Cynthia Turner
Department of Health, Houston Medical Centre, Texas, USA and Department of Health, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas, USAPublications
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Research Article
Emergence of Syphilis Infection beyond HIV Infection as More Relevant Indicator for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Susceptibility
Author(s): Cynthia Turner72449*, Tuan Phan72450, OsaroMgbere72451, Jennifer Perez72452 and Lupita Thornton72453
Objective: Observations at the Houston Health Department revealed that syphilis infection has potentially emerged beyond Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection as a highly relevant indicator of susceptibility to sexually transmitted Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection. Identification of syphilis as a relevant predictive indicator of HCV infection susceptibility may facilitate optimization of diagnostic algorithms for HCV detection among targeted populations. Methods: A multifaceted proof of concept study compared the prevalence of syphilis co-infection to HIV co-infection among individuals with Hepatitis C Virus antibody (HCVab). Remnant serum samples previously tested for HIV and syphilis were analyzed for HCVab presence using an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Conversely, remnant HCVab positive samples wer.. Read More»
DOI: 10.31858/0975-8453.15.4.146-152
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