Men who have sex with men, infectious syphilis and HIV coinfection in inner Sydney: Results of enhanced surveillance

Sexual Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 291-298

  Botham, Susan J ^a   Ressler, Kelly Anne ^a   Maywood, Patrick ^b   Hope, Kirsty G ^b   Bourne, Chris P ^c,d   Conaty, Stephen J ^b   Ferson, Mark J ^a,d   Mayne, Darren J ^e,f,g  

^a Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e Illawarra Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

AIDS; gay men; public health.

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MIXED INFECTION; REINFECTION; SYPHILIS; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; SEXUALITY;

COINFECTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 84881148958     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH12142     Document Type: Article

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