شيوع آلودگي به HIV-1در افراد با تست سرولوژي مثبت سيفيليس

Frequency of HTV-1 Infection in VDRL positive patients.

Syphilis and AIDS both are sexual transmitted diseases that can be assumed as predispos¬ing factor for each other. Immune deficiency in AIDS facilitates other infections and genital ulcers in syphilis in¬crease the risk of HIV transmission. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of HIV infection in VDRL positive patients.| Materials and methods: Serologic studies were done on 100 seropositive cases using VDRL and confirmed by RPR test (25males-75females). HIV infection was also evaluated by ELIZA test in a private laboratory in Mashhad. Results: Most of the cases (72%) were received from gynecology and obstetrics clinics for screen¬ing before pregnancy. The subjectsʹ average age was 31.5±12.45 years (21-46). 75% were females and 93% were married. 72% had low level of education and 89% were either housewives or didmt have any job. A history of previous STD was reported in more than half of them and 2 cases were IV drug abuser. HIV infection was seen in 3 cases (3%). Two of the cases had IV drug abuser partners while the other one was a single IV drug abuser.^ Conclusion: 3% of RPR positive cases were identified with positive anti HIV antibody. Thus, we sug¬gest informing high risk cases such as young criminals, sex workers and IV drug abusers about STD as well as having supportive plans for the wives of IV addicted cases.