TY - JOUR
T1 - Syphilis and gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men
T2 - A european over view
AU - Savage, E. J.
AU - Hughes, G.
AU - Ison, C.
AU - Lowndes, C. M.
AU - Stary, Angelika
AU - Strauss, Reinhild
AU - Crucitti, Tania
AU - Sasse, André
AU - Hadjianastassiou, Chrystalla
AU - Cowan, Susan
AU - Hoffmann, Steen
AU - Uusküla, Anneli
AU - Voiko, Rutta
AU - Hiltunen-Back, Eija
AU - Goulet, Véronique
AU - Hamouda, Osamah
AU - Kohl, Peter
AU - Konte, Vasileia
AU - Tzelepi, Eva
AU - Sigmundsdóttir, Guðrún
AU - Hauksdottir, Guðrun
AU - O’Hora, Aidan
AU - Barry, Helen
AU - Stefanelli, Paola
AU - Suligoi, Barbara
AU - Pirsko, Judite
AU - Lavrinovica, Elvira
AU - Barbara, Christopher
AU - Melillo, Jackie Maistre
AU - Van Der Sande, Marianne
AU - Linde, Ineke
AU - Klovstad, Hilde
AU - Skogen, Vegard
AU - Azevedo, Jacinta
AU - Borrego, Maria José
AU - Mikas, Jan
AU - Klavs, Irena
AU - Andlovic, Alenka
AU - Diez, Mercedes
AU - Vazquez, Julio
AU - Blaxhult, Anders
AU - Velicko, Inga
AU - Fredlund, Hans
AU - Altan, Peyman
AU - Wallace, Lesley
AU - Young, Hugh
AU - Catchpole, Mike
AU - Cole, Michelle
AU - Zakoucka, Hana
PY - 2009/11/1
Y1 - 2009/11/1
N2 - This paper describes recent trends in the epidemiology of syphilis and gonorrhoea infections in Europe among men who have sex with men (MSM). Routine surveillance data submitted to the European Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Infections (ESSTI) network from 24 European countries for the period 1998-2007 were analysed. Data on whether syphilis and gonorrhoea infections were in MSM were available for 12 and 10 countries respectively. The number of syphilis cases reported to be MSM increased considerably in all Western European countries. While in some Central and Eastern European countries the male to female ratio remained relatively stable at around 1:1, in Slovenia and the Czech Republic the proportion of male cases increased and so did the percentage of cases reported to be MSM. More cases of gonorrhoea were seen in men than women, but the percentage of male cases reported to be MSM was lower than for syphilis. The findings suggest MSM are at high risk of STI in Western Europe and appear to be an increasingly important risk group in Central Europe. Despite this, data on infections among MSM are not collected routinely in many countries. The introduction of standardised data collection including data on diagnoses in MSM should be prioritised for monitoring STI in this population.
AB - This paper describes recent trends in the epidemiology of syphilis and gonorrhoea infections in Europe among men who have sex with men (MSM). Routine surveillance data submitted to the European Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Infections (ESSTI) network from 24 European countries for the period 1998-2007 were analysed. Data on whether syphilis and gonorrhoea infections were in MSM were available for 12 and 10 countries respectively. The number of syphilis cases reported to be MSM increased considerably in all Western European countries. While in some Central and Eastern European countries the male to female ratio remained relatively stable at around 1:1, in Slovenia and the Czech Republic the proportion of male cases increased and so did the percentage of cases reported to be MSM. More cases of gonorrhoea were seen in men than women, but the percentage of male cases reported to be MSM was lower than for syphilis. The findings suggest MSM are at high risk of STI in Western Europe and appear to be an increasingly important risk group in Central Europe. Despite this, data on infections among MSM are not collected routinely in many countries. The introduction of standardised data collection including data on diagnoses in MSM should be prioritised for monitoring STI in this population.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85048826523
SN - 1025-496X
VL - 14
JO - Eurosurveillance
JF - Eurosurveillance
IS - 47
M1 - 19417
ER -