title: [Opposite trends in the incidence of gonorrhea and syphilis in the East Bohemian Region - 30 years of surveillance].
abstract: The epidemiology of selected sexually transmitted diseases in the Czech Republic has been carefully evaluated for many years. Data from 1981-2011 for eastern Bohemia shows a sharp decrease in the incidence of gonorrhea in 1993-1994 and a very low incidence thereafter with a slightly higher prevalence in males. However, syphilis and genitourinary infections with Chlamydia trachomatis show entirely opposite trends. Also, for the similar number of diagnostic tests performed, Chlamydia had a 10 fold higher rate of positive results. This underscores the changing epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and necessity for adapting the reporting algorithms accordingly.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salavec
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Boštíková
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prášil
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smetana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spliňo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chlíbek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Louda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sleha
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stěpánová
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boštík
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology*