2020
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2020-054543
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Is COVID-19 affecting the epidemiology of STIs? The experience of syphilis in Rome

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“…5 In Rome, there was a drop in STIs during lockdown including early (symptomatic) syphilis although it is unclear to what extent this reflects a decrease in STI testing and/or change in sexual behaviour. 1 In Milan, asymptomatic STIs fell during lockdown although symptomatic STIs changed very little suggesting no change in sexual behaviour in men who have sex with men (MSM): consistent with our findings. 3 Our data suggest that we were successful in triaging out asymptomatic infections during lockdown and, with fewer consultations, this led to a fall in NG diagnoses.…”
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“…5 In Rome, there was a drop in STIs during lockdown including early (symptomatic) syphilis although it is unclear to what extent this reflects a decrease in STI testing and/or change in sexual behaviour. 1 In Milan, asymptomatic STIs fell during lockdown although symptomatic STIs changed very little suggesting no change in sexual behaviour in men who have sex with men (MSM): consistent with our findings. 3 Our data suggest that we were successful in triaging out asymptomatic infections during lockdown and, with fewer consultations, this led to a fall in NG diagnoses.…”
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“…It is unclear how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected sexual behaviour and the transmission of STIs. Reports suggest a decline in STIs during the first COVID-19 lockdown attributed variously to fewer sexual encounters 1 and decreased testing or case reporting. 2 However, in some settings, diagnoses of symptomatic STIs appeared to remain unchanged.…”
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“… 3 , 18 The reduction in sexual risk can potentially lead to temporal reductions in HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). 5 , 19 , 20 However, the severity of COVID-19 pandemic in some settings may cause interruptions in delaying and accessing HIV/STI testing. 21 23 This is supported by a study conducted in 3 Kenyan counties showing that there was a significant reduction in the number of HIV tests at clinical sites during lockdown although there was an increase in HIV self-testing.…”
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“…Na tej podstawie nie można wykluczyć, że pacjenci odkładali wizyty z powodu obaw związanych z bytnością w klinice w czasie pandemii -zgłaszały się tylko osoby z ostrymi przypadkami. Możliwe jest również, że nawet przy niedawnym złagodzeniu środków mających na celu zapobieganie rozprzestrzeniania się wirusa SARS-CoV-2 mogły zaistnieć trwałe zmiany wielu aspektów życia społecznego, w tym stylu życia seksualnego [40,41]. Wspomniana strategia zapobiegania i kontroli zakażeń STI może zostać wykorzystana w szerszym zakresie, niż określony w samych celach strategii.…”
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