Increased HIV and primary and secondary syphilis diagnoses among young men-United States, 2004-2008

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 328-335

  Torrone, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Bertolli, Jeanne ^a   Li, Jianmin ^a   Sweeney, Patricia ^a   Jeffries, William L ^a,b   Ham, D Cal ^b   Peterman, Thomas A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; men who have sex with men; syphilis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIMARY SYPHILIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054882305     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31822e1075     Document Type: Article

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