scholarly journals Clinical and Evolutive Features in Syphilis - HIV Coinfection

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
Gabriela Mariana Iancu ◽  
Liliana Elena Todan ◽  
Maria Rotaru
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Disease ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Treponema Pallidum ◽  
Systemic Infection ◽  
The Other ◽  
Local Inflammation ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Hiv Coinfection

Abstract Syphilis is a systemic infection caused by Treponema Pallidum spirochete, which is considered to be the main sexually transmitted disease. The genital ulcerations and local inflammation found in syphilis are favouring factors involved in transmitting the HIV infection. Recent data suggests that individuals suffering from other sexually transmitted diseases are 3 to 5 times more exposed to developing HIV infection. On the other hand, simultaneous HIV infection may worsen the syphilis evolution. In the light of this data we present the case of a patient with syphilis-HIV coinfection recently diagnosed and we will summarize the clinical and evolutive features of the syphilis-HIV coinfection.

scholarly journals Male Circumcision and Risk of HIV Infection among Heterosexual African American Men Attending Baltimore Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics

2009 ◽  
Vol 199 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Warner ◽  
Khalil G. Ghanem ◽  
Daniel R. Newman ◽  
Maurizio Macaluso ◽  
Patrick S. Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Male Circumcision ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Disease ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Massage Parlour Employees in Bangkok, Thailand

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michèle G Bonhomme ◽  
Wiwat Rojanapithayakorn ◽  
Paul J Feldblum ◽  
Michael J Rosenberg
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Disease ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Admission Criteria ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners

The results of a study of sexually transmitted disease (STD) incidence and related risk factors for STDs among uninfected women at high risk of contracting STD infection in Bangkok are reported. Comprising the control arm of a randomized controlled trial of a vaginal contraceptive sponge and STD incidence, 163 women aged 18 or older were recruited from 4 massage parlours and followed for evidence of new infections over a 6–week period or until cervical infection occurred. Gynaecological examinations were performed and endocervical specimens were obtained at weekly intervals, at which time women returned coital logs recording their number of sexual partners. There were 76.5 new STD infections per 100 woman-months, including 31.7 with gonorrhoea, 43.1 with chlamydia, 1.8 of trichomoniasis and 3.5 of candidiasis. None of the risk factors examined were good predictors of STD infection in this population, which may be related to the restricted admission criteria in the study.

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