Prevalence of co-infections with other sexually transmitted infections in patients newly diagnosed with anogenital warts in Guangzhou, China
| Autor: | Wujian Ke, Lai Sze Tso, Liuyuan Wang, Zhengyu Chen, Jinmei Huang, Bin Yang, Ligang Yang, Peizhen Zhao, Chunmei Liang, Xuqi Ren, Xiaohui Zhang, Huiru Chen, Yuying Liao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty China Adolescent Sexually Transmitted Diseases Dermatology Newly diagnosed Genital warts Young Adult Prevalence Medicine Humans Mass Screening Pharmacology (medical) In patient Opportunistic screening Chlamydia business.industry Coinfection Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases Middle Aged medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Condylomata Acuminata Female business Co infection |
| Zdroj: | International journal of STDAIDS. 31(11) |
| ISSN: | 1758-1052 |
| Popis: | Prevalence of co-infecting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among patients newly diagnosed with anogenital warts is under-reported. Our objective is to determine the prevalence of six common STIs, Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), genital herpes (herpes simplex virus type 2 [HSV-2]), HIV, and syphilis for patients visiting a sexual health clinic in Guangzhou, China. Demographics, sexual health, and medical histories were collected at patient intake. Patients diagnosed with anogenital warts (N = 200) were invited to participate. We collected urine samples, and urethral, cervical, and rectal swabs to test for CT, NG, and MG, and blood samples for serological detection of HSV-2, syphilis, and HIV. Overall 49 (24.5%) had a co-infection (22.2% of men and 27.7% of women). All six STIs were observed among men: CT (6.8%), NG (3.4%), MG (5.1%), HIV (4.3%), HSV-2 (4.3%), and syphilis (1.7%). Women had fewer STIs, but at higher rates: CT (13.3%), MG (6.0%), and HSV-2 (8.4%). Individual men had up to two co-infections, while women had no more than one co-infection. Chlamydia was the most common STI. Patients aged 18–25 years (35.4%) had the highest prevalence. Although opportunistic screening is often applied for high-risk groups, expansion to patients with anogenital warts in all health-care settings would improve detection of problematic asymptomatic co-infections, thereby increasing China’s capacity to contribute toward global surveillance systems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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