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General Reports
           
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
 

Differences in Partner Services Outcomes for Men Who Have Sex With Men Diagnosed With Primary and Secondary Syphilis by HIV Serostatus.
Rowlinson E, Goings S, Minnerly S, Surita K, Pogosjans S.
Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Mar;45(3):152-157
Abstract

Rates of Primary and Secondary Syphilis Among White and Black non-Hispanic Men Who Have Sex with Men, US States, 2014
Grey JA, Bernstein KT, Sullivan PS, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Jul 26
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Associations of current marital status and living arrangements with HIV and syphilis risk: findings from a community-based sample of men who have sex with men in China.
Liu Y, Li D, Vermund SH, Zhang C,  et al
 AIDS Care. 2016 Nov;28(11):1461-6.
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'A mathematical model of syphilis transmission in an MSM population.
Saad-Roy CM, Shuai Z, van den Driessche P
Math Biosci. 2016 Apr 9.
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Evolution of the syphilis epidemic among men who have sex with men.
Solomon MM, Mayer KH.
 Sex Health. 2014 Dec 17
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Impact of HIV-1 infection on the clinical presentation of syphilis in men who have sex with men.
 Tipple C.
 Sex Health. 2014 Dec 17. doi: 10.1071/SH14157
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 Examining self and partners for syphilis among men who have sex with men: five US cities, 2009-2011
Surie D, Furness BW, Hernandez-Kline P,  et al
Int J STD AIDS. 2012 Dec;23(12):859-61
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Syphilis-related perceptions not associated with risk behaviors among men who have sex with men having regular male sex partner(s) in Nanjing, China.
Wang Z, Lau JT, Hao C, et al
AIDS Care. 2012 Dec 7
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Transmission/Risks
           

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Risk Factors for Repeat Syphilis in Men Who Have Sex With Men, San Francisco.
Phipps W, Kent CK, Kohn R, Klausner JD.
 Sex Transm Dis. 2009 Jun;36(6):331-335.
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Screening/Testing
           
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
Go big or go home: impact of screening coverage on syphilis infection dynamics.
Tuite A, Fisman D.
Sex Transm Infect. 2015 May 7.
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Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in California, 2002-2006: Implications for Syphilis Elimination Efforts.
Cohen SE, Chew Ng RA,   et al
Am J Public Health. 2011 Nov 17.
Abstract

Frequent Screening for Syphilis as Part of HIV Monitoring Increases the Detection of Early Asymptomatic Syphilis Among HIV-Positive Homosexual Men.
Bissessor M, Fairley CK, Leslie D ,et  al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Jun 25.
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Frequent Testing of Highly Sexually Active Gay Men is Required to Control Syphilis.
Gray RT, Hoare A, Prestage GP, et al 
Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Apr 13
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Epidemiology/Prevalence Studies
           

Australia

  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
Increased syphilis testing of men who have sex with men: greater detection of asymptomatic early syphilis and relative reduction in secondary syphilis.
Chow EPF, Callander D, Fairley CK,  et al  
 Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Apr 13
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Duration of syphilis symptoms at presentations in men who have sex with men in Australia: are current public health campaigns effective?
Chow EP, Dutt K, Fehler G, et al
 Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Jun 1:1-10
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Molecular subtyping of Treponema pallidum during a local syphilis epidemic in Men who have sex with Men in Melbourne, Australia.
Azzato F, Ryan N, Fyfe J, Leslie DE.
J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Mar 14.
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Symptomatic and asymptomatic early neurosyphilis in HIV-infected men who have sex with men:a retrospective case series from 2000 to 2007.
Chang CC, Leslie DE, Spelman D, et al |
Sex Health. 2011 Jun;8(2):207-13.
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           Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Increased routine screening for syphilis and falling syphilis incidence in HIV positive and HIV negative men who have sex with men: implications for syphilis and HIV prevention
M. Stoové, C. El-Hayek, C. Fairley, et al
 (XIX International AIDS Conference)
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Brazil

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  Syphilis infection, sexual practices and bisexual behaviour among men who have sex with men and transgender women: a cross-sectional study.
Fernandes FR, Zanini PB, Rezende GR,  et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2014 Oct 9. pii: sextrans-2014-051589.
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China

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 

 
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HIV and Syphilis Testing Preferences among Men Who Have Sex with Men in South China: A Qualitative Analysis to Inform Sexual Health Services.
Bien CH, Muessig KE, Lee R,  et al 
PLoS One. 2015 Apr 13;10(4):e0124161
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The prevalence and correlates of syphilis and HIV among homosexual and bisexual men in Shijiazhuang, China.
Zhang SH, Liu SJ, Hu LL,  et al
 Int J STD AIDS. 2015 Feb 27.
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FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Risk Factors for HIV/Syphilis Infection and Male Circumcision Practices and Preferences among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China.
Zeng Y, Zhang L, Li T, et al
Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:498987
 Paper

