Introduction
COVID-19 vaccination seems to be the most pertinent pharmacologic public health measure to control the pandemic. Reactogenicity symptoms were frequent in vaccine recipients mostly mild to moderate and commonly reported after the second dose. However, there is a lack of data in patients with a previous diagnosis of Covid-19.
Methods
We analysed side effects of 311 patients after the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, in a french university hospital. We compared patients with COVID-19 history to naive individuals. All the data collected are based on self-reported, including COVID-19 exposure status.
Results
Overall, 229 (74%) patients reported at least one side effect. Among participants with history of Covid-19, 95% reported at least one adverse event versus 70% in naive patients (p<0.01). However, symptom intensity was not different between the 2 groups.
Conclusion
Vaccine recipients with prior COVID-19 reported more, but no more serious, side effects than naive participants.
Background
Integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) are increasingly used in patients living with HIV due to their safety, effectiveness and high genetic barrier. However, an association with weight gain has recently been suggested and several cases of diabetes mellitus have been reported with raltegravir and dolutegravir. The long-time metabolic impact of these recent molecules remains unclear.
Objectives
To assess if an INSTI as a third agent is statistically associated with new-onset diabetes mellitus compared with an NNRTI or a PI.
Patients and methods
Patients undergoing first-line combined ART (cART) without diabetes at baseline were retrospectively included from the Dat’AIDS French cohort study (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02898987). Incident diabetes mellitus was defined as a notification of new diabetes in the medical history, a glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level superior to 7.5% or the start of a diabetes therapy following the initiation of ART.
Results
From 2009 to 2017, 19 462 patients were included, among which 265 cases of diabetes mellitus occurred. Multivariate and survival analyses did not highlight an increase in new-onset diabetes in patients undergoing cART with an INSTI as a third agent compared with an NNRTI or a PI. BMI >30 kg/m2, age >37 years old (in survival analysis), black race or Hispanic ethnicity, arterial hypertension and AIDS were associated with a higher proportion of incident diabetes.
Conclusions
INSTIs were not statistically associated with new-onset diabetes. However, clinicians should remain aware of this possible metabolic comorbidity, particularly in patients with a high BMI and older patients.
Background:
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate is a prodrug of tenofovir diphosphate that exposes patients to renal
toxicity over the long term. Tenofovir alafenamide, a new prodrug, now makes it possible to reduce toxicity, but at the cost
of an alteration in lipid profile. There is currently no recommendation for follow-up of lipid profile when switching from
tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to tenofovir alafenamide.
Objective:
Our study aimed to evaluate the effects on renal function and lipid profile of a switch from tenofovir disoproxil
fumarate to tenofovir alafenamide, and the consequences for patient management.
Methods:
Demographic, clinical and biological data was recorded from a retrospective clinical cohort study in real-life, including patients who switched from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to tenofovir alafenamide. A descriptive analysis of the
study population, with comparison of biological parameters using the paired Student t test for paired data was performed.
Results:
From January 2016 to January 2019, a total of 103 patients were included. There was no significant difference in
renal function before vs after the switch in therapy (p=0.29 for creatinine, p=0.30 for phosphoremia). We observed a change
in lipid profile, with a significant increase in total cholesterol (p=0.0006), HDL cholesterol (p=0.0055) and triglycerides
(p=0.0242). Four patients received lipid-lowering therapy after switching.
Conclusion:
In patients who switch from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to tenofovir alafenamide, lipid profile is altered, and
may require initiation of lipid-lowering therapy. It seems necessary to monitor lipid parameters after this switch, despite the
absence of an official recommendation.
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