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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Incidence and factors associated with the risk of sexually transmitted diseases in HIV-infected people seen for care in Italy: Data from the Icona Foundation cohort
HIV Medicine, Volume 16, No. 7, Year 2015
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Description
Objectives: The aims of this study were to identify temporal trends in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in a cohort of HIV-infected people and to evaluate factors associated with the risk of a new STD diagnosis. Methods: All HIV-infected patients in the Icona Foundation Study cohort enrolled after 1998 were included in this study. STD incidence rates (IRs) were calculated and stratified by calendar period. Predictors of STDs were identified using a Poisson regression model with sandwich estimates for standard errors. Results: Data for 9168 participants were analysed [median age 37.3 (range 18-81) years; 74% male; 30% men who have sex with men (MSM)]. Over 46736 person-years of follow-up (PYFU), 996 episodes of STDs were observed [crude IR 21.3/1000 PYFU; 95% confidence interval (CI) 20.0-22.6/1000 PYFU]. In multivariable Poisson regression analysis, MSM [rate ratio (RR) 3.03; 95% CI 2.52-3.64 versus heterosexuals], calendar period (RR 1.67; 95% CI 1.42-1.97 for 2008-2012 versus 1998-2002), HIV RNA>50 HIV-1 RNA copies/mL (RR 1.44; 95% CI 1.19-1.74 versus HIV RNA≤50 copies/mL) and a current CD4 count <100 cells/μL (RR 4.66; 95% CI 3.69-5.89; P<0.001 versus CD4 count >500 cells/μL) were associated with an increased risk of STDs. In contrast, older age (RR 0.82 per 10 years older; 95% CI 0.77-0.89) and being currently on ART (RR 0.38; 95% CI 0.33-0.45) compared with being ART-naïve or on a treatment interruption were associated with a lower risk of developing STDs. Conclusions: An increase in the incidence of STDs was observed in more recent years. Interventions to prevent STDs and potential spread of HIV should target the younger population, MSM and people currently not receiving ART. © 2015 British HIV Association.
Available Materials
https://efashare.b-cdn.net/share/pmc/articles/PMC4682467/bin/hiv0016-0412-sd1.docx
Authors & Co-Authors
Cingolani, A.
Italy, Rome
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Roma
Zona, Stefano
Italy, Modena
Università Degli Studi Di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Girardi, Enrico
Italy, Rome
Irccs Istituto Nazionale Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani
Cozzi-Lepri, Alessandro
United Kingdom, London
Ucl Medical School
Monno, Laura
Italy, Bari
Università Degli Studi Di Bari Aldo Moro
Quiròs-Roldan, Eugenia
Italy, Brescia
Università Degli Studi Di Brescia
Guaraldi, Giovanni
Italy, Modena
Università Degli Studi Di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Antinori, Andrea
Italy, Rome
Irccs Istituto Nazionale Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani
D'Arminio Monforte, Antonella D.
Italy, Milan
Ospedale San Paolo
Ammassari, Adriana
Unknown Affiliation
Castagna, Antonella
Unknown Affiliation
de Luca, Andrea
Unknown Affiliation
Di Biagio, Antonio
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Gori, Andrea
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Lazzarin, Adriano
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Balotta, Claudia
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Perno, Carlo Federico
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Mussini, Cristina
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Castelli, Francesco
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Ceccherini-Silberstein, Francesca
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Maggiolo, Franco
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Angarano, Gioacchino
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Di Perri, Giovanni
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Ippolito, Giuseppe
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Lapadula, Giuseppe
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Fanti, Iuri
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Galli, Luisa
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Andreoni, Massimo G.
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Borderi, M.
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Galli, Massimo
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Lichtner, Miriam
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Puoti, Massimo
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Capobianchi, Maria Rosaria
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Gianotti, Nicola
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Bonfanti, Paolo
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Cicconi, Paola
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Cinque, P.
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Lorenzini, Patrizia
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Viale, Pierluigi
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Cauda, Roberto
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Iardino, Rosaria
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Bonora, Stefano
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Lo Caputo, Sergio
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Rusconi, Stefano
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Giacometti, Andrea R.
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Verucchi, Gabriella
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Quirino, Tiziana
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Segala, D.
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Mazzotta, Francesco
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Viscoli, Claudio
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Mastroianni, Claudio Maria
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Rizzardini, Giuliano
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Ridolfo, Anna Lisa
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Carenzi, Laura
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Tincati, Camilla
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Chirianni, Antonio
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Parruti, Giustino
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Ursini, T.
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Nicastri, Emanuele
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Acinapura, Rosa
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Libertone, Raffaella
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Cattelan, Anna María
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Rossetti, Barbara
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Caramello, Pietro
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Orofino, Giancarlo
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Bassetti, Matteo
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Pellizzer, Giampietro P.
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Manfrin, Vinicio
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Statistics
Citations: 3
Authors: 68
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/hiv.12226
ISSN:
14642662
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male