Sexually Transmitted Infections in Western Europe Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men

Abstract

In Western Europe, STIs have been disproportionately diagnosed among HIV-positive MSM post-HAART. Improved survival coupled with serosorting among HIV-positive MSM appears to explain the high prevalence of HIV among MSM with STIs. STI transmission among HIV-positive men will have contributed substantially to increasing STI trends seen among MSM in Western Europe, since 1996. These findings highlight the need for routine STI testing among HIV-positive MSM as well as safer sex messages highlighting the implications of STI coinfection.