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Multiple sexually transmitted infections – a large retrospective study

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are the major global cause of acute illnesess, long term disability, and infertility with severe medical and psychological consequences. It is not unusual that patients presenting with symptoms of single STI, have multiple underlaying STIs at the same time. Therefore, it is important to understand the significance of revealing and diagnosing multiple STIs. Our recent pilot study in 2007 that included patients presenting with STI, determined the incidence of the concurrent STI among 49 participants. The aim of this study was to asses the incidence of concurrent STIs conducted on a larger population of STI patients. A total of 402 patients attending Department of Dermatovenereology were included. Based on the anamnesis, presenting clinical symptoms and laboratory test results they were given the STI diagnosis. All of the participants were tested for seven STIs: syphilis, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, candidiasis, Human papilloma virus, HIV, Chlamydia trachomatis and Herpes genitalis. Because females usually seek for medical treatment at gynaecologyst, the majority of participants were males. This study presents multiple concurrent STIs among patients that family doctors, dermatovenereologists and gynaecologists should be aware of when treating STI patients.

Sexually Transmitted Infections; Chlamydia trachomatis; Genital warts; Syphilis; Herpes Genitalis

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