Syphilis: prevalence in a Hospital in Lisbon
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Syphilis: prevalence in a Hospital in LisbonSífilis: prevalência num Hospital de LisboaPortugalSyphilis/epidemiologyCopyright © Ordem dos MédicosIntroduction: Syphilis is a sexual and vertical transmitted disease. Its incidence is increasing in Europe, particularly, in Portugal. Material and methods: A descriptive, retrospective study was performed based on positive treponemal tests from January to December 2013, at the Santa Maria Hospital, Lisbon. In-patients and out-patients evaluated in medical appointments and at the emergency department were included. We proceeded to epidemiological characterization, disease classification and definition of risk factors. Results: We obtained a sample of 580 patients, of whom 51 with no clinical data and 45 with false positive serologies were excluded. There was a predominance of male patients (75%) and a mean age of 47 years. Most (59%) had syphilis successfully treated in the past and 3.7% were in follow-up. We recorded 13 primaries syphilis, 71 cases of secondary syphilis, 40 cases of early latent syphilis, 49 unknown duration syphilis and five cases of late latent syphilis. In the early syphilis group, 42% (n = 124) were HIV-positive and, in 8% both diagnosis were done simultaneously. Discussion: We emphasize the high prevalence of syphilis/HIV co-infection in patients with early syphilis, reinforcing the importance of promoting the use of preventive measures. We obtained 11% of patients with late clinical forms, which are notifiable since June 2014, in Portugal. All serological tests for the diagnosis of syphilis have limitations which emphasizes the importance of clinical-laboratory correlation. Conclusion: Syphilis remains an important public health problem. It is necessary to establish education programs, screening and follow-up strategies to reduce their prevalence and to perform more efficient screening of the partners.Ordem dos MédicosRepositório da Universidade de LisboaLopes, LeonorFerro Rodrigues, RitaLlobet, SamuelLito, LuísBorges-Costa, João2021-07-29T13:19:13Z20162016-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/49208engActa Med Port. 2016 Jan;29(1):52-550870-399X10.20344/amp.62471646-0758info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-11-20T18:08:20Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/49208Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-11-20T18:08:20Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Syphilis: prevalence in a Hospital in Lisbon Sífilis: prevalência num Hospital de Lisboa |
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Syphilis: prevalence in a Hospital in Lisbon |
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Syphilis: prevalence in a Hospital in Lisbon Lopes, Leonor Portugal Syphilis/epidemiology |
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Syphilis: prevalence in a Hospital in Lisbon |
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Syphilis: prevalence in a Hospital in Lisbon |
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Syphilis: prevalence in a Hospital in Lisbon |
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Syphilis: prevalence in a Hospital in Lisbon |
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Syphilis: prevalence in a Hospital in Lisbon |
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Lopes, Leonor |
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Lopes, Leonor Ferro Rodrigues, Rita Llobet, Samuel Lito, Luís Borges-Costa, João |
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Ferro Rodrigues, Rita Llobet, Samuel Lito, Luís Borges-Costa, João |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Lopes, Leonor Ferro Rodrigues, Rita Llobet, Samuel Lito, Luís Borges-Costa, João |
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Portugal Syphilis/epidemiology |
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Portugal Syphilis/epidemiology |
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Copyright © Ordem dos Médicos |
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2016 |
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2016 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z 2021-07-29T13:19:13Z |
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Acta Med Port. 2016 Jan;29(1):52-55 0870-399X 10.20344/amp.6247 1646-0758 |
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