Syphilis

Data on Syphilis Detailed by K.W. Hoover and Co-Authors

Published in AIDS Weekly, January 31st, 2011

2011 JAN 31 -- "National guidelines for the care of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons recommend asymptomatic routine screening for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Our objective was to determine whether providers who care for HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) followed these guidelines," scientists in the United States report.

"We abstracted medical records to evaluate STD screening at 8 large HIV clinics in 6 US cities. We estimated the number of men who had at least one test for syphilis, chlamydia (urethral and/or rectal), or gonorrhea (urethral, rectal, and/or pharyngeal) in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Urethral testing...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2011-01-31)

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