[Sexually transmitted infections in a cohort of female sex workers in Palermo].

Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (HIV, HBV, HCV, Treponema pallidum) in a cohort of foreign female sex workers observed in Palermo from 1999 to 2008.

Materials And Methods: Authors conducted a prospective observational study on 239 foreign female sex workers aged between 18 and 36 years old. The nation of origin was Nigeria, Romania, Ucraina, Bulgaria.

[Infectious diseases and health in the migrant people: experience from Lampedusa 2011].

Migration is one of the possible points of contact between the rich world and the poor world. This paper analyzes and quantifies the presence of infectious diseases in a cohort of about 25,000 immigrants from Africa who landed in Lampedusa in 2011. The main clinical presentations of a cohort of migrants in Lampedusa were observed consecutively in 2011 during landing and then within the reception centers.

Sexual behaviour reported by a sample of Italian MSM before and after HIV diagnosis.

In 2006 we conducted a cross-sectional study involving hospital clinical centres in five Italian cities to compare the sexual behaviour of HIV-positive MSM (men who have sex with men) before and after the diagnosis of HIV infection. Each centre was asked to enrol 30 HIV-positive persons aged ≥ 18 years. The questionnaire was administered to 143 MSM on average 9 years after HIV diagnosis.

HIV infection among illegal migrants, Italy, 2004-2007.

To determine HIV prevalence and place of exposure for illegal migrants in Italy, we tested 3,003 illegal adult migrants for HIV; 29 (0.97%) were HIV positive. Antibody avidity index results (indicators of time of infection) were available for 27 of those persons and showed that 6 (22.

Changes in at-risk behavior for HIV infection among HIV-positive persons in Italy.

Many HIV-positive persons reportedly continue to engage in at-risk behavior. We compared the sexual and drug-using practices of HIV-positive persons before and after the diagnosis of HIV infection to determine whether their behavior had changed. To this end, in 2006, we conducted a cross-sectional study involving clinical centers in five Italian cities.