The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Syphilis: A Retrospective Study among the Ege University HIV Cohort
This study shows that syphilis rates remained high during the pandemic. Healthcare providers are recommended to prepare PLWH for potential emergencies to be encountered in the future and repeatedly remind them to use prevention in all high-risk circumstances.
Authors
- Meltem Taşbakan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4689-720X)
- Hüsnü Pullukçu
- Deniz Gökengin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0704-2302)
- Şükrü Dirik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4072-3436)
- Oguzhan Acet
Institutions
- Ege University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current HIV Research
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2174/011570162x314456241114055019
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.65