Publications by authors named "Pere Armengol"
Article Synopsis
- Human intestinal spirochetosis (HIS) is linked to chronic diarrhea primarily in men who have sex with men (MSM) and individuals living with HIV, diagnosed through colon biopsies with specific staining techniques.
- A study examining HIS cases at STI centers in Barcelona from 2009-2018 revealed six MSM patients, mostly HIV-positive, with high-risk sexual behaviors like condomless anal intercourse.
- Diarrhea was the main symptom, and all patients were successfully treated, highlighting the need to consider HIS in patients with chronic diarrhea related to risky sexual practices and STIs.
This study explored the role of circuit parties on the incidence of gonorrhea among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Barcelona (Spain). Specifically, it aimed to detect cyclic peaks in the number of reported diagnoses of gonorrhea after gay circuit parties. We analyzed monthly cases of gonorrhea reported from January 2007 through December 2016 after the main annual gay circuit parties in Barcelona.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEntamoeba histolytica has been recently recognised as an emerging sexually transmissible pathogen in men who have sex with men (MSM), causing sporadic outbreaks in countries where it is not endemic. Here we report two closed clusters of invasive amoebiasis occurring in Barcelona, Spain, in October 2016 (four cases) and in January 2017 (four cases).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: An increase in syphilis infections since the mid 1990s has been documented, especially in homosexual men, in different European and North American cities. We intended to describe the characteristics of newly diagnosed cases of syphilis at the Sexually Transmitted Infections Unit of Barcelona in 2002 and 2003.
Patients And Method: Descriptive analysis of cases with infectious syphilis and multivariate analysis of factors associated with HIV coinfection.