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dc.contributor.authorTsachouridou, Olgaen
dc.contributor.authorSkoura, Lemoniaen
dc.contributor.authorChristaki, Eirinien
dc.contributor.authorKollaras, Panagiotisen
dc.contributor.authorSidiropoulou, E.en
dc.contributor.authorZebekakis, P.en
dc.contributor.authorVakirlis, E.en
dc.contributor.authorMargariti, Apostoliaen
dc.contributor.authorMetallidis, Symeonen
dc.creatorTsachouridou, Olgaen
dc.creatorSkoura, Lemoniaen
dc.creatorChristaki, Eirinien
dc.creatorKollaras, Panagiotisen
dc.creatorSidiropoulou, E.en
dc.creatorZebekakis, P.en
dc.creatorVakirlis, E.en
dc.creatorMargariti, Apostoliaen
dc.creatorMetallidis, Symeonen
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-22T09:53:23Z
dc.date.available2018-06-22T09:53:23Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.urihttps://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/41811
dc.description.abstractIntroduction Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a major public health issue in Europe. Numerous outbreaks of syphilis have been described recently and an increased prevalence of high-risk sexual practices has raised concern about the transmission of HIV and other STDs. Similarly, an increase in sexually transmitted infections has been recorded in Northern Greece. Methods This report describes a recent outbreak of syphilis in people living with HIV. The demographic, clinical, and serologic data of HIV patients diagnosed with syphilis were recorded and analyzed. Data on syphilis incidence from the general population was also compared to HIV patients’ data. Results Fifty-eight HIV-patients of the Infectious Diseases Unit of a tertiary hospital (5.2%) were diagnosed with syphilis during a three-year period (2008-2010). Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and coexistence of other STDs were independent predictors of syphilis (OR: 2.4, 95CI%: 1.26, 4.63, p=0.008; OR: 9.4, 95%CI: 4.49, 19.64, p<0.001, respectively). Origin from a country other than Greece (p=0.005), and homosexual contact (p=0.003), were separate risk factors for syphilis in the general population in the same area. Conclusion Diagnosis of a sexually transmitted disease in an HIV patient is a crucial clinical event that should trigger the clinician’s suspicion for high-risk sexual behavior. Sexual health assessments should be a routine process for HIV patients. © GERMS 2016.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.sourceGERMSen
dc.subjectOutbreaken
dc.subjectHiven
dc.subjectCoinfectionen
dc.subjectSexually transmitted diseasesen
dc.subjectSyphilisen
dc.titleSyphilis on the rise: A prolonged syphilis outbreak among HIV-infected patients in northern Greeceen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi10.11599/germs.2016.1093
dc.description.volume6
dc.description.issue3
dc.description.startingpage82
dc.description.endingpage90
dc.author.facultyΙατρική Σχολή / Medical School
dc.author.departmentΙατρική Σχολή / Medical School
dc.type.uhtypeArticleen
dc.contributor.orcidChristaki, Eirini [0000-0002-8152-6367]
dc.contributor.orcidTsachouridou, Olga [0000-0001-6503-0284]
dc.contributor.orcidMetallidis, Symeon [0000-0002-3869-5341]
dc.contributor.orcidMargariti, Apostolia [0000-0002-4112-9164]
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0002-8152-6367
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0001-6503-0284
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0002-3869-5341
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0002-4112-9164


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