Prevalence of syphilis, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and human T-lymphotropic virus infections and coinfections during prenatal screening in an urban Northeastern Brazilian population

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate prevalences of Treponema pallidum, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections and coinfections during prenatal screening in an urban Northeastern Brazilian population through a large dataset.

METHODS: Secondary data were obtained from the Maceió (Alagoas, Brazil) municipal prenatal screening program from June 2007 to May 2012. Dried blood serum tests from 54,813 pregnant women were examined to determine prevalences of T. pallidum, HIV, HTLV, and HBV infections and coinfections, and the seroconversion rates for syphilis and HIV infection. Socio-demographic variables associated with syphilis and HIV infection were identified.

RESULTS: The prevalences of syphilis, HIV, HTLV, and HBV infections were 2.8%, 0.3%, 0.2%, and 0.4%, respectively. Pregnant women infected with T. pallidum had a 4.62-fold greater risk of HIV coinfection, and pregnant women infected with HIV had a 5.71-fold greater risk of T. pallidum coinfection. Seroconversion for syphilis and HIV during pregnancy occurred in 0.5% and 0.06% of women, respectively. Among the women carrying HTLV, 4.2% also had an HBV infection.

CONCLUSIONS: Syphilis was twice as prevalent among pregnant women in Maceió, compared to the national average, and coinfections with syphilis/HIV and HTLV/HBV were significantly associated among these pregnant women.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

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International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 39(2015) vom: 28. Okt., Seite 10-5

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moura, Adriana Avila [VerfasserIn]
de Mello, Maria Júlia Gonçalves [VerfasserIn]
Correia, Jailson B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coinfection
Journal Article
Observational Study
Prenatal diagnosis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
STDs
Seroepidemiologic studies

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Date Completed 16.09.2016

Date Revised 09.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2015.07.022

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM251664406