Risk factors for neurosyphilis in HIV patients: A retrospective cohort study
In addition to the presence of neurological symptoms, HIV viral load > 400 copies/mm<sup>3</sup> and VDRL titers ≥ 1:32 were shown to be risk factors for neurosyphilis in this study and diagnostic lumbar puncture should be considered in these cases.
Authors
- Eduardo Biacchi Gomes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4044-8160)
- Mariana Horn Scherer
- Maria Helena Rigatto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9465-2613)
- M Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3467-6278)
- Tarsila Vieceli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6274-1320)
- Luisa Nakashima
- Beatriz Arns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4464-9763)
- Ronara Blos Hepp
- Fernanda Greinert
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (BR)
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2025.104519
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00