Syphilis in the United States: On the rise?

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 161-168

  Peterman, Thomas A ^a   Su, John ^a   Bernstein, Kyle T ^a   Weinstock, Hillard ^a  

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

Author keywords

congenital syphilis; epidemiology; men who have sex with men; prevention; surveillance; syphilis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIMARY SYPHILIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; CONTACT EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; RISK FACTOR; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL;

CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937119828     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: 17448336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2015.990384     Document Type: Article

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