Abstract
Trend of HIV Infection in a Specialized Medical Unit, 2007- 2016
Highlights
Viral load and CD4 cell count are the main principal indicators about evolution of the disease by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
HIV is a lentivirus of the retroviridae family [4], whose main result in the patient is the gradual depletion of CD4+ lymphocytes, because it causes a decrease in their production and facilitates their destruction [5]
With the objective of evaluating whether the patient is diagnosed in a better immune state, the present investigation was carried out, analyzing data from patients infected with HIV, who were treated by CAPASITS in the city of Chihuahua, from 2007 to 2016
Summary
To compare CD4 cell count, viral load and stage of HIV infection at admission of the patients for 10 years. Method: 578 clinical records were reviewed of patients infected with HIV, catered in the period 2007-2016, in CAPASITS Chihuahua. CD4 cell count, viral load and stage of HIV infection were compared yearly
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