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When citing these abstracts please use the following reference:<br />

Author(s) of abstract. Title of abstract [abstract]. Int J Infect Dis 2010;14S1: Abstract number.<br />

Please note that the official publication of the <strong>International</strong> Journal of <strong>Infectious</strong> Diseases 2010, Volume 14, Supplement 1<br />

is available electronically on http://www.sciencedirect.com<br />

Final Abstract Number: 79.002<br />

Session: Obstetrical-Gynecological, Surgical and Sexually Transmitted Infections<br />

Date: Friday, March 12, 2010<br />

Time: 12:30-13:30<br />

Room: <strong>Poster</strong> & Exhibition Area/Ground Level<br />

Type: <strong>Poster</strong> Presentation<br />

Syphilis and HIV co-infection in Thai Medical School Hospital<br />

N. Hiransuthikul<br />

Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 10330, Thailand<br />

Background: HIV and syphilis affect similar patient groups and co-infection is common. In HIV<br />

infected patients, clinical manifestation of syphilis may be atypical and different from HIV<br />

uninfected cases. This study aimed to compare the characteristics of syphilis between HIVseropositive<br />

and HIV- seronegative patients in Thai Medical School Hospital<br />

Methods: Retrospectively chart review of new cases of syphilis who attended the STD clinic,<br />

Chulalongkorn Hospital, Bangkok,Thailand from 1st June 2001 to 31st May 2006 was<br />

conducted.<br />

Results: There were totally 385 new cases of syphilis during the studied period and HIV<br />

screening was done in 325 patients.The prevalence of HIV infection among syphilis patients was<br />

33.2%. We found that younger age, male gender, and men who have sex with men (MSM) were<br />

significantly associated with HIV infection (p

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