BACKGROUND Transfusion transmissible infections(TTIs)are illnesses spread through contaminated blood or blood products.In India,screening for TTIs such as hepatitis B virus(HBV),hepatitis C virus(HCV),human immunodefi...
Background: The prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH is increasing in our environment. Besides androgens and age could there be other risk factors? Aim: To investigate the roles of sexually transmitted infe...
supported by Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen(SZSM201911014);the High Level-Hospital Program,Health Commission of Guangdong Province,China;The funders had no role in study design,data collection or analysis,decision to publish,or preparation of the manuscript.
Eosinophilic meningitis is an unusual condition,particularly in patients with HIV infection or syphilis.The detection of herpes simplex virus(HSV)-2 and HIV-1 in cerebrospinal fluid from a patient with acute eosinophi...
Background Certain infectious diseases are caused by specific bacterial pathogens,including syphilis,gonorrhea,typhoid and paratyphoid fever,diphtheria,pertussis,tetanus,leprosy,and tuberculosis.These diseases signifi...
Introduction:The manifestations of syphilis are varied,and serology can establish the diagnosis early,especially in rare cases.We report a case of chancre redux(a rare recurrence of primary syphilis),which was embedde...
Supported by the AIDS Prevention Technical Guidance and Capacity Building Project(No.102393220020050000012);the Tianjin Medical Key Discipline Project(No.TJYXZDXK-050A);Technical guidance and capacity building for AIDS prevention and control(No.131031105000160001);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.72374153).
Summary What is already known about this topic?Given the common modes of transmission,outbreaks of both human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)and syphilis are primarily observed in men who have sex with men(MSM).However,mi...
Background:The incidence of syphilis has been increasing in the United States over the last two decades,with a more recent increase among women.Ocular syphilis is an uncommon but important complication of syphilis,mos...
Supported by the“Zhujiang Talent Program”High Talent Project of Guangdong Province(No.2019QN01Y162);the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2020A1515010072,No.2023A1515010167)。
AIM:To report the clinical characteristics,treatment and outcomes of active syphilitic uveitis in human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)positive patients and compare them with the previously published data.METHODS:Retrospe...
Syphilis and HIV are amongst the world’s most widespread diseases, particularly in low-income countries. Syphilis and HIV infections during pregnancy have been associated with numerous adverse pregnancy outcomes. Of ...
Objective: to investigate the distribution of positive syphilis serological results in various diseases of the elderly and to provide laboratory basis for the clinical diagnosis, result interpretation and prevention a...