Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Syphilis Among Naive HIV Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Center
| Autor: | Hulya Ozkan Ozdemir, Selma Tosun, Ilter Bozaci |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Turkish |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Haseki Tıp Bülteni, Vol 59, Iss 4, Pp 313-318 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1302-0072 2147-2688 |
| DOI: | 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2021.7217 |
| Popis: | Aim:Syphilis coinfection is common among human immune deficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) diagnosed patients. We aimed to investigate the rates of syphilis coinfection, social-demographical features, viral and immunological properties among naive HIV/AIDS patients.Methods:Socio-demographical data, CD4+ T lymphocyte counts, HIV viral load, syphilis antibody results and physical examinations at the time of diagnosis of naive HIV infected patients who were admitted to our center between January 2017 and January 2021, were evaluated retrospectively from the medical records.Results:Three hundred-two naive HIV patients were enrolled in the study. Positive syphilis antibody rate was detected as 21.5% and 86.2% of those patients were male and also found 31.4% (p |
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