Prevalence of Syphilis among People living with HIV (PLHIV) attending a tertiary care hospital in coastal south India
Background: Syphilis and HIV are both transmitted sexually so people can be infected with both diseases. Co-infection of syphilis and HIV alters the course of both the diseases. Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) test is a non-treponemal test, used commonly in Antiretroviral Therapy Centres...
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
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| description | Background: Syphilis and HIV are both transmitted sexually so people can be infected with both diseases. Co-infection of syphilis and HIV alters the course of both the diseases. Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) test is a non-treponemal test, used commonly in Antiretroviral Therapy Centres (ART) in India to detect syphilis. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of syphilis in HIV-infected patients attending a tertiary care hospital using VDRL test.
Materials and Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design 113 HIV positive patients were included. VDRL test was used to screen for syphilis. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS version 11.5.
Results: Among the 113 patients screened 69(61%) were males and 44(39%) were females. Majority of the patients had acquired the disease through heterosexual transmission (92.9%). VDRL test was negative in all 113 patients.
Conclusion: The seroprevalence of syphilis in coastal South India using VDRL is very less. Specific tests like Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption test (FTA-ABS) or Treponema pallidum hemagglutination Assay (TPHA) would be beneficial to detect asymptomatic syphilis in ART centers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b90b4f22a0804d5cba2165023d7d1e702022-12-22T01:19:45ZengManipal College of Medical Sciences, PokharaAsian Journal of Medical Sciences2467-91002091-05762015-05-01667779https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i6.11623Prevalence of Syphilis among People living with HIV (PLHIV) attending a tertiary care hospital in coastal south IndiaDeepak Madi 0Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore Manipal UniversityBackground: Syphilis and HIV are both transmitted sexually so people can be infected with both diseases. Co-infection of syphilis and HIV alters the course of both the diseases. Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) test is a non-treponemal test, used commonly in Antiretroviral Therapy Centres (ART) in India to detect syphilis. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of syphilis in HIV-infected patients attending a tertiary care hospital using VDRL test. Materials and Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design 113 HIV positive patients were included. VDRL test was used to screen for syphilis. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS version 11.5. Results: Among the 113 patients screened 69(61%) were males and 44(39%) were females. Majority of the patients had acquired the disease through heterosexual transmission (92.9%). VDRL test was negative in all 113 patients. Conclusion: The seroprevalence of syphilis in coastal South India using VDRL is very less. Specific tests like Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption test (FTA-ABS) or Treponema pallidum hemagglutination Assay (TPHA) would be beneficial to detect asymptomatic syphilis in ART centers.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/11623syphilishiv / aidsvdrl. |
| spellingShingle | Deepak Madi Prevalence of Syphilis among People living with HIV (PLHIV) attending a tertiary care hospital in coastal south India Asian Journal of Medical Sciences syphilis hiv / aids vdrl. |
| title | Prevalence of Syphilis among People living with HIV (PLHIV) attending a tertiary care hospital in coastal south India |
| title_full | Prevalence of Syphilis among People living with HIV (PLHIV) attending a tertiary care hospital in coastal south India |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Syphilis among People living with HIV (PLHIV) attending a tertiary care hospital in coastal south India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Syphilis among People living with HIV (PLHIV) attending a tertiary care hospital in coastal south India |
| title_short | Prevalence of Syphilis among People living with HIV (PLHIV) attending a tertiary care hospital in coastal south India |
| title_sort | prevalence of syphilis among people living with hiv plhiv attending a tertiary care hospital in coastal south india |
| topic | syphilis hiv / aids vdrl. |
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