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Individuals already taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention saw sharp declines in chlamydia and syphilis cases, as well as a moderate reduction in urethral and rectal gonorrhoea, when they also took doxycycline after potential exposure (doxyPEP).

Contraction of Zika virus infection during pregnancy may put the offspring at risk of neurodevelopmental delay in early childhood, as shown in a study.

A single-pill combination that contains albendazole and ivermectin is superior to albendazole alone for treating Trichuris trichiura and hookworm infections, with similar safety profiles, according to data from a phase II/III trial.

Prolonged psychological stress in children may affect their eating habits, with a tendency toward increased hedonic behaviour, suggests an observational study.

In the treatment of invasive infections due to multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa, the use of ceftolozane–tazobactam combination appears to yield higher rates of clinical success than the ceftazidime–avibactam combination, according to an observational study.

Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) among adults aged 27–45 years (mid-adults) is less cost-effective and generates a greater number needed to vaccinate (NNV) when compared with vaccination of persons aged 26 years and below, reports a study.

Researchers have found a new clade of Candida (C) auris, a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen, in a genotypic and phenotypic study.