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Syphilis serology and human immunodeficiency virus positivity in Chandigarh.

Int J STD AIDS. 1990 Nov;1(6):438-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/91242673
Kumar B; Rajagopalan M; Sehgal S; Sharma M; Malhotra S; Department of Dermatology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical; Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Abstract: AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are interlinked. VDRL positivity may indicate that the individual has an increased risk of being HIV positive as the epidemiological risk factors for developing syphilis and AIDS are similar. We analysed 323 (5.8%) VDRL positive serum samples (out of 5592 screened) for HIV positivity. All were HIV negative. While syphilitic infection in India at present is not commonly associated with HIV infection, experience in other countries indicates caution.
Keywords: Adolescence Adult Cardiolipins/BLOOD Child Child, Preschool Cholesterol/BLOOD Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Human HIV Seropositivity/BLOOD/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY India/EPIDEMIOLOGY Infant Male Middle Age Phosphatidylcholines/BLOOD Risk Factors Syphilis/BLOOD/*COMPLICATIONS JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDadolescenceadultcardiolipins/bloodchildchild,preschoolcholesterol/bloodenzyme-linkedimmunosorbentassayfemalehumanhivseropositivity/blood/complications/KWDepidemiologyindia/epidemiologyinfantmalemiddleagephosphatidylcholines/bloodriskfactorssyphilis/blood/KWDcomplicationsjournalarticle
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