TY - JOUR T1 - Prophylactic use of antibiotics for sexually transmitted infections: awareness and use among HIV PrEP users in Belgium JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect DO - 10.1136/sextrans-2022-055511 SP - sextrans-2022-055511 AU - Thibaut Vanbaelen AU - Thijs Reyniers AU - Anke Rotsaert AU - Bea Vuylsteke AU - Eric Florence AU - Chris Kenyon AU - Irith De Baetselier Y1 - 2022/07/27 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/early/2022/07/27/sextrans-2022-055511.abstract N2 - Doxycycline prophylaxis has been shown to reduce the incidence of chlamydia and syphilis infections in various studies, but researchers are worried about increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR).1 Although not currently recommended, STI prophylaxis has been reported in high-risk men who have sex with men, with proportions ranging from 2% to 10%.2 We assessed the awareness and use of STI prophylaxis among HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis users in Belgium in a nested cross-sectional online survey in December 2021 and January 2022. Participants were recruited through social media, HIV reference centres and social/sexual networking applications. … ER -