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Interesting case of syphilis with atypical vegetative lesions. 梅毒伴非典型植物性病变的有趣病例。
IF 3.6 3区 医学
Sexually Transmitted Infections Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056367
Luca Pipitò, Roberta Gaudiano, Floriana Di Figlia, Edoardo Mandalà, Cinzia Calà, Giuseppina Capra, Antonio Cascio
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Effects of improved partner notification on the transmission of HIV and N. gonorrhoea among men who have sex with men: a modelling study. 改进伴侣通知对男男性行为者中艾滋病毒和淋病奈瑟菌传播的影响:一项模拟研究。
IF 3.6 3区 医学
Sexually Transmitted Infections Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2023-055772
Maarten Reitsema, Jacco Wallinga, Birgit H B van Benthem, Eline L M Op de Coul, Ard Van Sighem, Maarten Schim van der Loeff, Maria Xiridou
{"title":"Effects of improved partner notification on the transmission of HIV and <i>N. gonorrhoea</i> among men who have sex with men: a modelling study.","authors":"Maarten Reitsema, Jacco Wallinga, Birgit H B van Benthem, Eline L M Op de Coul, Ard Van Sighem, Maarten Schim van der Loeff, Maria Xiridou","doi":"10.1136/sextrans-2023-055772","DOIUrl":"10.1136/sextrans-2023-055772","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives</b> Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionally affected by HIV in the Netherlands. Partner notification (PN) is an important element in controlling the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV. We investigated the effects of improving PN on the transmission of HIV and <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> (NG) among MSM in the Netherlands. <b>Methods</b> We developed an agent-based model that describes the transmission of HIV and NG among MSM. In the baseline scenario, 14.3% and 29.8% of casual and steady partners of the index case get notified and tested for HIV/STI after 3 weeks (percentage notified and tested (PNT)). We examined the following scenarios: (1) increase PNT to 41% for both partner types; (2) decrease the time between the index and the partners tested to 1 week and (3) combine scenarios 1 and 2. Effects are expressed as cumulative change from the baseline simulation over 15 years. <b>Results</b> Increasing PNT could lead to a decrease in gonorrhoea cases of 45% (IQR 39.9% to 49.9%), with an increase in the number of HIV/STI tests of 4.4% (IQR 1.6% to 7.3%), but no change in HIV infections (-5.4%; IQR -21% to 7.9%). Decreasing the time between tests could lead to a change in new NG infections of -14.2% (IQR -17.2% to -10%), no change in HIV infections (8.2%; IQR -1.3% to 20%) or in the number of HIV/STI tests performed (-0.4%; IQR -1.5 to 0.6%). Scenario 3 led to a change in NG infections of -56.8% (IQR -63.8% to -47.4%), no change in HIV infections (11.5%; IQR -11.1% to 33.9%) or in the number of HIV/STI tests (-0.5%; IQR: -4.9% to 4.3%). <b>Conclusions</b> Increasing the percentage of sexual partners notified and tested for HIV/STI may have only a small effect on HIV but could reduce the number of new NG infections substantially. However, it could lead to an increase in the number of HIV/STI tests performed.</p>","PeriodicalId":21624,"journal":{"name":"Sexually Transmitted Infections","volume":" ","pages":"236-241"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12171460/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143010740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Scabies increasing incidence in Bologna from 2013 to 2024: a retrospective analysis. 2013年至2024年博洛尼亚疥疮发病率上升:回顾性分析。
IF 3.6 3区 医学
Sexually Transmitted Infections Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056436
Corrado Zengarini, Martina Mussi, Michelangelo La Placa, Alessandro Pileri, Anna Lucia Virdi, Marco Chessa, Federico Bardazzi, Carlotta Gurioli, Michela Starace, Valeria Gaspari, Cosimo Misciali, Fortunato Cassalia, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Iria Neri
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Application of the COM-B model to facilitators and barriers to HIV and STI testing among people from Black African and Black Caribbean communities in the UK: a scoping review. COM-B模型在英国非洲黑人和加勒比黑人社区人群中促进和阻碍艾滋病毒和性传播感染检测的应用:范围审查
IF 3.6 3区 医学
Sexually Transmitted Infections Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056259
Ritu Khanna, Maya Gobin
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Evaluating equity reporting within systematic reviews of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). 评估暴露前预防(PrEP)系统评价中的公平性报告。
IF 3.6 3区 医学
Sexually Transmitted Infections Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056306
Bethany Paris, Kelsi Batioja, Vanessa Lin, Micah Hartwell