Risk factors for syphilis among married men who have sex with men in China.
Cao Z, Xu J, Zhang H, et al
Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Feb;41(2):98-102
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High Prevalence of HIV and Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Recruited by Respondent-Driven Sampling in a City in Eastern China.
Huan X, Hao C, Yan H, et al
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2013 Mar 27
 Abstract

Socio-demographic and behavioral correlates for HIV and syphilis infections among migrant men who have sex with men in Beijing, China.
Wang B, Li X, Stanton B, et al
AIDS Care. 2012 Jul 12.
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Investigation of HIV and syphilis infection status and risk sexual behavior among men who have sex with men in four cities of China
She M, Zhang HB, Wang J, Xu J
 Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2012 Apr;46(4):324-8
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A rapidly increasing incidence of HIV and syphilis among men who have sex with men in a
major city of China.
Zhang M, Shang H.
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2011 Mar 10
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The Influence of Social and Sexual Networks in the Spread of HIV and Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Shanghai, China.
Choi KH, Ning Z, Gregorich SE, Pan Q.  
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2007 Feb 22;
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Europe-Multinational
 
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Syphilis Trends among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States and Western Europe: A Systematic Review of Trend Studies Published between 2004 and 2015.
Abara WE, Hess KL, Neblett Fanfair R, et a
PLoS One. 2016 Jul 22;11(7):e0159309
Paper

 
           Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Does HIV serosorting increase syphilis prevalence among men who have sex with men in Western Europe? A mathematical modeling study
A. Lucht, M. Sha, M. Kretzschmar
 (XX  International AIDS n Conference)
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France
 
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
  Risk factors for syphilis infection in men who have sex with men: results of a case-control study in Lille, France.
Champenois K, Cousien A, Ndiaye B, et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2012 Jun 7.
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Germany
 
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
  Increased incidence of syphilis in men who have sex with men and risk management strategies, Germany, 2015.
Jansen K, Schmidt AJ, Drewes J, et al
 Euro Surveill. 2016 Oct 27;21(43
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Israel
 
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
  Syphilis outbreak among men who have sex with men, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2008-2009.
Brosh-Nissimov T, Mor Z, Avramovich E, et al
 Isr Med Assoc J. 2012 Mar;14(3):152-6.
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Italy

   Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Field evaluation of two point-of-care tests for syphilis among men who have sex with men, Verona, Italy
Zorzi A, Cordioli M, Gios L, et al
 Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Dec;93(S4):S51-S58.
Paper

Morocco
 
   Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  
  HIV, syphilis and sexual risk behaviours among men who have sex with men in Agadir and Marrakesh, Morocco.
Johnston LG, Alami K, El Rhilani MH,  et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2013 Apr 25
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The Netherlands
 
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
Outbreaks of syphilis among men who have sex with men attending STI clinics between 2007 and 2015 in the Netherlands: a space-time clustering study.
van Aar F, den Daas C, van der Sande MA,  
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 Dec 16.
Abstract

High Incidence of Asymptomatic Syphilis in HIV-Infected MSM Justifies Routine Screening.
Branger J, van der Meer JT, van Ketel RJ, Jurriaans S, Prins JM. 
Sex Transm Dis. 2008 Oct 27
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Japan
 
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Incidence and Risk Factors for Incident Syphilis among HIV-1-Infected Men Who Have Sex with Men in a Large Urban HIV Clinic in Tokyo, 2008-2015.
Nishijima T, Teruya K, Shibata S,  et al
 PLoS One. 2016 Dec 16;11(12):e0168642
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Peru
 

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
  FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Characterizing the syphilis epidemic among men who have sex with men in Lima, Peru to identify new treatment and control strategies.
Deiss RG, Leon SL, Konda KA,et al  
BMC Infect Dis. 2013 Sep 10;13(1):
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        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  The syphilis treatment cascade: follow-up in diagnosis and treatment of syphilis among HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru
E.C. Tang, J.R. Lama, E.R. Segura, et al
(XX  International AIDS n Conference)
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Spain
 
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
  Syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus infection: An endemic infection in men who have sex with men
González-Domenech CM, Antequera Martín-Portugués I, Clavijo-Frutos E,  et al
 Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2014 Oct 22. pii: S0213-005X(14)00297-
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Condom Use and Number of Sexual Partners among Male Syphilis Patients who Report Having Sex with Men.
Repiso B, Frieyro M, Rivas-Ruiz F, De Troya M.
Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2010 Dec;101(10):847-852.
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Sweden

