Open AccessA cross-sectional descriptive study of clinical and serological prevalence of syphilis infection in people living with HIV and its effect on CD4+ T cells
Author(s) -
Suresh Kumar Behara,
Surya Amrutha Bindu Satti
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0565
pISSN - 2589-0557
DOI - 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_68_19
Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , population , treponema , context (archaeology) , serology , immunology , primary syphilis , obstetrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antibody , environmental health , paleontology , biology
The natural history of syphilis could be altered in the presence of HIV. It has been documented that syphilis infection increases the risk of HIV transmission by at least 3-fold.