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Wednesday, May 10, 2006: 3:30 PM-4:45 PM

PS20: Syphilis in MSM

Early Syphilis Among Men in Connecticut: Epidemiologic and Spatial Patterns
Linda M. Niccolai, NiiAmah Stephens, Heidi Jenkins, Wanda Richardson, Richard Rothenberg
HIV incidence among men diagnosed with primary or secondary syphilis -- San Francisco and Los Angeles, 2004 – 2005
Kate Buchacz, Jeff D. Klausner, Joe Schwendemann, Charlotte K. Kent, Getahun Aynalem, Kellie Hawkins, Peter McElroy, Monique Anthony, Leah Rauch, Melanie Taylor, John T. Brooks, Peter R. Kerndt
Rapid Re-emergence of Primary & Secondary Syphilis among Men who have Sex with Men in Chicago, 2005
Irina Tabidze, Carol Ciesielski, William Wong, Jennifer Broad
Risk Factors For High-Titer Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men attending Whitman-Walker Clinic, Washington DC 2001-2004
Sukhminder Kaur Sandhu, Bruce Webster Furness, Philipe A. Chiliade
Risk Factors for Repeat Syphilis Infection, San Francisco
Warren T. Phipps, Charlotte K. Kent, Robert Kohn, Jeffrey Klausner
Using Research to Develop and Implement a Comprehensive Syphilis Elimination Plan for MSM in Massachusetts
David S. Novak, Thomas Bertrand, Sylvie Ratelle, Kenneth H. Mayer, Rodney VanDerwarker, Matthew J. Mimiaga

The 2006 National STD Prevention Conference of CDC