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Guidelines: Mycoplasma Genitalium 2018

Aetiology Mycoplasma genitalium was first isolated in 1981, having been cultured from urethral specimens of two men presenting with non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). M. genitalium belongs to the Mollicutes class, and with a genome of only 580... Read more

Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Mycoplasma genitalium

The GRASP sentinel surveillance system involves the collection of N. gonorrhoeae isolates from consecutive individuals attending a network of 27 sexual health clinics (SHCs) across England and Wales and their 21 associated laboratories, typically... Read more

Awards and Scholarships

The Awards IUSTI Europe Congress Scholarship Athens 2025 9-11 October 2025 The 38th annual IUSTI Europe Congress is taking place in Athens, 9-11 October 2025. BASHH has an established relationship with IUSTI Europe. As part of... Read more

Publications, Presentations and Regional Audits

Publications, Presentations and Regional Audits A summary of the posters and oral presentations produced by GUM staff in the Northern region Howe  B, Lear E, D Ogbonmwan, C White, N Sankar, B Elawad, S Duncan, M Basta, A Wardropper, S Tayal, J... Read more

Regional Research / Audits / Publications

WALSALL How well do we manage young persons attending our contraception clinics? Omi Ohizua, Dev Harjit, Arumainayagam Joseph, Acharya Sashi. Poster presentation, FIAPAC Conference Nantes 2018 Utility of clinical audit to unify treatment... Read more

BASHH launches new NICE accredited guidelines to help prevent Mycoplasma genitalium becoming the next superbug, but funding cuts may hinder implementation

The British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) has today launched new NICE accredited treatment guidelines to help prevent a little known but common sexually transmitted infection (STI) called Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), from becoming a... Read more

BASHH Mycoplasma genitalium (Mgen) educational day

The British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) held an education day for members on the 11th July to support the launch of the new NICE accredited treatment guidelines for Mycoplasma genitalium (Mgen), a relatively new STI that affects... Read more

BASHH position statement on the inappropriate use of multiplex testing platforms, and suboptimal antibiotic treatment regimens for bacterial sexually transmitted infections

 Please find to follow the latest Position Statement issued by BASHH: BASHH position statement on the inappropriate use of multiplex testing platforms, and suboptimal antibiotic treatment regimens for bacterial sexually transmitted... Read more

Annual Conference 2016

Thank you for attending the BASHH Conference 2016. The next annual conference will be held 18th-20th June 2017 at the Europa Conference & Exhibition Centre, Belfast. Abstract Book Download Conference Presentations Digital sex... Read more

21st Annual BASHH Conference for SAS Doctors Working in Sexual Health

2018 Conference Lectures Challenges of managing aging HIV patients - Dr Marta Boffito.PDF Diagnosis of vaginal conditions - Dr Philip Hay.PDF Mycoplasma Genitalium - Michael Rayment.PDF Sexual health in the age of the internet... Read more

Annual Conference 2015

Click here to download the Abstract Book Click here to download the Programme Conference Presentations An epidemiological analysis of men who have sex with men (MSM) who are prescribed HIV post exposure prophylaxis implications... Read more

Guidelines: Mycoplasma Genitalium 2018

Aetiology Mycoplasma genitalium was first isolated in 1981, having been cultured from urethral specimens of two men presenting with non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). M. genitalium belongs to the Mollicutes class, and with a genome of only 580... Read more

Patient Information Leaflets: Mycoplasma Genitalium

Screen version Print version Plain Text Version This text is intentionally left unformatted. The content can be copied into translation software for non-English speaking patients. Read more

Guidelines: NGU 2015

Aetiology Urethritis, or inflammation of the urethra, is a multifactorial condition which is sexually acquired in the majority of (but not all) cases. As per the table below, the commonest organisms implicated are C. trachomatis and M.... Read more

Guidelines: PID 2019

Aetiology Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is usually the result of infection ascending from the endocervix causing endometritis, salpingitis, parametritis, oophoritis, tubo-ovarian abcess and/or pelvic peritonitis. Neisseria... Read more

Guidelines: BASHH position statement on the inappropriate use of multiplex testing platforms, and suboptimal antibiotic treatment regimens for bacterial sexually transmitted infections

Key Points Multiplex diagnostic assays are being used by online and private providers to test inappropriately for some organisms Some providers offer treatment regimens which are inconsistent with national recommendations for first line... Read more

Guidelines: Chlamydia 2015

Aetiology Genital chlamydial infection is caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium C. trachomatis. Chlamydia is the most commonly reported curable bacterial STI in the UK. The highest prevalence rates are in 15–24-year olds. Chlamydia... Read more