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Preeti Pathela

Researcher at New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Publications -  78
Citations -  2030

Preeti Pathela is an academic researcher from New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sexually transmitted disease & Men who have sex with men. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 66 publications receiving 1572 citations. Previous affiliations of Preeti Pathela include National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

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Discordance between sexual behavior and self-reported sexual identity: a population-based survey of New York City men.

TL;DR: A population-based health survey of men living in New York City found that almost 10% who self-identified as straight had at least 1 sexual encounter with another man during the previous year, and these men were less likely than self- identified gay men to have been tested for HIV infection or to have used a condom during their most recent sexual encounter.
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HIV Incidence Among Men With and Those Without Sexually Transmitted Rectal Infections: Estimates From Matching Against an HIV Case Registry

TL;DR: One in 15 MSM with rectal infections was diagnosed with HIV within a year, a higher risk than for MSM withoutrectal infections, and such data have implications for screening for rectal STD.
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Men who have sex with men have a 140-fold higher risk for newly diagnosed HIV and syphilis compared with heterosexual men in New York City.

TL;DR: The substantial population of MSM in New York City is at high risk for acquisition of sexually transmitted infections given high rates of newly diagnosed infections and ongoing risk behaviors.