Antimicrobial Resistant Sexually Transmitted Infections: Epidemiology, Detection, and Management

A special issue of Venereology (ISSN 2674-0710).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 2822

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School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; infectious disease; tuberculosis; HIV; sexually transmitted infections; co-infection

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Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Interests: HIV and STI epidemiology; education and prevention in MSM and sex workers

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the most critical public health problems of our time, and we have begun to enter the post-antibiotic era. AMR in sexually transmitted infections is an increasing concern, and there is a clear need to understand the scope of this problem, and to determine the most appropriate methods of management and techniques of detection.

In this Special Issue, we are therefore seeking to receive submissions regarding AMR in sexually transmitted infections, as well as innovative ways to address this problem.

Dr. Karan Varshney
Prof. Dr. Michael Ross
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • antimicrobial resistance
  • antibiotics
  • pan-resistance
  • sexually transmitted infections
  • infection control
  • detection

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The Emerging Threat of Antimicrobial-Resistant Sexually Transmitted Infections: Epidemiology, Management and Detection
by Karan Varshney
Venereology 2023, 2(2), 76-77; https://doi.org/10.3390/venereology2020007 - 19 May 2023
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the most pressing public health crises, with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) of all types rapidly becoming resistant to treatments [...] Full article

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Modulatory Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus on Circulating p53, miR-21, and miR-125b: Any Diagnostic Implication?
by Jude Ogechukwu Okoye, Anthony Ajuluchukwu Ngokere, Chinedum Charles Onyenekwe, Olaposi Idowu Omotuyi, Samuel Ifedioranma Ogenyi, Chioma Maureen Obi and Samuel Ayobami Fasogbon
Venereology 2023, 2(3), 78-85; https://doi.org/10.3390/venereology2030008 - 25 Jun 2023
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Identifying immunocompromised women who are at risk of developing cervical cancer remains a challenge for clinicians. In an effort to identify the role of HIV in cervical carcinogenesis, this study evaluated the levels of normally downregulated oncomirs (miR-21, miR-146a, miR-155, miR-182, and miR-200c) [...] Read more.
Identifying immunocompromised women who are at risk of developing cervical cancer remains a challenge for clinicians. In an effort to identify the role of HIV in cervical carcinogenesis, this study evaluated the levels of normally downregulated oncomirs (miR-21, miR-146a, miR-155, miR-182, and miR-200c) and normally upregulated tumor suppressors (miR-let-7b, miR-125b, miR-143, miR-145, and p53 expression) associated with cervical cancer in the serum of women living with HIV (HIV+) and without HIV (HIV. Method: This case-control study included 173 women; confirmed HIV+ (n = 103) and HIV− (n = 70). Serum levels of miRNAs and p53 were determined using reverse transcriptase PCR. t-test and Pearson’s correlation analyses were carried out on the generated data. Result: A higher level of miR-21 was observed among HIV+ women compared with their HIV− counterpart (p = 0.028), whereas lower levels of miR-125, and p53 gene were observed among HIV+ women compared with HIV− women at p = 0.050 and 0.049, respectively. Significant direct relationships were observed between miR-21 and other oncomirs (p < 0.05) among HIV+ women. Conclusion: This study revealed that HIV contributes to cervical carcinogenesis by modulating circulating levels of miR-21, p53, and miR-125b. It suggests that these biomarkers could be used to identify at high risk for developing cervical cancer. Full article
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