Key messages
The Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases suggests:
Tailored counselling and screening of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), guided by sexual history and anatomical exposure, for people attending HIV or sexual health services.
Annual screening of chlamydia and gonorrhoea for sexually active people aged <25 years and key populations, and annual screening of syphilis for sexually active people who had more than one partner or bi-annual screening for people with higher likelihood of exposure.
Offering testing to asymptomatic partners of people diagnosed with an STI, and treatment if results are positive.
Offering epidemiological treatment or retesting to asymptomatic partners who tested within the window period.
Providing counselling on doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) to people with higher likelihood of STI exposure, and doxyPEP prescription following shared decision-making.
Rising rates of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and advocacy from communities most affected by STIs motivated the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (SIMIT)…