2018
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0097-2018
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Prevalence and risk factors of syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection at a university hospital in Brazil

Abstract: Introduction: The incidence of syphilis has increased since the 1970s. Methods: This was a descriptive and analytical crosssectional 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. C… Show more

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“…Em relação a estudos nacionais, um estudo brasileiro, de Recife, mesma cidade em que este estudo foi conduzido, documentou uma prevalência da coinfecção por sífilis em cerca de 18% dos pacientes com infecção por HIV, sendo cerca de 85% homens, e residentes da região metropolitana de Recife. Entretanto, estudos que descrevam essa população com mais detalhes ainda são escassos 20 .…”
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“…Em relação a estudos nacionais, um estudo brasileiro, de Recife, mesma cidade em que este estudo foi conduzido, documentou uma prevalência da coinfecção por sífilis em cerca de 18% dos pacientes com infecção por HIV, sendo cerca de 85% homens, e residentes da região metropolitana de Recife. Entretanto, estudos que descrevam essa população com mais detalhes ainda são escassos 20 .…”
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“…However, the HIV cases were detected through counseling and testing and were likely not receiving ART at the time of syphilis testing. In contrast, the study by Causer et al [14], was carried out in Australia and used archive specimens that were more likely to have been from PLWH receiving ART. In agreement with the results by Causer et al, we did not find statistically significant differences in the sensitivity of RDTs by CD4 counts.…”
Section: Plos Onementioning
confidence: 99%
“…RDTs have been implemented at the point-of-care as part of programs for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis, and have increased coverage and reduced the time to treatment [9]. These tests, have also been implemented within sexually transmitted disease clinics and as part of HIV care programs [12][13][14][15]. In Colombia, national HIV care guidelines recommend the use of treponemal RDTs for screening of syphilis in PLWH [16], despite a previous systematic review highlighting the insufficient evidence for their use in this population [10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Os TR realizados para sífilis (FTA-abs, confirmado pelo VDRL) e hepatite B (HBsAg), apresentaram maior percentual de positividade para o HIV, possivelmente relacionados ao modo semelhante de transmissão entre essas IST. A soroprevalência de sífilis em pacientes com HIV em região de Recife-PE, Brasil (18,4%) (19) foi maior do que o encontrado na presente investigação e variou em grupos populacionais específicos, como demonstrado em estudo com gestantes (0,3%) (20) e HSH (39,6%) (21) .…”
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