O11.1 Patient-delivered partner therapy (pdpt) increases the frequency of partner notification among msm in lima, peru: a randomised clinical trial
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Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) increases the frequency of partner notification among MSM in Lima, Peru: a pilot randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) has been shown to improve treatment outcomes among heterosexual partners of individuals with curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Although the use of EPT with men who have sex with men (MSM) has been debated, due to the potential for missed opportunities to diagnose unidentified cases of HIV and syphilis infection in symptomatic partners, in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1368-4973,1472-3263
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052270.137