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Four HIV-infected patients were diagnosed during the free and anonymous screening for badually transmitted infections carried out between July 16 and July 20, 2018. The initiative of CheckPoint Sofia was supported by the Plovdiv pLOVEdiv Gallery. the week of the screening included 155 citizens of Plovdiv. The newly diagnosed HIV cases are a 56-year-old woman and men aged 26, 52 and 39 years. Two of the patients over 50 have never been tested and two have been tested for HIV more than two years ago, reports Traffic.
Hepatitis C was detected in two patients over the age of 50, who also do tests for the first time, as before they did not know that they were carriers of the virus. Positive tests for hepatitis B were shown for 5 people in Plovdiv – 4 men and one woman. The youngest infected with hepatitis B is 32 years old and the oldest 63 years old.
The trend in patients with syphilis is worrisome. Of the 155 patients tested, 8 have positive results for infection. Among patients, there is only one woman co-infected with HIV. The others with syphilis are men, the youngest being 21 years old and the oldest at 60 years old. All patients infected with syphilis are men who have bad with men
All patients with positive HIV test, hepatitis B and C and syphilis are targeted at specialized care facilities involved in their treatment. All hepatitis B and C programs for hepatitis B positive have been proposed
As part of the anonymous and free screening initiative, a comprehensive set of tests of social workers working with at-risk groups of government agencies and non-profit organizations. as well as dentists and doctors. Doctors have used the ability to test because they have the disadvantage of doing such tests in the health facilities where they work.
"Our free and anonymous tests demonstrate that there is a serious need for space in Plovdiv, where everyone has an opportunity to test for free and anonymously for more infections, as well as information on how to cure if the test is positive, "said Elena Birindjieva, president of the badociation Health without Borders.
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