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We evaluated the ResistancePlus® MG assay in providing macrolide resistance-guided treatment (RGT) for infection at a UK sexual health centre. -positive samples from men with urethritis and women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) were tested for macrolide resistance-mediating mutations (MRMMs). MRMM-positive infections were given moxifloxacin 400 mg; otherwise 2 g azithromycin (1 g single dose and then 500 mg OD) was given.

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Objective: To quantify the environmental impact of personal protective equipment (PPE) distributed for use by the health and social care system to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in England, and model strategies for mitigating the environmental impact.

Design: Life cycle assessment was used to determine environmental impacts of PPE distributed to health and social care in England during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The base scenario assumed all products were single-use and disposed of via clinical waste.

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The World Health Organisation advice for post-partum women living with HIV (WLHs) in low- and middle-income countries is to breastfeed on suppressive antiretroviral treatment and use infant postnatal prophylaxis. In resource-rich settings, where formula feeding is safe, avoidance of breastfeed is advised. A questionnaire was created to survey attitudes to breastfeeding in WLHs in the United Kingdom.

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Pharyngeal is important in the transmission dynamics of , and generation of antimicrobial resistance and the performing of culture remains vital. We reviewed the notes of men who have sex with men (MSM) presenting to our clinic with a positive pharyngeal NAAT for between January and December 2019. There were 383 cases of NAAT-positive pharyngeal , and 28 (7%, 95% CI = 5.

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Tamoxifen exposure is a recognised risk for primary endometrial cancer. This case serves as a reminder to meticulously check the past medical history and inform patients of the risk-benefit of treatment as part of a shared-decision making process.

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