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Sexually transmitted infections
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) include any infection transmitted through sexual contact between two individuals. Bacteria, viruses, and parasites can cause STIs. Examples of STIs include chlamydia, genital herpes, gonorrhea, human papilloma virus (HPV), and HIV/AIDS.
JUL 25, 2019 | 9:00 AM
DATE: July 25, 2019TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ET Vaginitis / vaginosis (V/V) is defined as a spectrum of conditions that cause vaginal and sometimes vulvar symptoms, such as itch...
APR 25, 2019 | 9:00 AM
“Emerging infections” are those that appear suddenly or are rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range (e.g., HIV/AIDS, Ebola, SARS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome [MER...
APR 25, 2019 | 6:00 AM
Despite over 60+ years of research, the etiology of bacterial vaginosis (BV), the most common vaginal infection, remains controversial. Epidemiological data strongly suggest that BV is acquir...
JAN 24, 2019 | 10:00 AM
DATE: January 24, 2019TIME: 10:00am PSTSexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to affect most sexually active populations globally, especially the traditional high-risk groups f...
NOV 21, 2018 | 9:00 AM
DATE: November 21,2018TIME: 09:00am PST, 12:00pm EST Vaginal infections are a source of considerable morbidity among women. It is estimated that there are more than 10...
NOV 15, 2018 | 6:00 AM
DATE: November 15,2018TIME: 06:00am PST, 09:00am EST, 3:00pm CET Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is a unique RNA virus that requires the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) to...
OCT 16, 2018 | 6:00 AM
DATE: October 16, 2018TIME: 3:00 PM CEST, 6:00 AM PDT This webinar will provide an overview on some pathogens that can be transmitted from mother to fetus du...
SEP 13, 2018 | 12:00 PM
Sexually transmitted diseases remain a major global public health burden despite the availability of effective prevention strategies to diagnose and treat bacterial STDs. Concerning tre...
JUL 11, 2018 | 10:00 AM
DATE: July 11, 2018TIME: 10:00AM PDT, 1:00PM EDTSexually transmitted diseases remain a major global public health burden despite the availability of effective prevention strategies to d...
AUG 10, 2016 | 11:00 AM
Following attendance of this virtual event, participants should appreciate the changing epidemiology of trichomoniasis and clinician ordering patterns on the basis of improved laboratory...
JUN 08, 2016 | 11:00 AM
An emerging infectious disease or re-emerging infectious disease is defined by WHO as “one that has appeared in a population for the first time, or that may have existed previously but...
NOV 12, 2015 | 7:30 AM
As one of the nation's most prevalent sexually transmitted infections, genital herpes represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to clinicians, laboratorians and the patients they...
MAY 29, 2014 | 7:30 AM
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary cause of cervical cancer and more than 100 types of HPV have been identified. Detection of HPV from cervical samples is associated with a 250 times...