated with sexually transmitted shigella in men who have sex with men: a systematic review4
STI self-testing: ensuring representation and outreach to teens and adolescents in expanded approaches4
Polyphenylene carboxymethylene (PPCM), the active component of the topical contraceptive Yaso-GEL, exhibits potent antimicrobial activity againstNeisseria gonorrhoeaein preclinical studies4
Unusual presentation of disseminated gonococcal infection4
Type-specific concurrent anogenital HPV detection among young women and MSM attending Dutch sexual health clinics4
Findings from trans-inclusive sexual health screening efforts4
Correction: From late Sunday evening meetings to the formation of a special interest group for racially minoritised populations4
The clinical indications for testing women for Mycoplasma genitalium4
Insufficient PrEParation: an assessment of primary care prescribing habits and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis in patients at risk of HIV acquisition at a single medical centre4
Clustering HIV infections among MSM fuelled by drug and internet4
Acceptability of digital vending machines to access STI and HIV tests in two UK cities4
Patient delivered partner therapy for chlamydia infection is used by some general practitioners, but more support is needed to increase uptake: findings from a mixed-methods study4
Research news in clinical context4
Increase in disseminated gonococcal infections in Belgium in 2023: clinical and molecular characteristics4
Painful proctitis associated with anorectal mpox, syphilis, HSV, LGV, gonorrhoea andMycoplasma genitaliumin a person living with virologically suppressed HIV and vaccinated against mpox3
Record high incidence of syphilis cases in Finland in 20223
Research news in clinical context3
Bacterial Special Interest Group Outputs: Provision of digital educational resources for Microscopy of STIs and Position Statement on inappropriate testing and treatment3
Spontaneous clearance of asymptomatic anogenital and pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a secondary analysis from the NABOGO trial3
Perceived efficacy of HIV treatment-as-prevention among university students in Johannesburg, South Africa3
Case ofMycoplasma genitaliumpelvic inflammatory disease with perihepatitis3
High burden of human papillomavirus and premalignant cervical lesions among women starting HIV treatment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa3
Prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhea in US Air Force male basic trainees3
Novel use of oral chloramphenicol for treatment-resistantMycoplasma genitalium3
Synergistic interaction between pay-it-forward incentives and recreational drug use on hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus testing among men who have sex with men in China3
Seroconversion in syphilis screening without positive confirmatory tests points at early infection3
Access to, usage and clinical outcomes of, online postal sexually transmitted infection services: a scoping review3
Hepatitis A and B vaccination in gbMSM in Ireland: findings from the European MSM Internet Survey 2017 (EMIS-2017)3
Mortality and causes of death among people with HIV in Brighton and Hove 2017–20203
Research news in clinical context3
Oral ivermectin: a feasible alternative to topical therapy of genital scabies3
Understanding the association between intimate partner violence and sexually transmitted infections among women in India: a propensity score matching approach3
Examining inequities in rates of undiagnosed HIV and rectal STIs in a large nationwide cohort study of sexual minority men3
Syphilis prevalence among a large regional online postal self-sampling STI testing service (OPSS)3
High prevalence of STIs among men engaged in transactional sex and alcohol use in western Kenya: important implications for STI prevention interventions3
Prevalence and viral suppression of hepatitis B virus infection among people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Sierra Leone3
Sexual behaviour, STI and HIV testing and testing need among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men recruited for online surveys pre/post-COVID-19 restrictions in the UK3
Unnecessary antibiotic use in men who have sex with men (MSM) with anogenital symptoms attending a sexual health clinic: a retrospective analysis3
Behavioural survey and street-based HIV and HCV rapid testing programme among transgender sex workers3
Incident urogenital and anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis in women: the role of sexual exposure and autoinoculation: a multicentre observational study (FemCure)3
Early adopters of doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections in a real-world clinical setting3
Post-exposure prophylaxis, STI testing and factors associated with follow-up attendance: a review of 4159 cases of acute post-sexual assault medical care3
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