Protikladný vývoj trendů incidence kapavky a syfilis ve východočeském regionu - 30 let surveillance
[Opposite trends in the incidence of gonorrhea and syphilis in the East Bohemian Region - 30 years of surveillance]
Language Czech Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
25412486
PII: 50382
- MeSH
- Chlamydia Infections epidemiology MeSH
- Gonorrhea epidemiology MeSH
- Incidence MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Prevalence MeSH
- Syphilis epidemiology MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
The epidemiology of selected sexually transmitted diseases in the Czech Republic has been carefully evaluated for many years. Data from 1981-2011 for eastern Bohemia shows a sharp decrease in the incidence of gonorrhea in 1993-1994 and a very low incidence thereafter with a slightly higher prevalence in males. However, syphilis and genitourinary infections with Chlamydia trachomatis show entirely opposite trends. Also, for the similar number of diagnostic tests performed, Chlamydia had a 10 fold higher rate of positive results. This underscores the changing epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and necessity for adapting the reporting algorithms accordingly.
