Table 3 Subgroup analysis of individuals with HIV and incident syphilis infection based on virologic supressiona, patients not on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and those with repeat syphilis episodes
Episodes of syphilis in individuals with HIV that were not virologically suppressed, VL ≤ 40 copies/mL (n = 75/249) | Number of Episodes | Percentage |
On ART | 36 | 48 |
Not on ART | 39 | 52 |
Episodes of syphilis in individuals with HIV that are not on ART (n = 48/249) | Number of Episodes | Percentage |
Viral Load (range) copies/mL | < 40–2,309,021 | |
≤ 40 | 2 | 4 |
41–399 | 4 | 8 |
400–10,000 | 18 | 38 |
≥ 10,000 | 24 | 50 |
Episodes of syphilis in individuals with HIV and repeat syphilis infections (n = 71/249) | Number of Episodes | Percentage |
Virologic suppression (range) | < 40–330,000 | |
Virologically suppressed | 45 | 63 |
Not Virologically suppressed | 26 | 37 |
On ART | 58 | 82 |
Not on ART | 13 | 18 |