Open AccessSexually Transmitted Infection Prevalence in Women With HIV: Is There a Role for Targeted Screening?
Author(s) -
Jodie Dionne-Odom,
Andrew O. Westfall,
Barbara Van Der Pol,
Karen Fry,
Jeanne Marrazzo
Publication year - 2018
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.0000000000000852
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , medicine , chlamydia , syphilis , trichomoniasis , odds ratio , gynecology , sexually transmitted disease , obstetrics , demography , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology
Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV are highest in the southern United States but vary widely by sex, age, and risk behavior. Current guidelines recommend annual screening for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and trichomoniasis in all sexually active women with HIV.