Gonorrhea infections diagnosed among persons living with HIV/AIDS: identifying opportunities for integrated prevention services in New York City, Washington, DC, Miami/Dade County, and Arizona.
: Persons living with HIV/AIDS who acquire new sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) pose a risk for enhanced transmission of both HIV and STDs. To describe the frequency of HIV coinfection among gonorrhea cases (GC), HIV and GC surveillance databases (2000-2008) were cross-matched in New York City (NYC), Washington, DC (DC), Miami/Dade County (MDC), and Arizona (AZ). During 2000-2008, 4.6% (9471/205,689) of reported GCs occurred among persons with previously diagnosed HIV: NYC (5.5%), DC (7.3%), MDC (4%), and AZ (2%). The overall HIV-GC coinfection rates increased over the study period in all 4 sites. Real-time data integration could allow for enhanced prevention among persons with HIV infection and acute STDs.
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. mdt7@cdc.gov
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Taylor
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Schillinger
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Brewer
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Newman
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Skinner
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Braunstein
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Shepard
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Griffin
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Peterman
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001130:Arizona / Q000453:epidemiology; D060085:Coinfection; D016358:Contact Tracing; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011634:Public Health; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012747:Sexual Partners; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology