Recurrence of sexually transmitted infections is commonly found in a subpopulation of Austrian users of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
Throughout the study, 43% of participants experienced a bacterial STI, which was mostly asymptomatic and at extragenital sites. Chemsex was commonly reported and identified as a predictor for STI reinfection, underlining the importance of harm reduction strategies in Austrian STI prevention.
Authors
- Nikolaus Urban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4052-1092)
- Katharina Grabmeier‐Pfistershammer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0665-5414)
- Wolfgang Michael Bauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0155-1176)
- David Chromy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1807-8258)
- K.J. Schmidt
- Robert Straßl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2157-0382)
- Wolfgang Weninger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3133-8699)
- Veronique Touzeau‐Roemer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9491-3529)
- Birgit Willinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7921-5749)
- Thomas Neidhart
Institutions
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
- Published
- 2025-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-025-02499-6
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universität Wien
- Medizinische Universität Wien