Open AccessBacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections Among HIV-Infected Patients in the United States
Author(s) -
Elaine W. Flagg,
Hillard Weinstock,
Emma L. Frazier,
Eduardo Valverde,
James D. Heffelfinger,
Jacek Skarbinski
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000260
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , medicine , syphilis , chlamydia , condom , sexually transmitted disease , transmission (telecommunications) , men who have sex with men , casual , demography , gynecology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , engineering , materials science , sociology , electrical engineering , composite material
Bacterial sexually transmitted infections may facilitate HIV transmission. Bacterial sexually transmitted infection testing is recommended for sexually active HIV-infected patients annually and more frequently for those at elevated sexual risk. We estimated percentages of HIV-infected patients in the United States receiving at least one syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia test, and repeat (≥2 tests, ≥3 months apart) tests for any of these sexually transmitted infections from mid-2008 through mid-2010.