{"title":"Evaluating equity reporting within systematic reviews of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).","authors":"Bethany Paris, Kelsi Batioja, Vanessa Lin, Micah Hartwell","doi":"10.1136/sextrans-2024-056306","DOIUrl":"10.1136/sextrans-2024-056306","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medicine that can reduce HIV transmission. Given the disproportionate impact of HIV on minority communities, health equity is an important consideration in PrEP research. We aimed to assess equity reporting in systematic reviews of PrEP using the PROGRESS Plus framework.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a systematic search of PubMed (MEDLINE), Embase and Cochrane databases for systematic reviews or meta analyses of PrEP usage. We then used the PROGRESS Plus framework to extract inclusion of the following domains: place of residence, race/ethnicity/culture/language, occupation, gender/sex, religion, education, socioeconomic status, social capital, age and disability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After screening search articles, our sample included 36 systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRMAs). 24 (66.7%) were conducted within the USA. Few (2/36, 5.6%) were found to mention adherence to any equity reporting framework. Place and gender/sex were the most reported elements of the framework with inclusion in 34 of 36 studies. Age (30/36, 83.3%) and race/ethnicity (24/36, 66.7%) were also commonly reported. All other criteria were reported in less than half of included SRMAs; religion had the lowest inclusion at 0/36 (0%), followed by disability (1/36, 2.8%). Among the 36 SRMAs, 19 (52.78%) did not conduct any subgroup analyses among domains; those most commonly analysed were gender/sex and age.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study found nearly all SRMAs regarding HIV PrEP reported on gender/sex and age; however, other influential equity criteria were often overlooked. Further attention to the reporting of PROGRESS Plus items within these SRMAs may reduce barriers for PrEP utilisation, thus improving HIV prevention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":21624,"journal":{"name":"Sexually Transmitted Infections","volume":" ","pages":"224-228"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142954270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Centenary Series - STIs Through the Ages: Treating the 'secret disease' in 17th century England. 百年系列-性传播疾病:治疗17世纪英国的“秘密疾病”。
IF 3.6 3区 医学
Sexually Transmitted Infections Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056348
Anita Hoffmann
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The REPRIEVE study: implications for routine practice. 缓刑研究:对日常实践的启示。
IF 3.6 3区 医学
Sexually Transmitted Infections Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056293
Miriam Ringshall, Duncan R Churchill
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Home-based self-collection of biological samples, including vaginal swabs: a mixed methods study for Britain's fourth National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-4). 在家自行采集生物样本,包括阴道拭子:英国第四次全国性态度和生活方式调查(Natsal-4)的混合方法研究。
IF 3.6 3区 医学
Sexually Transmitted Infections Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056386
Clarissa Oeser, Pam Sonnenberg, Magnus Unemo, Katharine Sadler, Soazig Clifton, Jo Gibbs, Simon Beddows, Rebecca Hamilton, Abraham Roodt, Stephanie Migchelsen, Emily Dema, Alexandra David, Catherine H Mercer, Nigel Field
{"title":"Home-based self-collection of biological samples, including vaginal swabs: a mixed methods study for Britain's fourth National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-4).","authors":"Clarissa Oeser, Pam Sonnenberg, Magnus Unemo, Katharine Sadler, Soazig Clifton, Jo Gibbs, Simon Beddows, Rebecca Hamilton, Abraham Roodt, Stephanie Migchelsen, Emily Dema, Alexandra David, Catherine H Mercer, Nigel Field","doi":"10.1136/sextrans-2024-056386","DOIUrl":"10.1136/sextrans-2024-056386","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The decennial National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal) provide general population prevalence estimates in Britain for key sexually transmitted infections (STIs) through biosampling. Since methodological choices can impact acceptability and response rates, we evaluated processes for Natsal-4, including face-to-face and remote interview arrangements, non-return of test results and vaginal swab collection in two pilot studies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The pilots were conducted during June to August 2021 and February to March 2022. Participants aged 16-59 years were invited to provide urine samples (cisgender men and trans/gender diverse) or three vaginal swabs (cisgender women; urine was requested if vaginal swabs were declined) following interview. Samples were self-collected at home and posted to the laboratory by the interviewer if the interview was face to face, or by the participant if they preferred to collect the sample later or the interview was remote. Process feedback was collected after the first pilot via qualitative interviews with participants and after both pilots through informal interviewer debriefing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 261 participants interviewed (pilot 1=130; pilot 2=131), 161 (62%) consented to biosampling, of which 129 (49%) provided samples. A sample was received from 78/153 (51%) of women, of whom 60 (77%) provided vaginal swabs and 18 (23%) provided a urine sample. A urine sample was received from 51/108 (47%) cisgender men or trans/gender diverse participants. All samples collected immediately after face-to-face interviews were received (n=77), while 64% of samples from participants consenting to post samples after face-to-face interviews and 60% after remote interviews were received. Process feedback confirmed our methods were broadly acceptable.