Open AccessThe development of an online risk calculator for the prediction of future syphilis among a high-risk cohort of men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru
Author(s) -
LaoTzu AllanBlitz,
Kelika A. Konda,
Silver K. Vargas,
Xiaoyan Wang,
Eddy R. Segura,
Boris M Fazio,
Gino Calvo,
Carlos F. Caceres,
Jeffrey D. Klausner
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sexual health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.117
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1449-8987
pISSN - 1448-5028
DOI - 10.1071/sh17118
Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , men who have sex with men , rapid plasma reagin , incidence (geometry) , demography , cohort , cohort study , cumulative incidence , confidence interval , gynecology , obstetrics , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , treponema , physics , sociology , optics
Background Syphilis incidence worldwide has rebounded since 2000, particularly among men who have sex with men (MSM). A predictive model for syphilis infection may inform prevention counselling and use of chemoprophylaxis.