<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-4157</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Biomédica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Biomed.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-4157</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Salud]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0120-41572021000600130</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.7705/biomedica.5872</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characterization of sexually transmitted infections, their pharmacological treatment, and recurrence in a Colombian population]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización de las infecciones de transmisión sexual, su tratamiento farmacológico y la recurrencia en una población colombiana]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valladales-Restrepo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Fernando]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ospina-Cano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Londoño-Serna]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María José]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Machado-Alba]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Enrique]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pereira ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pereira ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>41</volume>
<fpage>130</fpage>
<lpage>139</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-41572021000600130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-41572021000600130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-41572021000600130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  Sexually transmitted infections are a public health problem worldwide. Their inadequate antimicrobial management has been associated with a higher risk of recurrence.  Objective:  To characterize the main sexually transmitted infections, the adherence to clinical practice guidelines, and the factors associated with recurrence in Colombia.  Materials and methods:  We conducted an observational study to identify the main sexually transmitted infections, the sociodemographic variables, and the pharmacological management in a patient cohort from a population database of 6.5 million people affiliated with the Colombian health system. We made a multivariate analysis to identify the variables associated with recurrence.  Results:  We detected 3,158 patients with a mean age of 41.8 ± 14.5 years, of whom 63.1% were men. We found 4.030 episodes of sexually transmitted infections, predominantly urethral syndrome (27.5%). Only 13.6% of patients with urethral syndrome, ulcerative syndrome, or genital warts were managed in compliance with clinical practice guidelines and 20.6% were dispensed condoms; 16.7% of patients had recurrences and being male (OR=1.32; 95%CI 1.08-1.63), &lt;30 years old (OR=1.72; 95%CI 1.40-2.13), being treated in municipalities other than capital cities (OR=1.43; 95%CI 1.06-1.94), and having received inadequate treatment for the first episode (OR=1.93; 95%CI 1.52-2.39) were associated with recurrence.  Conclusions:  The majority of patients with sexually transmitted infections were not treated in compliance with clinical practice guidelines and those who did not have adequate management had a higher risk of recurrence.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción.  Las infecciones de transmisión sexual constituyen actualmente un problema de salud pública en el mundo. Su inadecuado tratamiento antimicrobiano se ha relacionado con un mayor riesgo de recurrencias.  Objetivo.  Caracterizar las principales infecciones de transmisión sexual, el cumplimiento de las guías de práctica clínica de Colombia y los factores asociados con las recurrencias.  Materiales y métodos.  Se hizo un estudio observacional para determinar las principales infecciones de transmisión sexual, las variables sociodemográficas y el tratamiento farmacológico en una cohorte de pacientes registrados en una base de datos poblacional de 6,5 millones de personas afiliadas al Sistema de Salud de Colombia. Se hizo un análisis multivariado para establecer las variables asociadas con las recurrencias.  Resultados.  Se detectaron 3.158 pacientes; su edad media era de 41,8 ±14,5 años y 63,1 % de ellos correspondía a hombres; se encontraron 4.030 episodios de infecciones de transmisión sexual con predominio del síndrome uretral (27,5 %). El 13,6 % de los pacientes con síndrome uretral, ulceroso o con verrugas genitales se manejó según las guías de práctica clínica. El 20,6 % tenía acceso a condones y el 16,7 % presentó recurrencias. Ser hombre (OR=1,32; IC95% 1,08-1,63), tener &lt;30 años (OR=1,72; IC95% 1,40-2,13), ser tratado en municipios distintos a ciudades capitales (OR=1,43; IC95% 1,06-1,94) y haber recibido un tratamiento inadecuado en el primer episodio (OR=1,93; IC95% 1,52-2,39) fueron factores asociados con las recurrencias.  Conclusiones.  La mayoría de los pacientes con infecciones de transmisión sexual no fueron tratados según las guías de práctica clínica y quienes no tuvieron un manejo adecuado presentaban mayor riesgo de recurrencias.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Sexually transmitted diseases]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[urethritis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[recurrence]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[male]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[condoms]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[public health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enfermedades de transmisión sexual]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[uretritis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[recurrencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[masculino]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[condones]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[salud pública]]></kwd>
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