Mycoplasma genitalium in the Far North Queensland backpacker population: An observational study of prevalence and azithromycin resistance.

Background: Mycoplasma genitalium is a sexually transmitted infection (STI), and a common cause of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). There is concern regarding the rise in prevalence of M. genitalium and rates of resistance to macrolide antibiotics.

Re-establishing safer medical-circumcision-integrated initiation ceremonies for HIV prevention in a rural setting in Papua New Guinea. A multi-method acceptability study.

Background: Efforts to stem the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are hampered by multiple interrelated factors including limited health services, extreme diversities in culture and language and highly prevalent gender inequity, domestic violence and poverty. In the rural district of Yangoru-Saussia, a revival of previously ceased male initiation ceremonies (MICs) is being considered for a comprehensive approach to HIV prevention. In this study, we explore the local acceptability of this undertaking including replacing traditional penile cutting practices with medical male circumcision (MMC).

Chest pain risk assessment in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians using HEART Score.

Objective: The objectives of this study were to investigate factors that correlate to cardiac events within 30 days in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians who present to ED with chest pain and to describe the predictive ability of the HEART Score in these groups.

Methods: Patients who presented with chest pain between 1 January 2013 and 16 May 2013 in a university hospital were retrospectively enrolled in the study. HEART Scores were retrospectively assigned to participants.

Foreskin cutting beliefs and practices and the acceptability of male circumcision for HIV prevention in Papua New Guinea.

Background: Male circumcision (MC) reduces HIV acquisition and is a key public health intervention in settings with high HIV prevalence, heterosexual transmission and low MC rates. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), where HIV prevalence is 0.8%, there is no medical MC program for HIV prevention.

Human immunodeficiency virus and respiratory disorders: clinical and diagnostic considerations.

Respiratory infections are a major health burden for the people of Papua New Guinea (PNG) who are positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In the face of an ongoing HIV epidemic, little is known about the epidemiology and aetiology of respiratory infections in people living with HIV in PNG. In this article we provide an overview of the most important respiratory pathogens in HIV-positive people globally, focusing primarily on adults.