BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Information about sexually transmitted infections (STI) in Barcelona is scarce. Sexual risk behaviors and some STI have recently increased. METHOD: Descriptive study of STI diagnosed at the STI Unit of Barcelona between 2001 and 2002. RESULTS: Some STI were more frequent among homosexual men. HIV coinfection in patients with syphilis was seen in 10/18 homosexual men and 1/10 heterosexuals (p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: There is a resurgence of some STI in Barcelona. New preventive interventions are needed, especially addressed to homosexual men.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Information about sexually transmitted infections (STI) in Barcelona is scarce. Sexual risk behaviors and some STI have recently increased. METHOD: Descriptive study of STI diagnosed at the STI Unit of Barcelona between 2001 and 2002. RESULTS: Some STI were more frequent among homosexual men. HIV coinfection in patients with syphilis was seen in 10/18 homosexual men and 1/10 heterosexuals (p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: There is a resurgence of some STI in Barcelona. New preventive interventions are needed, especially addressed to homosexual men.
Authors: Asuncion Diaz; Cesar Garriga; Jose Antonio Varela; Elisa Fernández; Isabel Sanz; Josep Boronat; Fuensanta Gual; Concepcion Colomo; Josefina López de Munain; Valentin Esteban; Maria Luisa Junquera; Blanca Martínez; Isabel Pueyo; Justo Suárez; Maria Jesus Barberá; Maider Arando; Jose Manuel Ureña; Mercedes Diez Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2013-11-25 Impact factor: 3.295