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. 2014 Mar;22(1):26-30.

A retrospective study on HIV and syphilis

Maria Foggia  1 , Ivan Gentile  1 , Giovanni Bonadies  1 , Antonio Riccardo Buonomo  1 , Giuseppina Minei  1 , Francesco Borrelli  1 , Lorenzo Squillace  1 , Francesco Maria Rosanio  1 , Mario Delfino  1 , Guglielmo Borgia  1
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  • PMID: 24651087

A retrospective study on HIV and syphilis

Maria Foggia et al. Infez Med. 2014 Mar.

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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