International Journal of STD & AIDS > Volume 19, Number 3 > Pp. 200-202

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Testing rates for sexually transmitted infections among HIV-infected men who have sex with men attending two different HIV services

Richard Teague MBBS MPH ^*, Anne Mijch FRACP ^* , Christopher K Fairley PhD FAFPHM ^* , Mohsin Sidat MD MSc , Kerrie Watson BSc MSc , Kerri Boyd BSc ^* and Marcus Y Chen MRCP FAChSHM ^*  

^* Melbourne Sexual Health Centre; Alfred Hospital; School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

Correspondence to: Dr Marcus Y Chen, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, 580 Swanston Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia Email: mchen{at}mshc.org.au

This study compares the testing rates of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) attending two HIV clinics in Melbourne. Data on STI testing over a 12-month period were obtained for all HIV-positive MSM who attended the clinics between January and March 2006. Screening rates for bacterial STIs were significantly higher at a sexual health clinic (n = 254) compared with an infectious diseases clinic (n = 351), whether this was measured according to: at least one STI test being performed for chlamydia, gonorrhoea or syphilis (69% vs. 38%, P < 0.01); serological testing for syphilis alone (67% vs. 34%, P < 0.01); or ‘complete’ STI screening for pharyngeal gonorrhoea, urethral chlamydia, anal gonorrhoea, anal chlamydia and syphilis (41% vs. 6%, P < 0.01). Substantial differences in STI testing rates among HIV-positive MSM may exist between HIV clinical services depending on the measures in place that promote STI screening.

Key Words: sexually transmitted infections • HIV • men who have sex with men • screening

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