Gonorrhoea and chlamydia diagnosis as an entry point for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: a modelling study.
Parastu KasaieChristina M SchumacherJacky M JenningsStephen A BerrySusan A TuddenhamMaunank S ShahEli S RosenbergKaren W HooverThomas L GiftHarrell ChessonDanielle GermanDavid W DowdyPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
Targeting MSM infected with NG/CT increases the efficiency and effectiveness of PrEP delivery. If high levels of sexually transmitted infection screening can be achieved at the community level, NG/CT diagnosis may be a highly effective entry point for PrEP initialisation.
Keyphrases
- men who have sex with men
- hiv testing
- hiv positive
- image quality
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- randomized controlled trial
- systematic review
- healthcare
- mental health
- antiretroviral therapy
- positron emission tomography
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- magnetic resonance imaging
- cancer therapy
- magnetic resonance
- hiv aids
- south africa