SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with or at risk for venereal infections: Incidence and associated factors in a sexual health clinic.

Autor:	Martin-Gorgojo A; Servicio de Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual/Dermatología, Sección de Especialidades Médicas, Organismo Autónomo Madrid Salud, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, España. Electronic address: alejandromartingorgojo@aedv.es., Menéndez-Orenga M; Centro de Salud La Ventilla, Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (IMAS12), Madrid, España., Comunión-Artieda A; Servicio de Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual/Dermatología, Sección de Especialidades Médicas, Organismo Autónomo Madrid Salud, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, España., Martín-Pozas R; Servicio de Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual/Dermatología, Sección de Especialidades Médicas, Organismo Autónomo Madrid Salud, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, España., Montero-Rivas P; Servicio de Farmacia, Organismo Autónomo Madrid Salud, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, España., Bru-Gorraiz FJ; Servicio de Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual/Dermatología, Sección de Especialidades Médicas, Organismo Autónomo Madrid Salud, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, España.
Jazyk:	English; Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj:	Actas dermo-sifiliograficas [Actas Dermosifiliogr] 2023 Jul-Aug; Vol. 114 (7), pp. 580-586. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 23.
DOI:	10.1016/j.ad.2023.04.017
Abstrakt:	Background and Objective: SARS-CoV-2 is more easily spread by close contact, which is inherent to sexual intercourse. People with, or at risk for, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) may therefore have higher rates of COVID-19. The aim of this study was to estimate SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in people seen at a dedicated STI clinic, compare our findings to the estimated seroprevalence in the local general population, and study factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in this setting. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional observational study including consecutive patients older than 18 years of age who had not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 and who underwent examination or screening at a dedicated municipal STI clinic in March and April 2021. We ordered rapid SARS-CoV-2 serology and collected information on demographic, social, and sexual variables, STI diagnoses, and history of symptoms compatible with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Results: We studied 512 patients (37% women). Fourteen (24.2%) had a positive SARS-CoV-2 test. Variables associated with positivity were use of FFP2 masks (odds ratio 0.50) and a higher-than-average number of sexual partners (odds ratio 1.80). Use of FFP2 masks was not randomly distributed in this sample. Conclusions: Sexually active members of the population in this study had a higher incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection than the general population. The main route of infection in this group appears to be respiratory, linked to close contact during sexual encounters; sexual transmission of the virus is probably limited. (Copyright © 2023 AEDV. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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