Open AccessCharacteristics of Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men With Multiple Diagnoses of Infectious Syphilis in British Columbia, Canada, 2005–2014
Author(s) -
Stephanie Konrad,
Donna B Mak,
Troy Grennan,
Bernadette Zakher,
Bobbi Brownrigg,
Gina Ogilvie,
Muhammad Morshed,
Mark Tyndall,
Mark Gilbert,
Mel Krajden,
Jason Wong
Publication year - 2019
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.0000000000000995
Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , population , medical diagnosis , men who have sex with men , partner notification , public health , psychological intervention , demography , sexually transmitted disease , family medicine , psychiatry , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , pathology , sociology
Infectious syphilis has increased substantially over the past decade. Targeting limited public health resources toward subpopulations with multiple reinfections may have a large impact in reducing onward transmission within a community.