Dramatic Shift in the Etiology of Genital Ulcer Disease Among Patients Visiting a Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Jane S ChenMitch M MatogaClaudia F GaitherEdward JereEsther MathiyaNaomi BonongweRobert KrysiakGabriel BandaIrving F HoffmanWilliam C MillerJonathan J JulianoSarah E RutsteinPublished in: Sexually transmitted diseases (2023)
We observed a dramatic increase in syphilis ulcer proportion in a population whose GUDs were previously HSV predominant. Observed differences in etiology and resolution by HIV status could play an important role in the ongoing transmission and treatment evaluation of GUD.