Syphilis in patients with HIV infection followed in a reference hospital in Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v102i3e-203426Keywords:
syphilis, coinfection, HIV, Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAbstract
Introduction: Syphilis and HIV/AIDS co-infection is widely diagnosed in Brazil, since primary syphilis lesions amplify the chances of HIV/AIDS dissemination, in addition to the sharing of risk factors between diseases. However, studies on the clinical, laboratory, and epidemiological variables of coinfection are scarce, especially in Brazil. Objective: To describe the clinical, laboratory, and epidemiological characteristics of patients with syphilis and HIV/AIDS coinfection in a hospital in Recife, between 2015 and 2020. Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional, retrospective study, carried out using a questionnaire produced by the researchers themselves, related to clinical, epidemiological, laboratory, and therapeutic variables related to syphilis in patients living with HIV. Results: There was a predominance of non-white men (p: 0.017), unmarried (p<0.001), with income below the poverty line (p: 0.032), bisexual or homosexual (p<0.001), and who do not use illicit drugs (p: 0.026), and who perform anal sex (p<0.001) and, among women, a predominance of non-employed women (p<0.001). The most frequently diagnosed clinical stage of syphilis in HIV/AIDS patients was latent syphilis. Conclusion: There was a predominance of patients with specific sociodemographic characteristics, demonstrating a vulnerability profile in homosexual and bisexual men, and brown people, who do not use illicit drugs, who perform anal sex, and who are below the poverty line. Among women, there was a predominance of non-employed. The clinical stage of syphilis most diagnosed among patients with HIV/AIDS infection was latent syphilis.
Keywords (MeSH): syphilis; coinfection; HIV; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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