Gonorrhea infections diagnosed among persons living with HIV/AIDS: identifying opportunities for integrated prevention services in New York City, Washington, DC, Miami/Dade County, and Arizona

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Sep 1;64(1):115-20. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318299cf00.

Abstract

: Persons living with HIV/AIDS who acquire new sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) pose a risk for enhanced transmission of both HIV and STDs. To describe the frequency of HIV coinfection among gonorrhea cases (GC), HIV and GC surveillance databases (2000-2008) were cross-matched in New York City (NYC), Washington, DC (DC), Miami/Dade County (MDC), and Arizona (AZ). During 2000-2008, 4.6% (9471/205,689) of reported GCs occurred among persons with previously diagnosed HIV: NYC (5.5%), DC (7.3%), MDC (4%), and AZ (2%). The overall HIV-GC coinfection rates increased over the study period in all 4 sites. Real-time data integration could allow for enhanced prevention among persons with HIV infection and acute STDs.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Arizona / epidemiology
  • Coinfection
  • Contact Tracing
  • Female
  • Florida / epidemiology
  • Gonorrhea / diagnosis*
  • Gonorrhea / epidemiology*
  • Gonorrhea / prevention & control
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening
  • Middle Aged
  • New York City / epidemiology
  • Population Surveillance
  • Public Health
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sexual Behavior / statistics & numerical data*
  • Sexual Partners
  • Washington / epidemiology