Sexually Transmitted Diseases: An Unprecedented Overview of Their Global Prevalence in a Study of 50,000 Participants

Authors

  • Bernard Cribier Dermatology and Dermatopathology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
  • Charbel Skayem Sorbonne University, Faculty of Medicine, Paris, France; Hopital Ambroise Paré, Department of dermatology, Boulogne Billancourt, France
  • Catherine Baissac Patient Centricity Department, Pharma, Dermocosmetics Care & Personal Care, Pierre Fabre, Toulouse, France
  • Yaron BenHayoun Data Scientist, European Market Maintenance Assessment, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Bruno Halioua Dermatologist, Paris, France
  • Charles Taieb Patients Priority Dpt, European Market Maintenance Assessment, FR-75006 Paris, France
  • Marketa Saint Aroman Head of Corporate Medical Direction Pharma, Dermocosmetics Care & Personal Care, Pierre Fabre, Toulouse, France
  • Marie Aleth Richard CEReSS-EA 3279, Research Centre in Health Services and Quality of Life Aix Marseille University Dermatology Department, University Hospital Timone, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, APHM, 13385, Marseille, France

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43326

Keywords:

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), Prevalence

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2025-04-09

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Cribier, B., Skayem, C., Baissac, C., BenHayoun, Y., Halioua, B., Taieb, C., … Richard, M. A. (2025). Sexually Transmitted Diseases: An Unprecedented Overview of Their Global Prevalence in a Study of 50,000 Participants. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv43326. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43326

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