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. 2016 Jan;22(1):88-91.
doi: 10.3201/eid2201.151331.

Increase in Sexually Transmitted Infections among Men Who Have Sex with Men, England, 2014

Hamish Mohammed, Holly Mitchell, Bersabeh Sile, Stephen Duffell, Anthony Nardone, Gwenda Hughes

Increase in Sexually Transmitted Infections among Men Who Have Sex with Men, England, 2014

Hamish Mohammed et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Surveillance data from sexual health clinics indicate recent increases in sexually transmitted infections, particularly among men who have sex with men. The largest annual increase in syphilis diagnoses in a decade was reported in 2014. Less condom use may be the primary reason for these increases.

Keywords: England; HIV/AIDS and other retroviruses; bacteria; gonorrhea; men who have sex with men; sexually transmitted infections; surveillance; syphilis; viruses.

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Figure 1
New diagnoses of selected sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men who attended sexual health clinics, England, 2005–2014. *First episode. †Primary, secondary, or early latent.
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Figure 2
Rate of diagnoses (per 1,000 sexual health screens) of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis (primary, secondary, and early latent) and proportion of extragenital chlamydia and gonorrhea diagnoses among men who have sex with men who attended sexual health clinics, England, 2009–2014. Surveillance codes for extragenital infections were introduced mid-2011 and are only available for chlamydia and gonorrhea diagnoses.
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