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
 Syphilis epidemiology in Norway, 1992-2008: resurgence among men who have sex with men
Jakopanec I,  Grjibovski AM, Nilsen O,  et al 
BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10:105
Paper

Syphilis epidemiology in Sweden: re-emergence since 2000 primarily due to spread among men who have sex with men.
Velicko I, Arneborn M, Blaxhult A. 
Euro Surveill. 2008 Dec 11;13(50). pii: 19063.
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Thailand
 
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
  Prevalence of Treponema pallidum seropositivity and herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in a cohort of men who have sex with men, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006-2010.
Holtz TH, Thienkrua W, McNicholl JM,  et al
 Int J STD AIDS. 2012 Jun;23(6):424-8.
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        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  Continued HIV and syphilis epidemics among young men who have sex with men attending Silom Community Clinic, Bangkok, Thailand, 2005-2013
W. Wimonsate, S. Chaikummao, K. Pancharoen, et al
(XX  International AIDS n Conference)
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Taiwan
 
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
  Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Taiwan: Its Association With HIV Prevalence, Awareness of HIV Status, and Use of Antiretroviral Therapy.
Huang YF, Nelson KE, Lin YT,  et al
AIDS Behav. 2013 Jan 8
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United Kingdom
 
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
  Outbreak of syphilis in men who have sex with men living in rural North Wales (UK) associated with the use of social media.
Thomas DR, Williams CJ, Andrady U,  et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2016 May 4
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Identifying and interpreting spatiotemporal variation in diagnoses of infectious syphilis among men, England: 2009 to 2013.
Petersen J, Gibin M, Sile B, Simms I.
 Sex Transm Infect. 2016 May 4.
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United States
 
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 
Syphilis Screening and Diagnosis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men, 2008-2014, 20 U.S. Cities.
An Q, Wejnert C, Bernstein K, Paz-Bailey G; NHBS Study Group.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Jul 1;75 Suppl 3:S363-S369.
Abstract

Rates and Correlates of Syphilis Reinfection in Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Jain J, Santos GM, Scheer S,  et al
LGBT Health. 2016 Dec 19.
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FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Syphilis Trends among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States and Western Europe: A Systematic Review of Trend Studies Published between 2004 and 2015.
Abara WE, Hess KL, Neblett Fanfair R, et a
PLoS One. 2016 Jul 22;11(7):e0159309
Paper

A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Early Detection of Syphilis Infection or Re-infection in HIV-infected Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Cheeks MA, Fransua M, Stringer HG Jr, et al
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2015 Nov 14.
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding syphilis screening among men who have sex with men in San Francisco.
Katz KA, Raymond HF, Bernstein KT, Klausner JD.
Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Apr;40(4):318-22.
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The uptake of HIV and syphilis testing in a nurse-delivered service during Gay Pride events.
Manavi K, Williams G, Newton R.
 Int J STD AIDS. 2012 Dec;23(12):887-9.
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Repeat Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men-San Diego County, 2004-2009.
Katz KA, Lee MA, Gray T,  et al
Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Nov 19.
Abstract
Partner Notification
           
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
  Syphilis Partner Notification With Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Review and Commentary.
ogben M, Paffel J, Broussard D, et al  
Sex Transm Dis. 2005 Oct;32(10 supplement):S43-S47.
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Risk Factors
General Risk Behaviors          
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
 
An emerging HIV risk environment: a preliminary epidemiological profile of an MSM POZ Party in New York City.
Clatts MC, Goldsamt LA, Yi H.
Sex Transm Infect. 2005 Oct;81(5):373-6.
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Prevention
           
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
 
Eradicating syphilis, hepatitis C and HIV in MSM through frequent testing strategies.
Fairley CK, Law M, Chen MY
 Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2014 Feb;27(1):56-61
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Will Changes in Gay Men's Sexual Behavior Reduce Syphilis Rates?
Gray RT, Hoare A, McCann PD, et al  
Sex Transm Dis. 2011 Dec;38(12):1151-8.
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Syphilis/HIV Coinfection
           
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
 

Differences in Partner Services Outcomes for Men Who Have Sex With Men Diagnosed With Primary and Secondary Syphilis by HIV Serostatus.
 Rowlinson E, Goings S, Minnerly S, et al
Sex Transm Dis. 2018 Mar;45(3):152-157.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Genital Cytomegalovirus Replication Predicts Syphilis Acquisition among HIV-1 Infected Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Gianella S, Smith DM, Daar ES,  et al
PLoS One. 2015 Jun 10;10(6):e0130410.
Paper
 
         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
HIV, syphilis prevalence and sexual risk behaviours among men who have sex with men and women (MSMW) in Nanjing, China
J. Li, H. Yan, J. Zhao, et al
 (XIX International AIDS Conference)
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