Situation of HIV infections and STIs in the United Kingdom in 2007

Autor:	Lattimore S, Yin Z, Logan L, Rice B, Thornton A, Molinar D, Leong G, Presanis A, De Angelis D, Gill N, valerie delpech
Předmět:	Adult Male Adolescent Portugal Incidence HIV Infections Comorbidity Sexually Transmitted Diseases Viral Middle Aged Risk Assessment United Kingdom Disease Outbreaks Young Adult Risk Factors Population Surveillance Humans Female Aged
Zdroj:	valerie delpech Scopus-Elsevier Anne Presanis Europe PubMed Central
ISSN:	1025-496X
Popis:	In the United Kingdom (UK) in 2007, an estimated 77,400 persons were living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) of whom 28% are unaware of their infection. A total of 7,734 persons were newly diagnosed with HIV infection in 2007, of which 31% were diagnosed late. This highlights the need for wider HIV testing, especially in those areas with a high diagnosed prevalence, as recommended in recent national guidelines. Among newly diagnosed cases of HIV in 2007, 41% acquired their infection through sex between men (four in five of whom acquired their infection in the UK) and 55% through heterosexual contact (four in five of whom acquired their infection abroad, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa). Young persons aged 16 to 24 years are disproportionally affected by sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) accounting for 65% of genital chlamydia infections, 50% of cases of genital warts and 50% of cases of gonorrhoea that were diagnosed in 2007.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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