Cáceres-Burton Karen
Departamento de Epidemiología, División de Planificación Sanitaria, Ministerio de Salud de Chile, Chile.
Rev Chilena Infectol. 2019 Apr;36(2):221-233. doi: 10.4067/S0716-10182019000200221.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are one of the main causes of acute illness, infertility, long-term disability and death in the world1. This report presents the preliminary epidemiological situation of STIs up to the year 2017 in Chile. Syphilis is the STI with the highest reporting rate, followed by HIV infection. In general terms, all STIs present a relative stabilization of their rates in the 2014 and 2015 periods, except for gonorrhea that shows an increase in these years, which focuses on the group of 15 to 24 years. In 2017, syphilis and HIV infection showed an increase in their rates in relation to 2016. In all these STIs the rate of men exceeds that of women and the most affected age group is 15 to 39 years. According to geographical distribution, the regions of Arica-Parinacota to Antofagasta, Metropolitana, Valparaíso, Los Lagos and Aysén, present the greatest risks.
性传播感染（STIs）是全球急性疾病、不孕不育、长期残疾和死亡的主要原因之一。本报告介绍了截至2017年智利性传播感染的初步流行病学情况。梅毒是报告率最高的性传播感染，其次是艾滋病毒感染。总体而言，除淋病在2014年和2015年期间发病率有所上升（主要集中在15至24岁人群）外，所有性传播感染的发病率在这两个时期都相对稳定。2017年，梅毒和艾滋病毒感染的发病率与2016年相比有所上升。在所有这些性传播感染中，男性的发病率超过女性，受影响最大的年龄组是15至39岁。根据地理分布，阿里卡-帕里纳科塔至安托法加斯塔、首都大区、瓦尔帕莱索、湖大区和艾森大区的风险最大。
