TY - JOUR
T1 - Low prevalence of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections in HIV-infected heterosexuals visiting an HIV clinic in the Netherlands
AU - Heiligenberg, Marlies
AU - Loeff, Maarten F. Schim van der
AU - de Vries, Henry J. C.
AU - Speksnijder, Arjen G. C. L.
AU - Geerlings, Suzanne E.
AU - Coutinho, Roel
AU - Prins, Maria
AU - Prins, Jan M.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Two-hundred and forty-five heterosexual HIV-infected patients (58% women; median age 41 years) were screened for asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during a routine visit at a large HIV outpatient clinic in the Netherlands. High-risk sexual behaviour was rare and STI prevalence was low: three Chlamydia trachomatis infections and one case of syphilis were diagnosed. These results suggest that, in the Netherlands, screening for STI during routine visits is currently not needed for asymptomatic heterosexual HIV-infected patients
AB - Two-hundred and forty-five heterosexual HIV-infected patients (58% women; median age 41 years) were screened for asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during a routine visit at a large HIV outpatient clinic in the Netherlands. High-risk sexual behaviour was rare and STI prevalence was low: three Chlamydia trachomatis infections and one case of syphilis were diagnosed. These results suggest that, in the Netherlands, screening for STI during routine visits is currently not needed for asymptomatic heterosexual HIV-infected patients
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283504bbf
DO - https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283504bbf
M3 - Article
C2 - 22210633
SN - 0269-9370
VL - 26
SP - 646
EP - 649
JO - AIDS (London, England)
JF - AIDS (London, England)
IS - 5
ER -