Investigating latent syphilis in HIV treatment-experienced Ethiopians and response to therapy

S Girma, W Amogne - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objectives We investigated people with HIV (PWH) receiving combination antiretroviral
therapy (cART) for latent syphilis infection prevalence, risk factors, treatment response, and …

Syphilis among people with HIV infection in southern Ethiopia: sero-prevalence and risk factors

T Shimelis, K Lemma, H Ambachew, E Tadesse - BMC infectious diseases, 2015 - Springer
Background Syphilis facilitates both HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) transmission and
acquisition, reflecting the complex interplay between the two infections. Scarce information …

Prevalence of syphilis, neurosyphilis and associated factors in a cross-sectional analysis of HIV infected patients attending Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza …

A Haule, B Msemwa, E Mgaya, P Masikini… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background HIV-syphilis co-infection can enhance the rapid progression of early or late
latent syphilis to neurosyphilis and can cause catastrophic neurological complications. In …

Occurrence, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of syphilis in the prospective observational Swiss HIV Cohort Study

MC Thurnheer, R Weber, L Toutous-Trellu… - Aids, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: Annual syphilis testing was reintroduced in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study
(SHCS) in 2004. We prospectively studied occurrence, risk factors, clinical manifestations …

Seroprevalence of syphilis among HIV-infected individuals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

BT Eticha, Z Sisay, A Alemayehu, T Shimelis - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To determine the prevalence of syphilis and its risk factors among people with HIV
at a hospital in Ethiopia. Design A hospital-based cross-sectional study. Setting This study …

Prevalence and risk factors associated with HIV and syphilis co-infection in the African Cohort Study: a cross-sectional study

L Gilbert, N Dear, A Esber, M Iroezindu… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Each year, 5.6 million new syphilis cases are diagnosed globally.
Guidelines for people living with HIV (PLWH) in low-income countries (LIC) recommend STI …

Performance of routine syphilis serology in the Ethiopian cohort on HIV/AIDS

JW Dorigo-Zetsma, D Belewu, H Meless… - Sexually transmitted …, 2004 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives: To assess the performance of routine syphilis screening during 5 year follow up
of Ethiopian factory workers, participating in a cohort study on HIV/AIDS. Methods: Syphilis …

Syphilis treatment response among HIV-discordant couples in Zambia and Rwanda

J Dionne-Odom, E Karita, W Kilembe… - Clinical infectious …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Syphilis continues to be a common sexually transmitted infection, despite the
availability of inexpensive and effective treatment. Infection in human immunodeficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Syphilis diagnosis and serological response to Benzathine Penicillin G among patients attending HIV clinics in N'Djaména, Chad

C Adawaye, AO Souleymane, AA Fouda… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Syphilis is endemic in the Sub-Saharan zone and disproportionately affects at-
risk populations such as men who have sex with men, sex workers and HIV infected …

Incidence and predictors of serological treatment response in early and late syphilis among people living with HIV

V Spagnuolo, A Poli, L Galli, S Nozza… - Open forum …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Few studies have investigated predictors of serological response to syphilis
treatment in people living with HIV (PLWH). Methods This was a retrospective, longitudinal …