[HTML][HTML] Sexually transmitted infections and pre-exposure prophylaxis: challenges and opportunities among men who have sex with men in the US

HM Scott, JD Klausner - AIDS research and therapy, 2016 - Springer
HM Scott, JD Klausner
AIDS research and therapy, 2016Springer
Abstract Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) has shown high efficacy in preventing human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in
several large clinical trials, and more recently in “real world” reports of clinical
implementation and a PrEP demonstration project. Those studies also demonstrated high
bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) incidence and raised the discussion of how
PrEP may impact STI control efforts, especially in the setting of increasing Neisseria …
Abstract
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) has shown high efficacy in preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in several large clinical trials, and more recently in “real world” reports of clinical implementation and a PrEP demonstration project. Those studies also demonstrated high bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) incidence and raised the discussion of how PrEP may impact STI control efforts, especially in the setting of increasing Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial resistance and the increase in syphilis cases among MSM. Here, we discuss STIs as a driver of HIV transmission risk among MSM, and the potential opportunities and challenges for STI control afforded by expanded PrEP implementation among high-risk MSM.
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