Changes in Testing and Diagnoses of Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Sex Transm Dis
; 49(12): 851-854, 2022 Dec 01.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1806732
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT We evaluated changes in rates of testing and diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections during the 2017-2020 period at Kaiser Permanente Southern California. During the COVID-19 pandemic period, we observed profound reductions in testing and fewer diagnoses of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HIV compared with prepandemic periods, but syphilis diagnoses rates increased by 32%.
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Main subject:
Chlamydia Infections
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Gonorrhea
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Syphilis
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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HIV Infections
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Sex Transm Dis
Year:
2022
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Article
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