Syphilis Co-infection in HIV-Infected Individuals

Ahmet Şahin; Selda Aslan; Esin Doğantekin; Akif Doğantekin

Makale detayları

Syphilis Co-infection in HIV-Infected Individuals

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Şahin | Selda Aslan | Esin Doğantekin | Akif Doğantekin

Yayıncı:

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi:

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 3, pp.95-98

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001303790

pISSN:

1303-6610

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Material and Methods: The data of primary health care institutions in our province were included in our study. The results of the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory VDRL and Treponema pallidum hemagglutination TPHA tests were evaluated in HIV-positive patients who were confirmed between January 2019 and December 2022 retrospectively. Conventional algorithm method was used while diagnosing syphilis. Results: In total, anti HIV was performed to 344067 patients. After confirmation, HIV infection was detected in 44 patients, 30 male and 14 female. Syphilis co-infection was detected in 11 25 patients, nine male and two female, of HIV-positive patients. Five 55.5 of nine male patients were men who have sex with men MSM. In general, syphilis was found in five 41.6 of 12 MSM cases. Syphilis co-infection was observed in four 22.2 of 18 patients without MSM. Male gender and MSM were risk factors for co-infection. Conclusion: HIV infection and syphilis cases are increasing every year in our country. Screening for syphilis in HIV-positive patients and HIV infection in those with syphilis will contribute to detecting coinfections. The results of our study were found to be compatible with the literature. Since the common transmission routes are sexual intercourse, the increase in the level of knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases will help to reduce the seroprevalence of these diseases. Especially screening activities in primary health care institutions are extremely important.

 Material and Methods: The data of primary health care institutions in our province were included in our study. The results of the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory VDRL and Treponema pallidum hemagglutination TPHA tests were evaluated in HIV-positive patients who were confirmed between January 2019 and December 2022 retrospectively. Conventional algorithm method was used while diagnosing syphilis. Results: In total, anti HIV was performed to 344067 patients. After confirmation, HIV infection was detected in 44 patients, 30 male and 14 female. Syphilis co-infection was detected in 11 25 patients, nine male and two female, of HIV-positive patients. Five 55.5 of nine male patients were men who have sex with men MSM. In general, syphilis was found in five 41.6 of 12 MSM cases. Syphilis co-infection was observed in four 22.2 of 18 patients without MSM. Male gender and MSM were risk factors for co-infection. Conclusion: HIV infection and syphilis cases are increasing every year in our country. Screening for syphilis in HIV-positive patients and HIV infection in those with syphilis will contribute to detecting coinfections. The results of our study were found to be compatible with the literature. Since the common transmission routes are sexual intercourse, the increase in the level of knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases will help to reduce the seroprevalence of these diseases. Especially screening activities in primary health care institutions are extremely important.

 Material and Methods: The data of primary health care institutions in our province were included in our study. The results of the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory VDRL and Treponema pallidum hemagglutination TPHA tests were evaluated in HIV-positive patients who were confirmed between January 2019 and December 2022 retrospectively. Conventional algorithm method was used while diagnosing syphilis. Results: In total, anti HIV was performed to 344067 patients. After confirmation, HIV infection was detected in 44 patients, 30 male and 14 female. Syphilis co-infection was detected in 11 25 patients, nine male and two female, of HIV-positive patients. Five 55.5 of nine male patients were men who have sex with men MSM. In general, syphilis was found in five 41.6 of 12 MSM cases. Syphilis co-infection was observed in four 22.2 of 18 patients without MSM. Male gender and MSM were risk factors for co-infection. Conclusion: HIV infection and syphilis cases are increasing every year in our country. Screening for syphilis in HIV-positive patients and HIV infection in those with syphilis will contribute to detecting coinfections. The results of our study were found to be compatible with the literature. Since the common transmission routes are sexual intercourse, the increase in the level of knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases will help to reduce the seroprevalence of these diseases. Especially screening activities in primary health care institutions are extremely important.

 Amaç: HIV ve Treponema pallidum ortak bulaş yolları olan ve günümüzde seroprevalansı giderek artan mikroorganizmalardır. Çalışmamızda HIV pozitif hasta grubunda sifilis koenfeksiyonu seroprevalansını değerlendirmeyi amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmamıza ilimiz birinci basamak sağlık kuruluşlarının verileri dahil edildi. Ocak 2019 ve Aralık 2022 tarihleri arasında doğrulaması yapılmış HIV pozitif hastalarda Venereal Disease Research Laboratory VDRL ve Treponema pallidum hemaglütinasyon TPHA testlerinin sonuçları retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. Sifilis tanısı konulurken konvansiyonel algoritma yöntemi kullanıldı. Bulgular: Toplam 344.067 hastadan anti HIV testi istendi. Doğrulama sonucunda 30u erkek, 14ü kadın 44 hastada HIV enfeksiyonu tespit edildi. HIV pozitif hastaların dokuzu erkek, ikisi kadın 11 25 hastada sifilis koenfeksiyonu saptandı. Dokuz erkek hastanın beşi 55.5 erkeklerle seks yapan erkekler ESE olguları idi. Genel olarak 12 ESE olgusunun beşinde 41.6 sifilis saptandı. Onsekiz ESE olmayan olgunun ise dördünde 22.2 koenfeksiyon görüldü. Erkek cinsiyet ve ESE olgularında koenfeksiyon daha yüksek oranda görüldü. Sonuç: HIV enfeksiyonu ve sifilis olguları her geçen yıl ülkemizde artmaktadır. HIV pozitif hastalarda sifilisi, sifilisi olanlarda HIV enfeksiyonunu taramak koenfeksiyonları saptamaya katkıda bulunacaktır. Çalışmamızın sonuçları literatürle uyumlu saptanmıştır. Ortak bulaş yollarının cinsel ilişki olması nedeni ile cinsel yolla bulaşan hastalıklar hakkında bilgi düzeyindeki artış, bu hastalıkların seroprevelansının azalmasına yardımcı olacaktır. Özellikle birinci basamak sağlık kuruluşlarındaki tarama faaliyetleri son derece önemlidir.

Makale detayları

Syphilis Co-infection in HIV-Infected Individuals

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Şahin | Selda Aslan | Esin Doğantekin | Akif Doğantekin

Yayıncı:

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi:

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 3, pp.95-98

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001303790

pISSN:

1303-6610

HIV

Syphilis

MSM

Co-infectionHIV

Sifilis

ESE

Koenfeksiyon

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ahmet Şahin | Selda Aslan | Esin Doğantekin | Akif Doğantekin

Yayıncı: Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi: Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 3, pp.95-98

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 11/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001303790

pISSN: 1303-6610

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Şahin | Selda Aslan | Esin Doğantekin | Akif Doğantekin

Yayıncı:

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi:

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 3, pp.95-98

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001303790

pISSN:

1303-6610