ArticleAnnals of Saudi medicine
Seropositivity of syphilis among individuals screened in a tertiary hospital in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
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- Blood Donor Serological Screening in Makkah, Saudi Arabia: A 7-Year Retrospective Study on Transfusion-Transmitted Infections.International journal of microbiology · 2025Article
- Increasing incidence rates of sexually transmitted infections from 2010 to 2019: an analysis of temporal trends by geographical regions and age groups from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSexually transmitted infections are a serious public health problem. Syphilis, a multistage, curable chronic disease caused by the spirochete
objectiveAnalyse the seropositivity for syphilis.
designRetrospective cross-sectional.
settingTertiary hospital. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe retrospectively studied individuals who underwent screening tests for syphilis between January 2014 and December 2018. The samples that were positive by both screening and confirmatory tests were considered as confirmed positive for syphilis.
main outcome measuresSyphilis positivity identified by chemiluminescence immunoassay, the rapid plasma reagin test, and specific antibodies against SAMPLE SIZE: 11 832.
resultsOf the 11 832, 54 (0.45%) were confirmed as seropositive for syphilis. Thirty-three (61.1%) were non-Saudi; 21 (38.9%) were Saudis. Thirty (55.6%) cases were males. Twenty-two (40.74%) were married and 29 (53.70%) were unmarried. Of the 54 diagnosed as syphilis positive, 28 (51.9%) were expatriate workers screened for pre-employment. The percentage of syphilis among Saudis was 0.36%. In an overall chi-square analysis, a
conclusionThe study showed that syphilis was low among the screened population. More than half of the syphilis positive cases in this study were household employees. Screening for syphilis assists in planning complementary services for target populations and improves syphilis control. LIMITATIONS: Retrospective design. Hospital-based findings may not be representative of the seroprevalence of syphilis in the general population. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.
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