Open AccessOcular Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection Among Syphilis Patients in North Carolina, 2014–2016
Author(s) -
Anna B. Cope,
Victoria Mobley,
Sara E. Oliver,
Mara Larson,
Nicole Dzialowy,
Jason Maxwell,
Jessica L. Rinsky,
Thomas A. Peterman,
Aaron Fleischauer,
Erika Samoff
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000910
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , coinfection , immunology , viral load , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Ocular syphilis (OS) has been associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection previously. We compared demographic and clinical characteristics of syphilis patients with and without HIV to identify risk factors for developing OS.