Huang J, Rogers W B, Bailey S B
Division of Epidemiology, Metropolitan Health Department of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee 37203, USA.
Sex Transm Dis. 2000 Mar;27(3):168-74. doi: 10.1097/00007435-200003000-00010.
Metropolitan Nashville, Tennessee experienced a syphilis epidemic from 1996 to 1998.
This study describes the syphilis epidemic during this period.
Descriptive analyses of syphilis surveillance data (1988-1998) were performed, with emphasis on the current epidemic (1996-1998), and were stratified by age, gender, race, and census tracts.
Five features were observed regarding the 1996 to 1998 syphilis epidemic: (1) males and females were almost equally affected, with a delay in diagnosis in female patients; (2) the 30-39-year age group was most affected; (3) the 15-19-year age group had the highest percentage increase in incidence; (4) African Americans were the most affected population subgroup; and (5) downtown Nashville and the surrounding areas were most affected.
Although talk of eradicating syphilis has surfaced nationally, Nashville has continually faced syphilis as a public health problem. During each of the past 3 years (1996-1998), the incidence of syphilis in this community has reached epidemic proportions.
田纳西州纳什维尔市在1996年至1998年期间经历了梅毒疫情。
本研究描述了这一时期的梅毒疫情。
对梅毒监测数据（1988 - 1998年）进行描述性分析，重点关注当前疫情（1996 - 1998年），并按年龄、性别、种族和普查区进行分层。
关于1996年至1998年梅毒疫情观察到五个特征：（1）男性和女性受影响程度几乎相同，但女性患者诊断延迟；（2）30 - 39岁年龄组受影响最大；（3）15 - 19岁年龄组发病率增长百分比最高；（4）非裔美国人是受影响最严重的人群亚组；（5）纳什维尔市中心及周边地区受影响最严重。
尽管全国范围内都有根除梅毒的讨论，但纳什维尔市持续面临梅毒这一公共卫生问题。在过去三年（1996 - 1998年）的每一年里，该社区梅毒发病率都达到了流行程度。
