Increased incidence of sexually transmitted infections in Geneva, Switzerland

Abraham, Shahnaz; Toutous-Trellu, Laurence; Pechere, Marc; Hugonnet, Stéphane; Liassine, Nadia; Yerly Ferrillo, Sabine; Rohner, Peter; Bescher Ninet, Béatrice Alice; Hirschel, Bernard; Piguet, Vincent

doi:10.1159/000089021

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Title		Increased incidence of sexually transmitted infections in Geneva, Switzerland
Authors		Abraham, Shahnaz Toutous-Trellu, Laurence Pechere, Marc Hugonnet, Stéphane Liassine, Nadia Yerly Ferrillo, Sabine Rohner, Peter Bescher Ninet, Béatrice Alice Hirschel, Bernard Piguet, Vincent show all authors [1 - 10]
Published in		Dermatology. 2006, vol. 212, no. 1, p. 41-46
Abstract		BACKGROUND: Focal outbreaks of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis and gonorrhoea have been reported in the large cities of Western Europe over the past few years. The aim of our study was to determine whether a similar trend is observed in Geneva and the situation with regard to HIV infection. METHODS: We review the incidence of syphilis, gonorrhoea, Chlamydia trachomatis and HIV in Geneva from 1999 to 2004. RESULTS: Figures indicate a steady and sustained increase in the incidence of syphilis, gonorrhoea and Chlamydia trachomatis in Geneva since 1999 that is maintained into 2004. As for HIV, the number of positive testings in Switzerland has stabilised and primary infection figures do not indicate an increase in newly acquired infections in Geneva. CONCLUSION: The situation in Geneva is similar to that observed elsewhere in Western Europe and indicates the need of public health interventions.
Keywords		Chlamydia Infections/epidemiology — Gonorrhea/epidemiology — HIV Infections/epidemiology — Humans — Incidence — Sexually Transmitted Diseases/ epidemiology — Switzerland/epidemiology — Syphilis/epidemiology
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1159/000089021 PMID: 16319473
Full text		Article - Limited access to UNIGE Other version: http://content.karger.com/produktedb/produkte.asp?typ=fulltext&file=DRM2006212001041
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine
Citation (ISO format)		ABRAHAM, Shahnaz et al. Increased incidence of sexually transmitted infections in Geneva, Switzerland. In: Dermatology, 2006, vol. 212, n° 1, p. 41-46. doi: 10.1159/000089021 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:7067