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Surveillance of sexually transmitted diseases in Switzerland, 1973–1994: Evidence of declining trends in gonorrhoea and syphilis

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  • W. Paget
  • Hans-Peter Zimmermann

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L'épidémie du VIH/sida a provoqué un intérêt grandissant dans l'épidémiologie des maladies sexuellement transmissibles (MST) en Suisse Trois sources de données concernant les MST sont présentées. les déclarations de six policliniques de dermato-vénérologie depuis 1973, les déclarations des laboratoires deChlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae etTreponema pallidum depuis 1988 et les déclarations Sentinella de juin 1991 à décembre 1993. Ces données montrent une diminution des cas de syphilis et plus particulièrement de gonorrhée depuis le début des années 1980 en Suisse. Comme il y a beaucoup de facteurs qui pourraient expliquer ces diminutions (p. ex. des traitements plus efficaces, une utilisation plus répandue des antibiotiques, un changement marquant dans les comportements sexuels telle qúune augmentation de l'utilisation des préservatifs) il est difficile d'identifier les causes exactes. Deux des facteurs précités ont été documentés et ont probablement joué un rôle important. Premièrement, l'introduction de nouveaux traitements plus simple et plus efficaces (spectinomycin) utilisés dès le début des années 1980 en raison de l'apparition de souches deN. gonorrhoeae productrice de pénicillinase. Deuxièmement, la campagne nationale de prévention du sida qui a commencé en 1987 et qui a été associée à l'utilisation beaucoup plus fréquente des préservatifs par la population suisse. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag 1997

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  • W. Paget & Hans-Peter Zimmermann, 1997. "Surveillance of sexually transmitted diseases in Switzerland, 1973–1994: Evidence of declining trends in gonorrhoea and syphilis," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 42(1), pages 30-36, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:42:y:1997:i:1:p:30-36
    DOI: 10.1007/BF01299576
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    1. W. John Paget & Véronique Batter & Marcel Zwahlen, 1999. "The Swiss Network of Dermatology Policlinics HIV prevalence study: Rationale, characteristics and results (1990–1996)," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 44(1), pages 1-7, January.

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