Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS sR0xfWBF. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : To determine STI incidence trends. Additional objectives : to identify subpopulations at risk that could be prioritised target groups for prevention. Methods : The network consists of gynaecologists, dermatologists, general practitioners, urologists, STI clinics, student centres and sexual education centres. Three years in a row, the number of STI patients has been registered during a 4-month period, from October until January. In the 2002-2003 period, 69 sites reported a total of 282 patients. Trends were analysed on the basis of results from 23 sites that reported in all periods. Results : Between October 2000 and January 2003, an increasing, but not significant trend in chlamydia in women was observed (p-value=0.25). The syphilis trend started to increase in 2001-2002 (+600% ; p-value
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