ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Europe2023
Epidemiology and determinants of reemerging bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and emerging STIs in Europe.
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- Containment and response strategies for mpox outbreaks: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- 45 years of tetracycline post exposure prophylaxis for STIs and the risk of tetracycline resistance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Oral linezolid compared with benzathine penicillin G for treatment of early syphilis in adults (Trep-AB Study) in Spain: a prospective, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2024Trial
- Attitudes, perceived knowledge, and experiences regarding condom use, STIs, transactional sex, and healthcare utilization among young male forced migrants in Stockholm, Sweden: a qualitative study.Global health action · 2026Article
- Clinical and biological features of gonococcal arthritis: a 20-year retrospective study.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Association of Social Determinants of Health, Age, Sex and Sexual Exposure with HIV, Acquired Syphilis, and Mpox Detection Rates in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: An Ecological Study.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
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- Incidence, recurrence, and determinants of sexually transmitted infections among people with HIV: a multicenter cohort study in China, 2010-2024, with implications for integrated HIV-STI prevention across the Western Pacific.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Article
- Age-Period-Cohort analysis of gonorrhea surveillance data in Eastern China from 2005 to 2024.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Identification of risk profiles among persons attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Estonia.PloS one · 2026Article
- How to Better Screen for Blood-Borne Viruses, Specifically HIV, in Hospital Emergency Departments: French and European Perspectives.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2026Review
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- Retrospective analysis of sexually transmitted infections among people living with HIV and pre-exposure prophylaxis users in Spain.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Doxycycline prophylaxis for bacterial sexually transmitted infection prevention in Vietnam: awareness, attitudes and willingness to use among men who have sex with men using HIV-PrEP.Sexually transmitted infections · 2025Article
- Evolutionary dynamics in the genome of ocularMicrobial genomics · 2025Article
- Sexually transmitted infections in the non-European Union and European Economic Area of the World Health Organization European Region 2021-2023.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A new STI in the city: MPOX in Barcelona. First outbreak (5/2022-5/2023) and subsequent resurgence.PloS one · 2025Article
- Predictors of Recent Incidence Trends in Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Systematic Review Protocol.HRB open research · 2025Article
- Where we stand on doxyPEP depends on where we sit: a viewpoint.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Putative mutations associated with tetracycline resistance detected in Treponema spp.: an analysis of 4,355 Spirochaetales genomes.Access microbiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
In this scoping review, we offer a comprehensive understanding of the current and recent epidemiology, challenges, and emerging issues related to bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the WHO European Region. We endeavour in collating data from both EU/EEA and non- EU/EEA countries, thereby giving a complete picture of the region which highlights the higher notification rates in Northern and Western countries than other regions, likely due to differences in testing, access to testing, and surveillance capacity. We provide an up-to-date review on the current knowledge of determinants and persistent inequities in key populations as well as the use of molecular epidemiology for identifying transmission networks in gonorrhoea and syphilis, and detecting chlamydia mutations that evade molecular diagnosis. Finally, we explore the emerging STIs in the region and the evolving transmission routes of food and waterborne diseases into sexual transmission. Our findings call for harmonized STI surveillance systems, proactive strategies, and policies to address social factors, and staying vigilant for emerging STIs.
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