The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) have published new guidelines for the management of gonorrhoea infections with a strong focus on antimicrobial stewardship of last-line antibiotics. The...
Public Health England (PHE) is investigating two cases of extensively drug resistant (XDR) gonorrhoea recently diagnosed in the U.K. XDR gonorrhoea exhibits resistance patterns to ceftriaxone and azithromycin, the two antibiotics...
SpeeDx Pty. Ltd. announced today it has received CE-IVD marking for its ResistancePlus® GC assay that detects both the sexually transmitted infection (STI) N. gonorrhoeae, and sequences in the gyrA...
Dr. Maria Trent, a Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at Johns Hopkins Medicine, is spearheading efforts to raise awareness and learn more about Mycoplasma genitalium, a sexually transmitted disease...
SpeeDx have signed of a further four distribution partners, in preparation to strengthen representation across Europe. Axonlab (Germany, Benelux and Switzerland), Vircell (Spain), Diamedica (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) and Biomedica...
Updated Draft BASHH guidelines on the management of gonorrhoea indicate ciprofloxacin as preferential treatment over ceftriaxone if susceptibility is known. ResistancePlus® GC will be the first commercially available molecular test to...
SpeeDx announced the start of patient testing in their multisite U.S.-based clinical trials for ResistancePlus® MG. "This test is an exciting new development that will increase the precision of patient care...
The British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) draft guidelines for Mycoplasma genitalium (Mgen) were posted for consultation and recommend Resistance Guided Therapy as best practice when treating an...
In her interview with Dr Norman Swan on ABC Radio National Health Report, Dr. Bradshaw discusses a new successful treatment pathway for Mycoplasma genitalium in a population exhibiting rising rates...
Important updates to the UK BASHH M. genitalium management guidelines are taking the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) seriously. The draft guidelines have been posted for consultation and include a...