Continuing transmission of sexually transmitted diseases among patients infected with HIV

EDITOR,-M A Catchpole and colleagues report evidence of continued transmission of sexually transmitted diseases in homosexual and bisexual men infected with HIV-1. 1 They reach several conclusions based on these findings, including that (a) unsafe sexual practices are continuing in substantial numbe...

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Published in:BMJ 1996-06, Vol.312 (7045), p.1540-1542
Main Authors: Vedhara, K., Nott, K. H., Holt, R., Court, P., Southworth, D., Holmes, Joan, Snow, M. H., Thornton, Susan, Shah, Deepti, Catalan, Jose, Carlin, Elizabeth, Boag, Fiona, Danziger, Renée, Tchamouroff, S. E., Madge, Sara, Olaitan, Adeola, Johnson, Margaret
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AIDS
Bisexual males
Bisexuality
Gays & lesbians
HIV
HIV infections
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human sexual behavior
Infections
Letters
Male homosexuality
Men
Mens health
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Unsafe sex
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Summary:EDITOR,-M A Catchpole and colleagues report evidence of continued transmission of sexually transmitted diseases in homosexual and bisexual men infected with HIV-1. 1 They reach several conclusions based on these findings, including that (a) unsafe sexual practices are continuing in substantial numbers of such men; (b) only a minority of these cases of sexually transmitted diseases are likely to be due to long term infections, infections acquired during safer sexual practices, or infections acquired in relationships in which the partners are aware of their infectious status; and (c) changes in sexual behaviour after the diagnosis of HIV infection are short lived or infrequent.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.312.7045.1540b