Control of syphilis outbreaks in men who have sex with men: the role of screening in nonmedical settings

• Published in: Sexually transmitted diseases Vol. 32; no. 10 Suppl; p. S37
• Main Authors: Ciesielski, Carol, Kahn, Richard H, Taylor, Melanie, Gallagher, Kathleen, Prescott, Larry J, Arrowsmith, Susan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2005
• Subjects: Cities; Community-Institutional Relations; Disease Outbreaks; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Male; Mass Screening - methods; Population Surveillance; Syphilis - diagnosis; Syphilis - epidemiology; Syphilis - prevention & control; United States

To quantify the scope and yield of targeted syphilis screening in nonmedical settings in 7 US cities affected by recent syphilis outbreaks among men who have sex with men (MSM). Data were collected from syphilis screening activities targeting MSM between 1999 and 2004, conducted in bathhouses or oth...