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In the past decade, sexually transmitted diseases have come to encompass not only the classical genital infections such as syphilis, gonorrhea, nonspecific urethritis, and herpes, but also anorectal infections caused by these microorganisms. There is also an increasing body of evidence that a number of specific gastrointestinal infections not commonly thought of as venereal, such as amebiasis, giardiasis, shigellosis, and campylobacteriosis, can, in fact, be acquired through specific sexual practices.1–3
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Vellend, H. (1986). Sexually Transmitted Gastrointestinal Infections. In: Thomson, A.B.R., DaCosta, L.R., Watson, W.C. (eds) Modern Concepts in Gastroenterology. Topics in Gastroenterology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1789-0_10
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