A retrospective study on HIV and syphilis.
Infez Med
; 22(1): 26-30, 2014 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24651087
ABSTRACT
In the early 1990s a reduction in the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occurred, although recent years have seen an increase. The aim of this study was to examine epidemiological and clinical features of syphilis cases in patients with HIV infection. We reviewed the charts of HIV-infected patients referring to our centre in the period 2002-2011. Fifty of the 402 consecutive HIV-positive patients (12.4%) received a diagnosis of syphilis. An increasing trend in the number of syphilis cases was observed within the period of the study. Most patients with syphilis (64%) presented a latent syphilis of unknown duration. About half of these received a concomitant diagnosis of HIV infection. Men who have sex with men (MSM) were the largest group. In the years 2002-2011, the incidence of syphilis in HIV-infected patients increased in our centre, notably among MSM. There is an urgent need for campaigns aiming to prevent STIs.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sífilis
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Infecções por HIV
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Infez Med
Assunto da revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália