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Published in final edited form as: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2004 Jul 9;53(26):575–578.

TABLE 2.

Number of primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) and number and percentage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive MSM at county HIV-testing sites, by year—Los Angeles County California, 1995–2002

Year	No. P&S syphilis patients^*	No. patients tested for HlV^†	HIV-positive patients		Newly diagnosed^§ HIV-positive patients
Year	No. P&S syphilis patients^*	No. patients tested for HlV^†	No.	(%)	No.	(%)
1998	—	12,693	759	(6.0)	608	(4.8)
1999	—	12,632	771	(6.1)	599	(4.7)
2000	67	12,527	717	(5.7)	581	(4.6)
2001	135	14,490	603	(4.7)	576	(4.0)
2002^¶	299	15,161	702	(4.6)	615	(4.1)

MSM who reported having sex with men during the time they likely contracted primary (preceding 90 days) or secondary (preceding 200 days) syphilis.

^†

MSM who reported having sex with men since their most recent HIV test or during the preceding 2 years.

^§

MSM with no previous HIV-positive test.

^¶

Provisional data.