Clinical and epidemiological analysis of patients with HIV/AIDS admitted to a reference hospital in the northeast region of Brazil

Soares, Vítor Yamashiro Rocha; Filho, Carlos Eduardo Pinheiro Lúcio; Carvalho, Lorena Ibiapina Mendes de; Silva, Amélia Maria Marinho de Morais e; Eulálio, Kelsen Dantas

doi:10.1590/s0036-46652008000600003

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“…27 and Hurissa et al 28 . Our mortality rates were lower than those reported in a study conducted in Belo Horizonte (15) (17%) but higher than those reported by Oliveira et al 32 (8.7%) and Soares et al 35 (7.5%). The mortality and recurrence rates reflect the importance of the early detection and treatment of HIV in patients with VL, in order initiate appropriate treatment and prevent mortality.…”

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Epidemiological profile of patients co-infected with visceral leishmaniasis and HIV/AIDS in Northeast, Brazil

Viana

Silva

Garcia

et al. 2017

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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Introduction: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/ AIDS) co-infection has been a research topic of interest worldwide. In Brazil, it has been observed that there is a relative underreporting and failure in the understanding and management of this important association. The aim of this study was to analyze epidemiological and clinical aspects of patients with VL with and without HIV/AIDS. Methods: We conducted an observational and analytical study of patients with VL followed in a Reference Service in the State of Maranhão, Brazil from 2007-2013. Results: In total 126 patients were enrolled, of which 61 (48.4%) were co-infected with HIV/AIDS. There were more males among those with HIV/AIDS (85.2%, P>0.05) or with VL only (81.5%, P>0.05). These findings significantly differed based on age group (P<0.003); the majority of patients were aged 31-40 years (41.0%) and 21-30 years (32.3%) among those with and without HIV/AIDS co-infection, respectively. The incidence of diarrhea and splenomegaly significantly differed between the two groups (P=0.0014 and P=0.019, respectively). The myelogram parasitic examination was used most frequently among those with HIV/AIDS (91.8%), followed by those with VL only (69.2%). VL recurrences and mortality were significantly higher in the HIV/AIDS co-infected patients (P<0.0001 and P=0.012, respectively). Conclusions: Patients with VL with or without HIV/AIDS co-infection were mostly adult men. Diarrhea was more frequent in HIV/AIDS co-infected patients, whereas splenomegaly was more common in patients with VL only. In the group of HIV/AIDS co-infected patients, there was a higher rate of VL recurrence and mortality.

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Epidemiological profile of patients co-infected with visceral leishmaniasis and HIV/AIDS in Northeast, Brazil

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Silva

Garcia

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“…Em um estudo prospectivo em ambulatório de referência em Belo Horizonte para pacientes com HIV/aids, também houve predomínio do sexo masculino, correspondendo a 68% dos estudados (10) . Em estudo retrospectivo realizado em um hospital de referência do nordeste para doenças tropicais, os indivíduos do sexo masculino corresponderam a 71,3% da população de pacientes versus 28,7 do sexo feminino (11) . Um estudo observacional descritivo seccional sobre aids e envelhecimento também mostrou predomínio do sexo masculino, com 75% dos casos, e essa prevalência se mostrou tanto entre o grupo etário mais jovem quanto entre o grupo mais velho (12) .…”

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Perfil ePidemiológico dos Pacientes HiV-PositiVo cadastrados no municíPio de teresóPolis, rJ

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Silva³

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“…A prospective study in a reference clinic in the city of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, also showed the prevalence of HIV/aids in male patients, corresponding to 68% (10) . A retrospective study conducted at a tropical diseases reference hospital in the Northeast region, showed that male individuals correspond to 71.3% versus 28.7% of female patients (11) . A descriptive observational sectional study on aids and aging also showed a predominance of males, 75% of cases, and that this prevalence was among both the younger and the older age groups (12) .…”

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EpidEmiological profilE of HiV positiVE patiEnts rEgistErEd in tHE District of tErEsópolis, statE of rio dE JanEiro

Gonçalves¹

2012

J bras doenças sex transm

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Introduction: the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic began in the 1980's. As there were no therapeutic options at that time, diagnosed patients evolved rapidly to death. With the implementation of anti-retroviral therapy in 1996, HIV infection became a chronic disease, which in many cases can make adherence difficult to the proposed treatment. Objective: evaluate the profile of patients monitored at the STD/Aids clinic of the Epidemiological Surveillance Division of Teresópolis-RJ, and relate it to the attendance at consultations rate, CD4 measurements, viral load, and death. Methods: this is a retrospective, qualitative and quantitative cross-sectional study. We analysed available medical records of patients diagnosed with aids at the Division of Epidemiological Surveillance of Teresópolis, registered from 2000 to 2010. results: patients with medical follow-up every 3 months had lower viral load and higher CD4 levels compared to those who were not regularly monitored (p < 0.01). Patients who died had less regular attendance at consultations, as well as a decreased time in the disease progression (p < 0.01). conclusion: there were a few differences between our data and those found in the literature, and the main disagreement is related to the prevalence of HIV/aids cases among female patients and a higher viral load in this group.

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Clinical and epidemiological analysis of patients with HIV/AIDS admitted to a reference hospital in the northeast region of Brazil

Cited by 29 publications

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Epidemiological profile of patients co-infected with visceral leishmaniasis and HIV/AIDS in Northeast, Brazil

Epidemiological profile of patients co-infected with visceral leishmaniasis and HIV/AIDS in Northeast, Brazil

Perfil ePidemiológico dos Pacientes HiV-PositiVo cadastrados no municíPio de teresóPolis, rJ

EpidEmiological profilE of HiV positiVE patiEnts rEgistErEd in tHE District of tErEsópolis, statE of rio dE JanEiro

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