Southern African HIV Clinicians Society 2022 guideline for the management of sexually transmitted infections: Moving towards best practice

doi:10.4102/sajhivmed.v23i1.1450

. 2022 Sep 27;23(1):1450.

doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v23i1.1450. eCollection 2022.

Southern African HIV Clinicians Society 2022 guideline for the management of sexually transmitted infections: Moving towards best practice

Remco P H Peters^{1

2

3}, Nigel Garrett^{4

5}, Nomathemba Chandiwana⁶, Ranmini Kularatne⁷, Adrian J Brink³, Karen Cohen⁸, Katherine Gill⁹, Thato Chidarikire¹⁰, Camilla Wattrus¹¹, Jeremy S Nel¹², Mahomed Y S Moosa¹³, Linda-Gail Bekker⁹

Affiliations

¹ Research Unit, Foundation for Professional Development, East London, South Africa.
² Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
³ Division of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁴ Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
⁵ Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
⁶ Ezintsha, Faculty of Health Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁷ Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁸ Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁹ Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
¹⁰ National Department of Health, Pretoria, South Africa.
¹¹ Southern African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHCS), Johannesburg, South Africa.
¹² Helen Joseph Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
¹³ Department of Infectious Disease, Division of Internal Medicine, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

PMID: 36299557
PMCID: PMC9575338
DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v23i1.1450

Southern African HIV Clinicians Society 2022 guideline for the management of sexually transmitted infections: Moving towards best practice

Remco P H Peters et al. South Afr J HIV Med. 2022.

. 2022 Sep 27;23(1):1450.

doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v23i1.1450. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Research Unit, Foundation for Professional Development, East London, South Africa.
² Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
³ Division of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁴ Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
⁵ Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
⁶ Ezintsha, Faculty of Health Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁷ Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁸ Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁹ Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
¹⁰ National Department of Health, Pretoria, South Africa.
¹¹ Southern African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHCS), Johannesburg, South Africa.
¹² Helen Joseph Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
¹³ Department of Infectious Disease, Division of Internal Medicine, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

PMID: 36299557
PMCID: PMC9575338
DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v23i1.1450

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Erratum: Southern African HIV Clinicians Society 2022 guideline for the management of sexually transmitted infections: Moving towards best practice.
Peters RPH, Garrett N, Chandiwana N, Kularatne R, Brink AJ, Cohen K, Gill K, Chidarikire T, Wattrus C, Nel JS, Moosa MYS, Bekker LG. Peters RPH, et al. South Afr J HIV Med. 2022 Nov 24;23(1):1465. doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v23i1.1465. eCollection 2022. South Afr J HIV Med. 2022. PMID: 36479415 Free PMC article.

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The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationships that may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this research article.

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[1] Rowley J, Hoorn SV, Korenromp E, et al. . Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: Global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016. Bull World Health Organ. 2019;97(8):548. 10.2471/BLT.18.228486 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Rowley J, Hoorn SV, Korenromp E, et al. . Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: Global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016. Bull World Health Organ. 2019;97(8):548. 10.2471/BLT.18.228486 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Unemo M, Bradshaw CS, Hocking JS, et al. . Sexually transmitted infections: Challenges ahead. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017;17(8):e235–e279. 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30310-9 - DOI - PubMed

[4] Unemo M, Bradshaw CS, Hocking JS, et al. . Sexually transmitted infections: Challenges ahead. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017;17(8):e235–e279. 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30310-9 - DOI - PubMed

[5] Cohen MS, Council OD, Chen JS. Sexually transmitted infections and HIV in the era of antiretroviral treatment and prevention: The biologic basis for epidemiologic synergy. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019;22:e25355. 10.1002/jia2.25355 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Cohen MS, Council OD, Chen JS. Sexually transmitted infections and HIV in the era of antiretroviral treatment and prevention: The biologic basis for epidemiologic synergy. J Int AIDS Soc. 2019;22:e25355. 10.1002/jia2.25355 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Unemo M, Lahra MM, Escher M, et al. . WHO global antimicrobial resistance surveillance for Neisseria gonorrhoeae 2017–18: A retrospective observational study. Lancet Microbe. 2021;2(11):e627–e636. 10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00171-3 - DOI - PubMed

[8] Unemo M, Lahra MM, Escher M, et al. . WHO global antimicrobial resistance surveillance for Neisseria gonorrhoeae 2017–18: A retrospective observational study. Lancet Microbe. 2021;2(11):e627–e636. 10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00171-3 - DOI - PubMed

[9] World Health Organization (WHO) . Global health sector strategies on, respectively, HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections for the period 2022–2030. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022.

[10] World Health Organization (WHO) . Global health sector strategies on, respectively, HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections for the period 2022–2030. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022.

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