Sexually transmissible infection testing guidelines for men who have sex with men
Chris Bourne A G H , Barry Edwards B , Miranda Shaw C , Andrew Gowers D , Craig Rodgers E G and Mark Ferson F GA New South Wales Sexually Transmissible Infections Programs Unit, PO Box 1614, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia.
B HIV/AIDS and Related Programs Unit, South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia.
C Sexual Health Service Health Promotion Team, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.
D Holdsworth House Medical Practise, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
E 407 Doctors, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
F Public Health Unit, South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia.
G School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
H Corresponding author. Email: christopher.bourne@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Sexual Health 5(2) 189-191 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH07092
Submitted: 16 November 2007 Accepted: 14 February 2008 Published: 2 June 2008
Abstract
Since 2002, biennial production of sexually transmissible infection testing guidelines for men who have sex with men has supported sexually transmitted infection control efforts in inner Sydney, Australia.
Additional keyword: gay men.
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank all past and current members of the STIGMA group and Fellows of the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine for their contributions to the development of the guidelines.
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