Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Syphilis Among Naive HIV Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Center

Tosun, Selma; BOZACİ, Ilter; OZDEMİR, Hulya Ozkan

doi:10.4274/haseki.galenos.2021.7217

Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Syphilis Among Naive HIV Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Center

Hulya Ozkan Ozdemir, (Türkiye Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, İzmir Bozyaka Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve Enfeksiyon Kliniği Hastalıklar, İzmir, Türkiye)

Selma Tosun, (Türkiye Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, İzmir Bozyaka Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve Enfeksiyon Kliniği Hastalıklar, İzmir, Türkiye)

Ilter Bozaci (Manisa Devlet Hastanesi, Nefroloji Kliniği, Manisa, Türkiye)

Haseki Tıp Bülteni

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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 59 Sayı: 4 Sayfa Aralığı: 313 - 318 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2021.7217 İndeks Tarihi: 04-11-2021

Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Syphilis Among Naive HIV Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Center

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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 immunologicalproperties among naive HIV/AIDS patients.Methods: Socio-demographical data, CD4+ T lymphocyte counts, HIV viral load, syphilis antibody results and physical examinations atthe time of diagnosis of naive HIV infected patients who were admitted to our center between January 2017 and January 2021, wereevaluated 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% and86.2% of those patients were male and also found 31.4% (p<0.01) in patients in which route of transmission was men sex with men(MSM). Positive syphilis antibody rate was found to be statistically higher in patients with substance abuse (p<0.01), CD4+ T lymphocytecounts were under 200 cell/mm³ (p=0.018) and viral load above 100.000 copies/mL (p<0.01).Conclusion: Among HIV-infected patients, those with MSM and substance abuse constitute the group at highest risk of syphilis.Therefore, syphilis must be screened and treated, especially at HIV diagnosis and high-risk behaviors.

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Chicago	OZDEMİR Hulya Ozkan,Tosun Selma,BOZACİ Ilter Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Syphilis Among Naive HIV Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Center. (2021): 313 - 318. 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2021.7217
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APA	OZDEMİR H, Tosun S, BOZACİ I (2021). Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Syphilis Among Naive HIV Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Center. Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 59(4), 313 - 318. 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2021.7217
Chicago	OZDEMİR Hulya Ozkan,Tosun Selma,BOZACİ Ilter Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Syphilis Among Naive HIV Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Center. Haseki Tıp Bülteni 59, no.4 (2021): 313 - 318. 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2021.7217
MLA	OZDEMİR Hulya Ozkan,Tosun Selma,BOZACİ Ilter Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Syphilis Among Naive HIV Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Center. Haseki Tıp Bülteni, vol.59, no.4, 2021, ss.313 - 318. 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2021.7217
AMA	OZDEMİR H,Tosun S,BOZACİ I Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Syphilis Among Naive HIV Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Center. Haseki Tıp Bülteni. 2021; 59(4): 313 - 318. 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2021.7217
Vancouver	OZDEMİR H,Tosun S,BOZACİ I Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Syphilis Among Naive HIV Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Center. Haseki Tıp Bülteni. 2021; 59(4): 313 - 318. 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2021.7217
IEEE	OZDEMİR H,Tosun S,BOZACİ I "Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Syphilis Among Naive HIV Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Center." Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 59, ss.313 - 318, 2021. 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2021.7217
ISNAD	OZDEMİR, Hulya Ozkan vd. "Risk Factors and Seroprevalence of Syphilis Among Naive HIV Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Center". Haseki Tıp Bülteni 59/4 (2021), 313-318. https://doi.org/10.4274/haseki.galenos.2021.7217