The Distribution of Seropositivities for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and, Syphilis and the Gonorrhea Positive Rates in Gwangju (2002-2006)

Hye Young Kee; Byeong-Sun Choi; Jin Jong Seo; Sun Hee Kim; Min Ji Kim; Eun Sun Kim; Jong Tae Park; Jae Keun Chung

doi:10.3947/ic.2009.41.4.211

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Kee, Choi, Seo, Kim, Kim, Kim, Park, and Chung: The Distribution of Seropositivities for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and, Syphilis and the Gonorrhea Positive Rates in Gwangju (2002-2006)

Original Article

Infection and Chemotherapy

Infection and Chemotherapy 2009; 41(4): 211-215.

Published online: 31 August 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2009.41.4.211

The Distribution of Seropositivities for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and, Syphilis and the Gonorrhea Positive Rates in Gwangju (2002-2006)

Hye Young Kee, M.S.¹, Byeong-Sun Choi, Ph.D.², Jin Jong Seo, Ph.D.¹, Sun Hee Kim, Ph.D.¹, Min Ji Kim, M.S.¹, Eun Sun Kim, Ph.D.¹, Jong Tae Park, Ph.D.¹, Jae Keun Chung, Ph.D.¹

¹Health Research Department, Health and Environment Institute of Gwangju, Gwangju, Korea.

²Division of AIDS, Center for Immunology and Pathology, Korea National Institute of Health, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Jae Keun Chung, Ph.D. Health Research Department, Health and Environment Institute of Gwangju, 898 Hwajung-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju 502-837, Republic of Korea. Tel: +82-62-380-1840, Fax: +82-62-380-1836, jkchung@korea.kr

Received 11 February 2009 Accepted 6 July 2009

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Abstract

Background

The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is an important public health issue in the worldwide. Therefore, we investigated the trends of the seroprevalence of HIV and, syphilis and the gonorrhea positive rates in Gwangju from 2002 to 2006.

Materials and Methods

The results of laboratory tests for HIV, syphilis and gonorrhea were collected from five public health centers and 19 hospitals in Gwangju. The number of tested patients from 2002 to 2006 was 348,202 cases for HIV, 80,115 cases for syphilis and, 103,548 cases for gonorrhea.

Results

HIV/AIDS infections have rapidly increased at public health centers and hospitals. Especially, most of newly HIV-infected people were patients on ambulatory care/hospitalization, and they were also found via preoperation tests and according to the clinical symptoms. The gonorrhea positive rates have gradually decreased by year while the syphilis infection rates have slightly increased from 2002 to 2006.

Conclusions

We have to determine the reasons why HIV and syphilis infections, but not gonorrhea, have increases simultaneously by the year. These results should be helpful to create a more effective STD prevention policy and the treatment guidelines for the people in Gwangju in the near future.

Keywords: HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea

Figures and Tables

Table 1

The Positive Rates of Anti-HIV Antibody in Gwangju, by Year

Abbreviation: Public, Public health centers

Table 2

The Reasons for Testing Anti-HIV Antibody in Newly HIV-infected Persons in Gwangju, 2006

^*Samples having positive reaction in 1st HIV screening with HIV ELISA and/or HIV PA test

Table 3

The Incidence of Syphilis and Gonorrhea in Gwangju, by Year

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