Prevalence of coinfections in women living with human immunodeficiency virus in Northeast Brazil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Brenda Evelin Barreto da Silva, Victor Santana Santos, Ingrid Emmily Reis Santos, Marcus Vinicius de Aragão Batista, Leila Luiza Conceição Gonçalves, Lígia Mara Dolce de Lemos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019
• Subjects: Coinfection; HIV; Women; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0282-2019; https://doaj.org/article/5ea50dadeb1d43a6a85d1322d456a95a

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Despite the success of antiretrovirals, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfections continue to cause mortality. We investigated the prevalence of coinfections in women with HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Sergipe, Brazil. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study. The coinfections investigated were syphilis, hepatitis B and C, toxoplasmosis, rubella, tuberculosis, and cytomegalovirus. RESULTS: Among the 435 women, 85 (19.5%) had coinfections. The most prevalent was HIV/syphilis, followed by tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis, hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and rubella. Additionally, 300 (96.2%) were seropositive for cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin G. CONCLUSIONS: Despite significant progress in the treatment for people with HIV, coinfections continued to affect this population.