High incidence of asymptomatic syphilis in HIV-infected MSM justifies routine screening

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 84-85

  Branger, Judith ^a,b   Van Der Meer, Jan T M ^b   Van Ketel, Ruud J ^c   Jurriaans, Suzanne ^c   Prins, Jan M ^b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Netherlands)

^b Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam CINIMA   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOMOSEXUALITY; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 60749119760     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318186debb     Document Type: Article

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