Opt-out and opt-in testing increases syphilis screening of HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Australia.

Opt-out and opt-in testing increases syphilis screening of HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Australia.

BACKGROUND: Since 2005, Australian clinicians were advised to undertake quarterly syphilis testing for all sexually active HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). We describe differences in syphilis testing frequency among HIV-positive MSM by clinic testing policies since this recommendation....

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Main Authors: Rebecca Guy, Carol El-Hayek, Christopher K Fairley, Handan Wand, Andrew Carr, Anna McNulty, Jenny Hoy, Christopher Bourne, John McAllister, B K Tee, David Baker, Norman Roth, Mark Stoove, Marcus Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3751889?pdf=render

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