Opportunistic infections in patients with aids admitted to an university hospital of the Southeast of Brazil
Opportunistic diseases in HIV-infected patients have changed since the introduction of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). This study aims at evaluating the frequency of associated diseases in patients with AIDS admitted to an university hospital of Brazil, before and after HAART. The med...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6b42492b264d4a9f9b7b09ceb0d37a01 2024-09-09T19:26:12+00:00 Opportunistic infections in patients with aids admitted to an university hospital of the Southeast of Brazil Vandack Nobre Emanuella Braga Abdunnabi Rayes José Carlos Serufo Pérsio Godoy Nívea Nunes Carlos Maurício Antunes José Roberto Lambertucci 2003-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/6b42492b264d4a9f9b7b09ceb0d37a01 EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652003000200003&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/6b42492b264d4a9f9b7b09ceb0d37a01 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 45, Iss 2, Pp 69-74 (2003) HIV AIDS Opportunistic diseases Schistosomiasis Paracoccidioidomycosis Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2003 ftdoajarticles 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z Opportunistic diseases in HIV-infected patients have changed since the introduction of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). This study aims at evaluating the frequency of associated diseases in patients with AIDS admitted to an university hospital of Brazil, before and after HAART. The medical records of 342 HIV-infected patients were reviewed and divided into two groups: group 1 comprised 247 patients before HAART and, group 2, 95 patients after HAART. The male-to-female rate dropped from 5:1 to 2:1for HIV infection. There was an increase in the prevalence of tuberculosis and toxoplasmosis, with a decrease in Kaposi's sarcoma, histoplasmosis and cryptococcosis. A reduction of in-hospital mortality (42.0% vs. 16.9%; p = 0.00002) has also occurred. An agreement between the main clinical diagnoses and autopsy findings was observed in 10 out of 20 cases (50%). Two patients with disseminated schistosomiasis and 2 with paracoccidioidomycosis are reported. Overall, except for cerebral toxoplasmosis, it has been noticed a smaller proportion of opportunistic conditions related to severe immunosuppression in the post HAART group. There was also a significant reduction in the in-hospital mortality, possibly reflecting improvement in the treatment of the HIV infection. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Opportunistic diseases in HIV-infected patients have changed since the introduction of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). This study aims at evaluating the frequency of associated diseases in patients with AIDS admitted to an university hospital of Brazil, before and after HAART. The medical records of 342 HIV-infected patients were reviewed and divided into two groups: group 1 comprised 247 patients before HAART and, group 2, 95 patients after HAART. The male-to-female rate dropped from 5:1 to 2:1for HIV infection. There was an increase in the prevalence of tuberculosis and toxoplasmosis, with a decrease in Kaposi's sarcoma, histoplasmosis and cryptococcosis. A reduction of in-hospital mortality (42.0% vs. 16.9%; p = 0.00002) has also occurred. An agreement between the main clinical diagnoses and autopsy findings was observed in 10 out of 20 cases (50%). Two patients with disseminated schistosomiasis and 2 with paracoccidioidomycosis are reported. Overall, except for cerebral toxoplasmosis, it has been noticed a smaller proportion of opportunistic conditions related to severe immunosuppression in the post HAART group. There was also a significant reduction in the in-hospital mortality, possibly reflecting improvement in the treatment of the HIV infection. |
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Opportunistic infections in patients with aids admitted to an university hospital of the Southeast of Brazil |
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Opportunistic infections in patients with aids admitted to an university hospital of the Southeast of Brazil |
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