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JAMA. 2004;292:917-918.

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MMWR. 2004;53:575-578

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Because syphilis infection facilitates acquisition and transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),^1-2 recent outbreaks of syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) in major U.S. cities,³ including San Francisco and Los Angeles,^4-5 and reported increases in sexual risk behavior⁵ have raised concerns about potential increases in HIV transmission. In 2002, MSM accounted for the majority of primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis cases in men reported in San Francisco (93%) and Los Angeles (81%). To investigate a potential change in HIV incidence associated with the syphilis outbreaks in the two cities, local, state, and federal health officials analyzed data from HIV counseling and testing centers and a municipal sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic. This report describes the results of that investigation, which indicated that, as of 2002, the outbreaks of syphilis had not had a substantial impact on HIV incidence among MSM . . . [Full Text of this Article]