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<strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> TREATMENT AND CARE CLINICAL PROTOCOLS FOR THE WHO EUROPEAN REGION<br />

Annex 2. Management of syphilis in PL<strong>HIV</strong><br />

• Cell-mediated <strong>and</strong> humoral immunity may modify <strong>the</strong> natural course of syphilis infection in <strong>HIV</strong>-coinfected<br />

individuals.<br />

• The diagnostic <strong>and</strong> treatment of syphilis-coinfected PL<strong>HIV</strong> may be different due to a rapid clinical course<br />

with unusual manifestations, including increased risk of neurological manifestations <strong>and</strong> increased treatment<br />

failure rates (6).<br />

• The recommended treatment <strong>for</strong> early syphilis does not change <strong>for</strong> PL<strong>HIV</strong>. When possible, <strong>the</strong> cerebrospinal<br />

fluid (CSF) should be examined <strong>and</strong> a more intensive treatment be administered, regardless of <strong>the</strong><br />

clinical stage of syphilis (92).<br />

• <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>and</strong> serological evaluations of syphilis-coinfected patients should occur at 3, 6, 9, 12 <strong>and</strong> 24<br />

months.<br />

• In case of treatment failure, re-treatment should be undertaken as appropriate (6).

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