Developing a symptoms-based risk score for infectious syphilis among men who have sex with men

SA Nieuwenburg, E Hoornenborg… - Sexually transmitted …, 2023 - sti.bmj.com
Background Syphilis incidence is rising among men who have sex with men (MSM). An
online tool based on a risk score identifying men with higher risk of infectious syphilis could …

Incidence and risk factors for early syphilis among men who have sex with men in Australia, 2013–2019: a retrospective cohort study

ET Aung, CK Fairley, JJ Ong, MY Chen… - Open Forum …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background We aimed to examine the incidence of syphilis in men who have sex with men
(MSM) and identify subgroups of MSM at a higher risk of syphilis infection. Methods We …

Factors associated with testing positive for syphilis among MSM who present as sexual contacts of syphilis from a clinic-based population

D Richardson, A Pickering, K Nichols, Z Buss… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2022 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives There has been a significant increase in syphilis in men who have sex with men
(MSM) in the UK over the past 20 years. Partner notification strategies have increased the …

High incidence of asymptomatic syphilis in HIV-infected MSM justifies routine screening

J Branger, JTM van der Meer… - Sexually transmitted …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Recently, the incidence of syphilis has risen, mainly among men having sex
with men (MSM), many of whom are coinfected with HIV. Current guidelines recommend at …

Primary syphilis lesion characteristics, serological response and management in HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men

D Richardson, C Fitzpatrick, J Devlin… - … journal of STD & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The characteristics and serological responses of primary syphilis are not completely
understood. We aimed to describe the characteristics, the serological responses and …

Syphilis infection among homosexual men reporting contact with syphilis: a case control study

AP Weerakoon, CK Fairley, TRH Read, C Bradshaw… - BMJ open, 2012 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective High rates of syphilis have been reported among men who have sex with men
(MSM) internationally. Guidelines recommend presumptive treatment of sexual contacts of …

Changing face of the syphilis epidemic in men who have sex with men

S Taine, C Norcross, N Pinto-Sander… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2018 - sti.bmj.com
There has been renewed interest in the clinical presentation of syphilis since the increasing
rates of infectious syphilis in men who have sex with men (MSM) globally. 1 Extragenital …

Getting to the bottom of it: sexual positioning and stage of syphilis at diagnosis, and implications for syphilis screening

VJ Cornelisse, EPF Chow, RL Latimer… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Syphilis control among men who have sex with men (MSM) would be improved
if we could increase the proportion of cases who present for treatment at the primary stage …

Syphilis testing behavior following diagnosis with early syphilis among men who have sex with men—San Francisco, 2005–2008

JL Marcus, KA Katz, KT Bernstein, G Nieri… - Sexually transmitted …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: In San Francisco, men who have sex with men (MSM) with early syphilis are at
high risk of reinfection. We described syphilis testing behavior among MSM after diagnosis …

Taming the great: enhanced syphilis screening in HIV-positive men who have sex with men in a hospital clinic setting

JA Trubiano, JF Hoy - Sexual Health, 2014 - CSIRO Publishing
Syphilis incidence in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) continues to increase,
with strategies based on early detection and treatment urgently required to control rising …