By Gina Shaw
Rates of first incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as well as STI reinfection, significantly increased among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a cohort study from researchers at Augusta University, Emory University and Children’s Hospital of Atlanta.
The investigators conducted a retrospective chart review for all HIV patients between 13 and 24 years of age at the Grady Ponce De Leon Center, in