Gonorrhea and viral hepatitis : risk factors, clinical management and potential complications / Leonard H. Sullivan, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sullivan, Leonard H., editor.

Series:

Sexology research and issues.

Sexology Research and Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexually transmitted diseases.

Sexually transmitted diseases--Complications.

Hepatitis, Viral.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (132 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Biomedical, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) represent a global problem that has an impact on the reproductive and sexual health worldwide. The most common causative agents of the STIs are Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria (N.) gonorrhoeae, Treponema pallidum and Trichomonas vaginalis. The World Health Organization estimated that these four main curable STIs cause approximately 498.9 million new cases worldwide in 2008. STIs can lead to serious consequences including health complications, chronic disease and high morbidity. Moreover, the economic costs associated with treatment of these diseases are

Contents:

""GONORRHEA AND VIRAL HEPATITIS: RISK FACTORS, CLINICAL MANAGEMENT AND POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS""; ""GONORRHEA AND VIRAL HEPATITIS: RISK FACTORS, CLINICAL MANAGEMENT AND POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Review Gonococcal Infections""; ""Abstract""; ""Definition""; ""History""; ""Gonorrhea in the US""; ""Pathogenesis""; ""Clinical Considerations Clinical Manifestations in Men""; ""Urethritis in Men""; ""Clinical Manifestations in Women""; ""Clinical Considerations Pharyngitis""

""Clinical Considerations Complicated Infections""""Systemic: Disseminated Gonococcal Infection""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Antimicrobial Susceptibility""; ""Treatment""; ""Treatment Alternative""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Host Hormonal Risk Factors Associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection of Women""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Risk of Urethritis in Men""; ""Risk of Cervical Infections in Women""; ""Methods""; ""Results""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Hepatitis C Virus and Epigenetic Modifications""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""DNA Methylation""

""DNA Methylation in HCC""""DNA Methylation Regulated by HCV Infection""; ""Histone Tails Modifications""; ""Histone Modifications in HCC""; ""Histone Modifications Induced by HCV""; ""miRNAs""; ""miRNAs and HCC""; ""miRNAs and HCV""; ""HCC New Therapies Based in Chromatin-Modifier Drugs""; ""miRNA and Epigenetic Drugs""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations and Treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Causative Agent""; ""Epidemiology""; ""Disease and Clinical Symptoms""; ""Laboratory Diagnosis""; ""Treatment""

""Prevention""""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5: Prevention of Viral Hepatitis B after Liver Transplantation""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Indications for Liver Transplantation for CHB""; ""Post-Transplant Management""; ""Beyond Lamivudine""; ""Shifting Paradigm of HBV Prophylaxis""; ""Choice of Nucleos(t)ide Analog After Liver Transplantation""; ""Beyond Nucleos(t)ide Analogs""; ""Duration of Antiviral Prophylaxis""; ""Evolving Definition of HBV Recurrence""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Anti-HBC Positive Grafts""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63463-039-4

OCLC:

914433190