AIDS and nutrition in patients

Kourkouta, Lambrini; Monios, A; Ouzounakis, Petros

doi:10.5604/01.3001.0010.1881

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“…Furthermore, a vaccine that will provide preventive protection against HIV/AIDS is the big issue in research on the disease from the very first years of the onset of the disease. [27] Compliance with ethical standards…”

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HIV infection and vaccinations

Ouzounakis¹,

Frantzana²,

Iliadis³

et al. 2023

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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Introduction: Vaccination is mentioned as a most successful way of intervention in public health. Vaccination against other diseases is usually recommended for people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS) infection. Purpose: To identify the correlation of vaccines and vaccination in patients suffering from HIV/AIDS infection. Methodology: This narrative review was based on the bibliographic search of reviews and research studies drawn from the international databases. The exclusion criterion of the articles was the language other than English and Greek. Results: HIV infection is characterized by severe immunodeficiency, which is the result of a decrease in the number of CD4+ T – lymphocytes. The right time to vaccinate a HIV patient is not precisely determined, but it is recommended for those with low CD4 values. All HIV patients are recommended to be vaccinated the annual vaccination of Influenza virus vaccination. It also is recommended to be vaccinated with the vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV), the vaccination against hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV), the vaccination against herpes zoster or shingles and the vaccination against COVID-19 infection. Conclusion: People with HIV/AIDS are more vulnerable to infections from various diseases. Therefore, it is necessary patients with HIV infection be vaccinated against life-threatening diseases.

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HIV infection and vaccinations

Ouzounakis¹,

Frantzana²,

Iliadis³

et al. 2023

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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“…Among these challenges, nutrition is a crucial factor that can impact morbidity and mortality in older PLWH. Previous studies showed that nutrition can enhance the immune system response to HIV replication and that malnourished PLWH were more likely to develop opportunistic infections than those with adequate nutrition [ 4 , 5 ]. It is widely believed that malnutrition, the immune system of PLWH, and HIV infection are intertwined and that the former two factors affect the outcome of the latter [ 5 , 6 ].…”

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Nutritional risk and nutritional status in hospitalized older adults living with HIV in Shenzhen, China: a cross-sectional study

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Background Nutrition is a crucial factor that can impact morbidity and mortality in older people living with HIV (PLWH). Studies on nutritional risk and nutritional status in all age groups in PLWH have been conducted. However, few studies have focused on nutritional risk in older PLWH. This study aimed to describe the nutritional risk and nutritional status in older PLWH, and explore factors associated with nutritional risk and undernutrition status. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study. We recruited participants aged 50 years or older from the Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen from January 2016 to May 2019. Nutritional risk and nutritional status were evaluated by the Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS 2002) tool, body mass index (BMI), albumin level, and prealbumin level on the first day of admission. Logistic regression models were used to identify the factors associated with undernutrition based on the BMI, albumin, and prealbumin criteria. Results A total of 196 older PLWH were included in the analysis. We found that 36% of hospitalized older PLWH had nutritional risk, and 12–56% of them had undernutrition based on the BMI, albumin, and prealbumin criteria. An increased nutritional risk score was associated with older age (β = 0.265 CI [0.021, 0.096], P = 0.002), a higher viral load (β = − 0.186 CI [− 0.620, − 0.037], P = 0.028), a lower BMI (β = − 0.287 CI [− 0.217, − 0.058], P = 0.001), and a lower albumin level (β = − 0.324 CI [− 8.896, − 1.230], P = 0.010). The CD4 count was associated with the prevalence of undernutrition based on the albumin criterion (OR = 15.637 CI [2.742, 89.178], P = 0.002). Conclusion Our study indicated that nutritional screening, assessment, and management should be routinely performed in hospitalized older PLWH. HIV-specific measures should be used to assess nutritional risk, and albumin, BMI, and other assessments should be used in combination to identify undernutrition in older PLWH.

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“…Desde el momento en que la desnutrición hospitalaria fue puesta en la mira del ámbito científico en 1974 por la investigación del Dr. Charles Butterworth y su artículo "El esqueleto en el armario del hospital" (1) y reconocida como factor de riesgo para complicaciones, aumento en la estancia hospitalaria, reingresos, fracasos terapéuticos e incremento en los costos de salud (2)(3)(4) , se fue despertando la conciencia de su impacto en diferentes patologías (5)(6)(7)(8) .…”

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