Junco-Fernández Antonio, Montgomery Madeline C, Crowley Christina, Bertrand Thomas, Marak Theodore P, Maynard Michaela A, Gummo Caroline, Flanigan Timothy P, Chan Philip A
ost-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI.
Doctoral Student, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI.
R I Med J (2013). 2019 Feb 1;102(1):50-54.
The number of people diagnosed with syphilis has increased significantly in the United States over the last decade. In Rhode Island, the number of new diagnoses has increased more than four-fold since 2008. Syphilis disproportionately impacts gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM), with those from African American and Hispanic/Latino communities most affected. Given these trends, physicians need to be aware of current prevention, diagnosis, and treatment practices for syphilis, especially when working with populations who are most at risk. [Full article available at http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal-2019-02.asp].
在过去十年中，美国梅毒确诊人数显著增加。在罗德岛州，自2008年以来新确诊病例数增加了四倍多。梅毒对男同性恋者、双性恋者和其他与男性发生性行为的男性（MSM）影响尤为严重，非裔美国人和西班牙裔/拉丁裔社区的人群受影响最大。鉴于这些趋势，医生需要了解梅毒的当前预防、诊断和治疗方法，尤其是在为高危人群提供服务时。[全文可在http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal-2019-02.asp获取]
