Comorbidities and co-infections in people living with HIV/AIDS

It is a cross-sectional study made in three clinics specialized in the care of infectious diseases in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, in order to identify the prevalence of co-infections and comorbidities in people living with HIV / AIDS. Demographic and clinical variables were analyzed from 498 medical...

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Autores: Righetto, Rosângela Casas, Reis, Renata Karina, Reinato, Lílian Andreia Fleck, Gir, Elucir
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Rev Rene (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufc:article/3286
Acceso en línea:http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/3286
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Morbidity
HIV
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Anti-Retroviral Agents
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Sumario:It is a cross-sectional study made in three clinics specialized in the care of infectious diseases in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, in order to identify the prevalence of co-infections and comorbidities in people living with HIV / AIDS. Demographic and clinical variables were analyzed from 498 medical records of patients from December, 2004 to June, 2010. Data analyzed using descriptive statistics show an average of 39.3 years of age, ranging from 17 to 71 years, with 295 (59.2%) males. 390 comorbidities were observed (78.3%), especially dyslipidemia 126 (25.3%), triglycerides 68 (13.7%), hepatitis C 68 (13.7%), oral candidiasis 60 (12.0 %), sexually transmitted disease 57 (11.4%) and tuberculosis 51 (10.2%). Depending on the different comorbidities, it is considered appropriate that special strategies to monitor are planned, for the diagnosis and early intervention.