Although the majority of sexually transmitted infections have been extensively studied,
recent events have brought three new or emerging STDs into the public spotlight …

Sexual contact is the primary route of human transmission for sexually transmitted infections
(STIs). Traditional STIs are caused by a variety of pathogens, and classic examples of STIs …

The last newly recognized sexually transmitted infection was identified more than 40 years
ago when Chlamydia trachomatis was recognized as a genital tract pathogen in the early …

(Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Treponema pallidum, and herpes simplex
virus), cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an uncommon cause of proctitis, and current STD treatment …

1 In this issue of GERMS the paper by Chra P et al. 1 investigates the prevalence of
Mycoplasma genitalium in the setting of possible other concomitantly occurring sexually …

Although Mycoplasma genitalium is increasingly recognized as a sexually transmitted
pathogen, at present there is no defined public health response to this relatively newly …

Background Despite reports in the past few years that Americans are having less sex, the
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported in 2019 that …

Mycoplasma genitalium has gained attention in the general scientific community as the
smallest known free-living organism and the first to be chemically synthesized. 1 Clinically …

ABBREVIATIONS: CDC-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, FDA-Food and Drug
Administration, HPV-Human Papilloma Virus, LDT-laboratory developed tests, MDx …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) can cause life-threatening disease in immunocompromised
patients, such as those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is a rare but important …