Salivary Infection: Causes. The most common causes of acute salivary gland infections are bacteria, especially Staphylococcus aureus, or staph. Viruses and fungi can also cause infection in the glands ...

Recommendations for chlamydia and gonorrhea in primary care practices are often prescribed against CDC guidelines, according ...

When I work shifts in the emergency department, I often find myself weighing two imperfect options for patients who might ...

While some STI symptoms, such as vaginal discharge, ulcers, and burning, are common, others may be more subtle or ...

Gonorrhea may be spreading undetected in the throats of men and women and may be transmitted by kissing. Here's why you ...

Chlamydia trachomatis infections are a global health problem. This obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen comprises lymphogranuloma venereum (L1–L3), ocular (A–C) and genital (D–K ...

Chlamydia infections in Finland have declined for the first time in 30 years, according to THL, though gonorrhoea cases are ...

Chlamydia infections are declining in Finland for the first time since 1995, according to new figures from the Finnish ...

C reactive protein (CRP), a marker for the presence of an inflammatory process, is the most extensively studied marker for distinguishing bacterial from non-bacterial infections in febrile patients. A ...

Fewer diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections were recorded in Wigan last year, new figures show. It comes as experts ...

If left untreated, the disease can lead to severe, long-term symptoms, and life-threatening issues like heart failure, ...

London's health unit is seeing about 170 cases a year. Many of the cases involved people who are unhoused or who have addiction and mental health challenges that limit their access to health care.