Clinical data.

The Table lists various clinical parameters, pertaining to drug-naive and treatment-failing individuals (the two left columns, respectively), and specifically regarding co-infection status (on the right). aInfectious syphilis (primary, secondary or early-latent) was defined by a positive VDRL test (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory Becton-Dickenson, Shannon, Ireland) as previously described [5]. Four individuals were in a primary or secondary phase and six were in late phase of the disease. Two of the ten (20%) were MSM, who comprised 15% of all A/AE-infected individuals. At least three acquired HIV in Israel. cART – combination antiretroviral therapy; HCV – Hepatitis C virus; MSM – Men who have sex with men; NA – Not applicable; NS – Not significant; S.E.M – Standard error of mean; TB – Tuberculosis; VL – viral load.