Associated factors with syphilis among human immunodeficiency virus-infected men who have sex with men in Taiwan in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 533-541

  Chang, Yi Hsin ^a   Liu, Wen Chun ^a   Chang, Sui Yuan ^a,b   Wu, Bing Ru ^b   Wu, Pei Ying ^a   Tsai, Mao Song ^a   Hung, Chien Ching ^a,c,d   Lew Ting, Chih Yin ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Recreational drug; Risky sexual behavior; Serosorting; Sexually transmitted infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMBINATION ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; CONDOM USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV SEROSORTING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYPHILIS; COINFECTION; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COINFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SYPHILIS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908594080     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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