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Recommended Syphilis And Hiv Testing After Positive Sti Testing, Katherine Cayce Monaghan Rn, Bsn
Recommended Syphilis And Hiv Testing After Positive Sti Testing, Katherine Cayce Monaghan Rn, Bsn
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Background: Historically primary and secondary syphilis were seen primarily among men who have sex with men and rates among women remained low and rarely increased. Recent research shows that between 2013–2017, the primary and secondary syphilis rate increased 72.7% in the U.S. and 155.6% among women. Patients diagnosed with syphilis have a two to five fold increased risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Additionally, positive testing for other sexual transmitted infections (STI) might be indicators of high risk sexual behaviors and exposures that place a person at greater risk for acquiring syphilis and HIV. A southern California university student …