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We demonstrated that our approach to biosampling and STI testing for a national sexual health survey was reasonably acceptable and feasible in the period coming out the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-collection of vaginal swabs for research, which provide higher testing sensitivity than urine, was feasible and acceptable in a home setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":21624,"journal":{"name":"Sexually Transmitted Infections","volume":" ","pages":"252-255"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12128757/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142972022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Syphilis prevalence among a large regional online postal self-sampling STI testing service (OPSS). 大型区域性在线邮政性传播感染自抽样检测服务(OPSS)的梅毒患病率。
IF 3.6 3区 医学
Sexually Transmitted Infections Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056309
Sara Louise Day, Jessica Collins, Jonathan Spate, Sophie Jones, Efejiro Ashano, David Asboe
{"title":"Syphilis prevalence among a large regional online postal self-sampling STI testing service (OPSS).","authors":"Sara Louise Day, Jessica Collins, Jonathan Spate, Sophie Jones, Efejiro Ashano, David Asboe","doi":"10.1136/sextrans-2024-056309","DOIUrl":"10.1136/sextrans-2024-056309","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>In England, infectious syphilis diagnoses have reached the highest annual number since 1948. Fifty per cent of syphilis testing is now provided through online postal self-sampling sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing services (OPSS). To reduce the burden of syphilis, we need to understand the syphilis prevalence and transition to treatment rates among service users of OPSS. This report aims to estimate syphilis prevalence among people accessing Sexual Health London (SHL), a regional, National Health Service (NHS)-funded OPSS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Demographic, STI concurrency, sexual behaviour data and case outcomes were collected from SHL service users who received testing for syphilis between 8 March 2022 and 30 June 2023. Data were analysed to identify syphilis prevalence and transition to care rates.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>458 520 syphilis tests were performed for 267 780 service users. 12 870 (2.8%) results were reactive. Their assigned case outcomes comprised: 10 048 (78.1%) past adequately treated syphilis; 971 (7.5%) treated for active syphilis; 1293 (10.1%) SHL results did not subsequently confirm and 558 (4.3%) had an unknown final outcome. Of unique users, 0.4% (940/267 780) received syphilis treatment at least once. They were: 89.3% aged ≥25 years, 87.3% male, 83.7% gay/bisexual. Co-infections identified were: chlamydia (14%), gonorrhoea (13.3%) and previously undiagnosed HIV (1.5%). 36.1% (339) took pre-exposure HIV prophylaxis, 30.1% engaged in sex parties/group sex and 26.8% had sex under the influence of drugs/alcohol. Individuals aged ≥35 years, of non-female gender, gay/bisexual, from indices of multiple deprivation (1-5) and from certain racially minoritised communities were statistically more likely to require treatment for syphilis than the overall testing population (p<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Estimated syphilis prevalence (0.4%) was comparable to rates within national sexual health clinics and the demographic characteristics of those most affected by syphilis were also similar. Further work is required to improve the integration between NHS OPSS and sexual health clinics and to enable OPSS to more accurately input data on treatment and diagnoses towards national surveillance statistics.</p>","PeriodicalId":21624,"journal":{"name":"Sexually Transmitted Infections","volume":" ","pages":"242-246"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142781063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Self-collected penile-meatal swabs are suitable for the detection of STIs in Ugandan men with high rates of STI coinfections. 自我收集的阴茎金属拭子适用于并发性传播感染率高的乌干达男性的性传播感染检测。
IF 3.6 3区 医学
Sexually Transmitted Infections Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056330
Johan H Melendez, Adamaris Muñiz Tirado, Annet Onzia, Emmanuel Mande, Justin P Hardick, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, Matthew M Hamill, Yukari C Manabe
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