Table 1. Clinical Characteristics, Laboratory Results and Molecular Typing Results for Ocular Syphilis Patients.
Pt | Location | Gender | Known MSM | HIV Status | Stage of Syphilis | RPR titer | Sample | Strain Type1 | Diagnosis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Washington | Male | MSM | Positive | Early Latent | 512 | Ocular | 8d/g | Panuveitis |
2 | Washington | Male | MSM | Negative | Late Latent | 256 | Ocular | 14d/g | Panuveitis |
3 | Washington | Male | MSM | Positive | Early Latent | 1024 | CSF | 8d/g | Panuveitis, retinal detachment |
4 | Massachusetts | Male | MSM | Positive | Secondary | 256 | Whole Blood | 14d/g | Chorioretinitis |
5 | New York | Male | MSM | Positive | Primary | 256 | Ocular | 14d/g | Uveitis, chorioretinitis, vitritis |
6 | Oregon | Male | MSM | Positive | Late Latent | 2048 | CSF | 14d/g | Panuveitis |
7 | Massachusetts | Male | MSM | Positive | Secondary | 256 | CSF | 13 __/g | Panuveitis, retinitis |
8 | Washington | Male | No | Negative | Secondary | 256 | CSF | 14 __/g | Optic disc edema |
9 | Washington | Male | MSM | Positive | Secondary | 64 | CSF & Whole Blood | __ __/g | Papillitis, optic neuritis |
10 | Washington | Male | Unknown | Positive | Unknown | 128 | CSF | __ __/g | Panuveitis, chorioretinitis |
11 | Illinois | Male | Unknown | Negative | Late Latent | 128 | CSF | __ __/c | Panuveitis, retinitis |
12 | Massachusetts | Male | No | Negative | Early Latent | 128 | CSF & Whole Blood | __ __/f | Panuveitis |
13 | Washington | Male | No | Negative | Late Latent | 4096 | Whole Blood | __ __/g | Chorioretinitis |
14 | Oregon | Female | N/A | Negative | Secondary | 256 | CSF | __ __/g | Posterior Uveitis |
MSM = Men who have sex with men
HIV = Human immunodeficiency virus
RPR = Rapid plasma reagin
CSF = Cerebrospinal fluid
Strain type listed as arp gene (number), tpr RFLP/ tp0548 sequence