Decreasing trends of syphilis among people with HIV at a university hospital before implementation of doxycycline prophylaxis for syphilis: implications for targeted syphilis prevention
While the declines in incidence and prevalence of syphilis among PWH before the implementation of DoxyPEP were likely driven by an ageing population in Taiwan, regular serological testing for syphilis remains imperative for early diagnosis and treatment of syphilis to prevent further transmission.
Authors
- Kuan‐Yin Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6877-5345)
- Wang-Da Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6058-6224)
- Wen-Chi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5556-1460)
- Hsin‐Yun Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0074-7721)
- Yu‐Chung Chuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3094-8276)
- Chien‐Ching Hung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7345-0836)
- Tzong‐Yow Wu
- Kai‐Hsiang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9527-4084)
- Aristine Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1182-7375)
- Sung‐Hsi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1858-6367)
- Li‐Hsin Su
Institutions
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
- National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2024-056385
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch