Title |
Gonorrhoea diagnoses in a network of STI clinics in Spain during the period 2006–2010: differences by sex and transmission route
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, November 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1093 |
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Authors |
Asuncion Diaz, Cesar Garriga, Jose Antonio Varela, Elisa Fernández, Isabel Sanz, Josep Boronat, Fuensanta Gual, Concepcion Colomo, Josefina López de Munain, Valentin Esteban, Maria Luisa Junquera, Blanca Martínez, Isabel Pueyo, Justo Suárez, Maria Jesus Barberá, Maider Arando, Jose Manuel Ureña, Mercedes Diez |
Abstract |
Gonorrhoea infection is one of the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infections and an important cause of morbidity and serious complications. The objectives of this paper are: a) to describe gonorrhoea cases diagnosed in a network of 15 (out of 16) STI clinics in Spain during 2006-2010; b) to analyse differences among men who have sex with men (MSM), men who have sex exclusively with women (MSW) and women; and c) to evaluate factors associated to with HIV co-infection. |
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