Open AccessIntersection of Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Networks to Identify Opportunities to Enhance HIV Prevention
Author(s) -
Ann M. Dennis,
Andrew Cressman,
Dana K. Pasquale,
Simon D. W. Frost,
Eileen A. Kelly,
Jalila Guy,
Victoria Mobley,
Erika Samoff,
Christopher B. Hurt,
Candice J McNeil,
Lisa HightowWeidman,
Monique Carry,
Matthew Hogben,
Arlene C. Seña
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab431
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , psychological intervention , contact tracing , transmission (telecommunications) , men who have sex with men , demography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cluster (spacecraft) , immunology , virology , gerontology , disease , psychiatry , infectious disease (medical specialty) , covid-19 , sociology , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering , programming language
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis infection continue at disproportionate rates among minority men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States. The integration of HIV genetic clustering with partner services can provide important insight into local epidemic trends to guide interventions and control efforts.