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A repeated syphilis infection imported from Thailand in an HIV positive couple of men-who-have-sex-with-men in Czech Republic

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 12; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.tmaid.2013.10.003

1873-0442

M Salavec, Vanda Bostik, Jaroslav Kapla, Stanislav Plíšek, Petr Prášil, Roman Prymula, Pavel Boštík,

HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Coinfection by HIV and syphilis has become a growing problem due to the re-appearance of unsafe sexual practices in the era of potent anti-retroviral drugs. We describe a repeated import of syphilis by a couple of men-who-have-sex-with-men from Thailand to Czech Republic likely due to non-adherence of the patients to physician recommendations. Such cases can become foci for dissemination of once locally rare infections and present a danger for the community.