Estimates of primary and secondary syphilis rates in persons with HIV in the United States, 2002
HW Chesson, JD Heffelfinger, RF Voigt… - Sexually transmitted …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
HW Chesson, JD Heffelfinger, RF Voigt, D Collins
Sexually transmitted diseases, 2005•journals.lww.comBackground: In the United States, there is a high rate of HIV coinfection in persons with
syphilis. Goal: The goal of this study was to estimate the rate of primary and secondary
(P&S) syphilis in persons living with HIV in the United States in 2002. Study: We
approximated the number of new cases of P&S syphilis in HIV-infected persons and divided
this by the estimated number of persons living with HIV. Values for the calculations were
obtained from national syphilis and HIV/AIDS surveillance reports and other published …
syphilis. Goal: The goal of this study was to estimate the rate of primary and secondary
(P&S) syphilis in persons living with HIV in the United States in 2002. Study: We
approximated the number of new cases of P&S syphilis in HIV-infected persons and divided
this by the estimated number of persons living with HIV. Values for the calculations were
obtained from national syphilis and HIV/AIDS surveillance reports and other published …
Background:
In the United States, there is a high rate of HIV coinfection in persons with syphilis.
Goal:
The goal of this study was to estimate the rate of primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis in persons living with HIV in the United States in 2002.
Study:
We approximated the number of new cases of P&S syphilis in HIV-infected persons and divided this by the estimated number of persons living with HIV. Values for the calculations were obtained from national syphilis and HIV/AIDS surveillance reports and other published sources.
Results:
We estimated the rate of new cases of P&S syphilis at 186 per 100,000 persons living with HIV in 2002, 25 per 100,000 HIV-infected women, 60 per 100,000 HIV-infected men who have sex with women only, and 336 per 100,000 HIV-infected men who have sex with men. Of the 6862 reported cases of P&S syphilis in 2002, an estimated 1718 (25%) occurred in persons coinfected with HIV.
Conclusions:
The estimated rate of P&S syphilis in persons with HIV is considerably higher than that of the general population. These findings highlight the importance of providing sexually transmitted disease prevention and control services to HIV-infected persons.
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