Titre du document / Document title

China's syphilis epidemic : A systematic review of seroprevalence studies

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

LIN Charles C. ^{(1 2)} ; XING GAO ⁽²⁾ ; CHEN Xiang-Sheng ⁽²⁾ ; QIANG CHEN ⁽²⁾ ; COHEN Myron S. ⁽³⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, ETATS-UNIS
⁽²⁾ National Center for STD Control, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) & Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) Institute of Dermatology, Nanjing, CHINE
⁽³⁾ Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate syphilis prevalence among low- and high-risk groups in China. Goal: The goal of this study was to explore the magnitude of China's syphilis epidemic. Study Design: A systematic literature review of syphilis seroprevalence studies in China was performed searching PubMed and the Chinese Periodicals Database (CPD). Results: Five and 169 studies were retrieved from PubMed and the CPD, respectively. From 2000 to 2005, select low-risk groups had the following median syphilis prevalence: antenatal women (0.45%), premarital individuals (0.66%), and food and service employees (0.3%). Select high-risk groups had the following median prevalence: incarcerated female sex workers (12.49%), drug users (6.81%), and men who have sex with men (14.56%). In the last decade, prevalence has increased in all groups with the steepest rises seen among high-risk groups. Conclusions: Syphilis infection is increasing among low- and high-risk groups in China, suggesting unsafe sexual behavior that may accelerate HIV transmission and challenge current syphilis prevention and control efforts.

Revue / Journal Title

Sexually transmitted diseases   ISSN 0148-5717   CODEN STRDDM 

Source / Source

2006, vol. 33, n^o12, pp. 726-736 [11 page(s) (article)] (189 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Lippincott, Hagerstown, MD, ETATS-UNIS  (1977) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Asia ; Infection ; Bacteriosis ; Spirochaetosis ; Treponematosis ; Epidemiology ; Prevalence ; Evidence-based medicine ; Systematic review ; Epidemic ; China ; Sexually transmitted disease ; Serology ; Syphilis ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Asie ; Infection ; Bactériose ; Spirochétose ; Tréponématose ; Epidémiologie ; Prévalence ; Médecine factuelle ; Revue systématique ; Epidémie ; Chine ; Maladie sexuellement transmissible ; Sérologie ; Syphilis ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Asia ; Infección ; Bacteriosis ; Espiroquetosis ; Treponematosis ; Epidemiología ; Prevalencia ; Medicina basada en pruebas ; Revisión sistemática ; Epidemia ; China ; Enfermedad de transmisión sexual ; Serología ; Sífilis ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 18921, 35400015892376.0060