Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Expatriates in Sharjah United Arab Emirates

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طب

الملخص

Sexually transmitted disease is frequently an unrevealed health issue. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE) data on the prevalence of these infections appear to be lacking and scarce. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Treponema pallidum and HIV infections in expatriates in Sharjah, UAE. The study group (N = 20,548) included expatriate workers of both sexes who were undergoing mandatory pre-employment testing between the months of May and June 2014. Detection of specific antibodies to T. pallidum and HIV antigens and antibodies was performed using commercially available kits. Of the 20,548 samples that were screened for syphilis, one hundred and five (0.51%) tested positive for syphilis. The age groups 30-40 and 40-50 years old are most affected. Individuals from India (30.5%), Pakistan (25.7%), Bangladesh (15.2%); respectively showed the highest infection rate. No correlation between age (P=0.43), gender (P=0.46) and country of origin (P=0.72), and infection with T. pallidum was noted. Of the 20,548 samples that were screened for HIV, three samples only (0.014%) tested positive for HIV antibodies and antigen, repeatedly yielding positive results. The results were subsequently confirmed by western blot assay. The present study provides for the first time the prevalence of infection with T. pallidum and HIV among expatriates in Sharjah emirate. Similar studies in the other emirates will be of great value to provide an unambiguous picture of the frequency of infection with both organisms among the expatriate population in the UAE.

روابط وملفات

التعريف والنوع

رقم الوثيقة

0f44ca2d-c808-4987-bc42-e766f3a45744

رقم العقد

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نوع الوسائط

Crawler

نوع المحتوى

الرسائل العلمية

صيغة المصدر

رسائل ماجيستير

نوع الملف

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أسماء الملفات

73006_1.pdf

بيانات النشر

ألقاب المؤلفين

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اللغة

English

المصدر والدورية

اسم المصدر

Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Expatriates in Sharjah United Arab Emirates

المحتوى والصفحات

عدد الصفحات

0

إشراف وإعداد

الإشراف

Albadawi Abdelbagi Talha , Adam Dawoud Abakar

الإعداد

Eihab Abdin Abdelaziz Gadelmula

الاقتباسات الببليوغرافية