title: [Viral sexually transmitted infections: prevention, treatments and perspectives].
abstract: Viral sexually transmitted infections: prevention, treatments and perspectives Viral sexually transmitted infections (STI) represent a major public health concern. Three different types of viral STI are routinely seen by dermatologists and general practitioners. The first group is represented by HPV which has recently benefited from the development of potent preventive vaccines. Herpesviridae infections are characterized by high levels of morbidity in a context of elevated prevalence in the population. No vaccine is presently available for the prevention of Herpesviridae transmission. The third type of viral STI is HIV, which showed a stable level of incidence in Switzerland over the last years. There is also currently no efficient vaccine against HIV infection. We review here the different tools that can be used to prevent viral STI transmission. We will also review treatment modalities for skin lesions caused by viral STI.
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie et vénéréologie, Département de médecine génétique et de laboratoire HUG, 1211 Geneve 14. Damjan.Nikolic@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Damjan S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Nikolic
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Piguet
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000628:therapy* / Q000635:transmission*; D014765:Viral Vaccines
chemical_list: D014765:Viral Vaccines