Syphilis reinfection is associated with an attenuated immune profile in the same individual: a prospective observational cohort study

Table 1 Selected clinical and laboratory findings of 11 individuals with an episode of syphilis reinfection during study follow-up

		Baseline Episode of Syphilis						Nadir RPR	Repeat Episode of Syphilis
Study nr	HIV Status	CD4 (T cells/ul)	HIV Viral Load	No. Previous Syphilis Infections^a	Days since last syphilis	RPR titre baseline	Syphilis Stage	Nadir RPR pre- reinfection	RPR Repeat	Syphilis Stage	Days between baseline and repeat syphilis
1	Infected	563	< 20	3	1371	256	Secondary	64	256	Early Latent	391
2	Infected	546	< 20	4	692	128	Early Latent	16	256	Early Latent	532
3	Infected	677	< 20	1	360	64	Early Latent	8	128	Early Latent	456
4	Infected	456	< 20	1	347	256	Secondary	16	64	Early Latent	492
5	Infected	598	< 20	2	568	8	Early Latent	2	16	Primary	424
6	Uninfected	NA	NA	1	319	64	Secondary	2	8	Early Latent	725
7	Infected	489	< 20	6	684	128	Late Latent	16	64	Primary	496
8	Infected	1284	< 20	1	180	128	Secondary	8	32	Early Latent	308
9	Infected	689	< 20	1	797	128	Late Latent	32	256	Secondary	364
10	Infected	503	< 20	1	565	128	Secondary	4	256	Early Latent	503
11	Infected	483	< 20	0	NA	32	Secondary	0	32	Secondary	171

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