Abstract
Some infections share common modes of transmission with HIV and have the potential to change the course of the latter.To assess the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) hepatitis C virus (HCV), Treponema palladium and Toxoplasmosis gondii co-infections in HIV-1 infected patients followed at a university hospital.Clinical records of HIV-positive individuals were reviewed. The analysis included: demographical data, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), IgM and IgG anti-HBc, antibodies, anti-HCV antibodies, RPR or VDRL test and IgG anti Tgondii antibodies.Three hundred ninety five patients (aged 16 to 89 years, 359 males) were included in the review. Seventy nine percent had been tested for HBV status with HBsAg, and the global HIV-HBV co-infection prevalence was 6.1%. A subgroup of 190 individuals were tested for HBV infection with HBsAg and IgM/IgG anti-HBc markers. Of these, 46% fulfilled co-infection criteria: eight with acute hepatitis B, 11 with chronic hepatitis B and 69 with inactive HBV infection. The frequency of HIV-HBV co-infection was 48% and 22% among men and women respectively (NS). HCV-HN co-infection was detected in 3%, syphilis-HIV co-infection in 21% and T gondii-HIV co-infection in 26%.In this cohort, HIV infection is accompanied by a high prevalence of other co-infections, particularly HBV among men.
Highlights
Some infections share common modes of transmission with HIV and have the potential to change the course of the latter
Nuestro objetivo fue determinar la prevalencia de coinfección por virus de hepatitis B y C, Treponema pallidum y Toxoplasma gondii en la cohorte de pacientes controlados en el Programa virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH)/SIDA de la Red de Salud UC
Hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-positive population in Brazil: results of a survay in the state of Mato Grosso and a comparative analysis with other regions of Brazil
Summary
Some infections share common modes of transmission with HIV and have the potential to change the course of the latter. Aim: To assess the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) hepatitis C virus (HCV), Treponema pallidum and Toxoplasma gondii coinfections in HIV-1 infected patients followed at a university hospital. En la literatura se reportan prevalencias de coinfección VHB-VIH de aproximadamente 8% si se considera sólo estudio con antígeno de superficie virus hepatitis B (HBsAg) y hasta 67% si se estudia con HBsAg + anticore virus hepatitis B (anti-HBc)[11,12]; mientras que para coinfección VHC-VIH se describen prevalencias del orden de 30%, aunque hay importante variabilidad según los factores de riesgo predominantes en cada cohorte estudiada[13]. Nuestro objetivo fue determinar la prevalencia de coinfección por virus de hepatitis B y C, Treponema pallidum y Toxoplasma gondii en la cohorte de pacientes controlados en el Programa VIH/SIDA de la Red de Salud UC
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