错过的机会:在日本的梅毒测试患者中,艾滋病毒检测不足
Toshibumi Taniguchi1, Kazutaka Yamagishi1, Misuzu Yahaba1
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Chiba University Hospital, Japan.
概括
在日本的梅毒患者中,艾滋病毒检测率较低,尽管晚诊的风险较高,但老年人接受检测的可能性较低. 这表明艾滋病毒查性传播感染的系统性失败.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 日本面临越来越多的梅毒率和晚期的人类免疫缺陷病毒 (HIV) 诊断,许多病例在艾滋病阶段被发现.
- 寻求梅毒检测的患者当前的艾滋病毒检测实践不足于最佳水平,导致诊断延迟.
研究的目的:
- 分析在日本测试梅毒的患者中对人类免疫缺陷病毒 (HIV) 检测的实践.
- 根据年龄和其他人口因素,识别艾滋病毒检测率的差异.
- 在性传播感染 (STI) 管理的背景下,突出艾滋病毒查的落实差距.
主要方法:
- 从2011年到2020年,对国家健康保险索赔数据库数据进行了回顾性分析.
- 包括针对梅毒测试的患者 (n=253,865) 和针对性传播感染治疗的患者.
- 统计分析以评估艾滋病毒检测率和与年龄相关的趋势.
主要成果:
- 只有5.31%的梅毒检测患者接受了艾滋病毒检测.
- 随着年龄的增长,艾滋病毒检测率显著下降,从20岁以下的8.27%下降到70岁以上的4.67%.
- 接受性传播感染治疗的患者的艾滋病毒检测率非常低 (3.94%),年龄差异仍然存在.
结论:
- 在日本,对于性传播疾病患者的常规艾滋病毒检测存在显著的落实差距,这与国际指导方针相反.
- 系统性失败导致艾滋病毒检测的持续,基于年龄的差异,特别影响那些面临晚期诊断风险较高的老年人.
- 迫切需要采取政策干预措施,例如在所有性传播疾病评估中选择退出艾滋病毒检测,以改善早期艾滋病毒检测和公共卫生结果.
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