NIAID Officials Call for Innovative Research on Sexually Transmitted Infections | NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NIAID Officials Call for Innovative Research on Sexually Transmitted Infections | NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Monday, September 9, 2019 NIAID Officials Call for Innovative Research on Sexually Transmitted Infections NIAID experts call for a renewed focus on sexually transmitted infections. Rates of gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia are all on the rise, and some STIs are developing resistance to common treatments. In a new perspective piece in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, NIAID officials write that biomedical research establishments must work together to develop better diagnostics, treatments and vaccine candidates for STIs.