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INTRODUCTION: The incidence of syphilis has increased since the 1970s. METHODS: This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study with a non-probabilistic sample. RESULTS: Of 973 patients with human immunodeficiency virus, 179 (18.4%) tested positive for both human immunodeficiency virus and syphilis, 84.8% were men, 50.9% were aged between 36 and 50 years, 47.8% with syphilis were diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus for 10-20 years, and 40.3% received antiretroviral therapy for 10-20 years. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of syphilis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus is higher than expected, making it urgent to adopt efficient public health measures.
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Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología , Sífilis/epidemiología , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Brasil/epidemiología , Recuento de Linfocito CD4 , Coinfección , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Hospitales Universitarios , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Prevalencia , Factores de Riesgo , Sífilis/diagnóstico , Carga Viral , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Abstract INTRODUCTION The incidence of syphilis has increased since the 1970s. METHODS This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study with a non-probabilistic sample. RESULTS: Of 973 patients with human immunodeficiency virus, 179 (18.4%) tested positive for both human immunodeficiency virus and syphilis, 84.8% were men, 50.9% were aged between 36 and 50 years, 47.8% with syphilis were diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus for 10-20 years, and 40.3% received antiretroviral therapy for 10-20 years. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of syphilis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus is higher than expected, making it urgent to adopt efficient public health measures.