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Gwenda Hughes

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Verified email at lshtm.ac.uk
Cited by 9549

Chlamydia trachomatis in the United Kingdom: a systematic review and analysis of prevalence studies

EJ Adams, A Charlett, WJ Edmunds… - Sexually transmitted …, 2004 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives: To undertake a systematic review to obtain estimates of genital Chlamydia
trachomatis prevalence in various populations in the United Kingdom and Ireland; to …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of gonorrhoea: a global perspective

RD Kirkcaldy, E Weston, AC Segurado… - Sexual health, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
Although understanding the local epidemiology of gonorrhoea is critical for local efforts,
understanding the multinational epidemiology may support development of national and …

The epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in the UK: impact of behavior, services and interventions

G Hughes, N Field - Future microbiology, 2015 - Future Medicine
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major public health concern. The UK has some
of the most advanced STI surveillance systems globally. This article uses national …

Reemergence of the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men in North America, Western Europe, and Australia, 1996–2005

PS Sullivan, O Hamouda, V Delpech, JE Geduld… - Annals of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To describe and contextualize changes in rates of human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) notifications in men who have sex with men (MSM) in eight countries (Australia …

Failure of dual antimicrobial therapy in treatment of gonorrhea

H Fifer, U Natarajan, L Jones… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
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[HTML][HTML] Gonorrhoea treatment failure caused by a Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain with combined ceftriaxone and high-level azithromycin resistance, England, February …

DW Eyre, ND Sanderson, E Lord… - …, 2018 - eurosurveillance.org
We describe a gonorrhoea case with combined high-level azithromycin resistance and
ceftriaxone resistance. In February 2018, a heterosexual male was diagnosed with …

The impact of a diagnosis of fibromyalgia on health care resource use by primary care patients in the UK: an observational study based on clinical practice

G Hughes, C Martinez, E Myon… - … : Official Journal of the …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the impact of a diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) in clinical practice on
health care resource use in the UK. Methods Rates of visits, prescriptions, referral, and …

Intercontinental dissemination of azithromycin-resistant shigellosis through sexual transmission: a cross-sectional study

KS Baker, TJ Dallman, PM Ashton, M Day… - The Lancet infectious …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Shigellosis is an acute, severe bacterial colitis that, in high-income countries, is
typically associated with travel to high-risk regions (Africa, Asia, and Latin America). Since …

[HTML][HTML] Public health surveillance of multidrug-resistant clones of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Europe: a genomic survey

SR Harris, MJ Cole, G Spiteri… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Traditional methods for molecular epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae are
suboptimal. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) offers ideal resolution to describe population …

Sex, drugs and smart phone applications: findings from semistructured interviews with men who have sex with men diagnosed with Shigella flexneri 3a in England …

VL Gilbart, I Simms, C Jenkins, M Furegato… - Sexually transmitted …, 2015 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives To inform control strategies undertaken as part of an outbreak of Shigella flexneri
3a among men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods All men aged≥ 18 years …