Retrospective Cohort Study Examining the Correlates of Reported Lifetime Stimulant Use in Persons Diagnosed With Infectious Syphilis in Alberta, Canada, 2018 to 2019
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DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001648
Abstract: A study in Alberta, Canada, found that persons with infectious syphilis and nonprescription stimulant use were more likely to report correctional involvement, injection drug use, and multiple sex partners. Background We sought to examine the… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosed infectious; stimulant use; infectious syphilis; use ... See more keywords
P202 Increase in diagnoses of early infectious syphilis: local outbreak or following the national trend?
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DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2017-053232.244
Abstract: Introduction There has been a substantial increase in the incidence of early infectious syphilis (EIS) in our large city clinic, apparent since reconfiguration of services in July 2015. Methods A retrospective case note review of… read more here.
Keywords: early infectious; national trend; infectious syphilis; increase ... See more keywords
P736 Evaluation of the provincial infectious syphilis partner notification program in british columbia, canada
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DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2019-sti.796
Abstract: Background Infectious syphilis partner notification (PN) is centrally coordinated at the British Columbia (BC) Centre for Disease Control. Approaches include patient-initiated and provider-initiated PN, and outcomes include the proportion of partners (1) notified of possible… read more here.
Keywords: syphilis; infectious syphilis; provider initiated; patient initiated ... See more keywords
Developing a symptoms-based risk score for infectious syphilis among men who have sex with men
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DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2022-055550
Abstract: Background Syphilis incidence is rising among men who have sex with men (MSM). An online tool based on a risk score identifying men with higher risk of infectious syphilis could motivate MSM to seek care.… read more here.
Keywords: risk score; risk; infectious syphilis; symptoms based ... See more keywords
Infectious syphilis in women and heterosexual men in major Australian cities: sentinel surveillance data, 2011–2019
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DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51864
Abstract: To examine changes in the positive infectious syphilis test rate among women and heterosexual men in major Australian cities, and rate differences by social, biomedical, and behavioural determinants of health. read more here.
Keywords: men major; major australian; australian cities; infectious syphilis ... See more keywords