Abstract
We assessed the clinical-epidemiological profile of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients in the Santos region (São Paulo state) with the highest AIDS prevalence in Brazil. Information was extracted from records of 409 AIDS-infected patients hospitalized between 2011 and 2016. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was diagnosed in 24.7% of patients during admission, and 39.6% of already diagnosed patients received highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) irregularly. The mortality rate was 19.1%, and the main secondary manifestations were neurotoxoplasmosis and tuberculosis. AIDS patients in the Santos region had high rates of late diagnosis and low treatment adherence.
Highlights
We assessed the clinical-epidemiological profile of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients in the Santos region (São Paulo state) with the highest AIDS prevalence in Brazil
Dr Roberto Focaccia. e-mail: focaccia@uol.com.br Orcid: 0000-0002-8688-8711 Received 9 April 2018 Accepted 13 October 2018 reported in the Santos Region between 201 and 2016, rending this area the one with the highest prevalence of AIDS in Brazil[3]
A total of 409 medical records of AIDS patients hospitalized in Santa Casa de Misericordia de Santos (SCMS) between 2011 and 2016 were analyzed
Summary
We assessed the clinical-epidemiological profile of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients in the Santos region (São Paulo state) with the highest AIDS prevalence in Brazil. E-mail: focaccia@uol.com.br Orcid: 0000-0002-8688-8711 Received 9 April 2018 Accepted 13 October 2018 reported in the Santos Region between 201 and 2016, rending this area the one with the highest prevalence of AIDS in Brazil[3]. It is the area with the highest prevalence of AIDS in the state of São Paulo.
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