Evolução do cuidado continuo a pessoas infectadas com HIV e reflexos na taxa de detecção da AIDS no município de Paranaguá, Paraná / Continuous care for people infected with hiv and reflections on AIDS detection rate

Em razão da implantação da cascata de cuidado contínuo do HIV/AIDS, o estado do Paraná apresentou um declínio do número de casos de AIDS a partir do ano de 2012. Entretanto, na 1ª Regional de Paranaguá concentram-se as maiores taxas de incidência de casos de HIV no ano de 2014, além de possuir também o maior coeficiente de mortalidade por AIDS. Objetivos: Investigar a evolução de alguns parâmetros da cascata de cuidado das pessoas com HIV no município de Paranaguá, no Paraná. Método: Estudo observacional, descritivo, retrospectivo e de caráter quantitativo, realizado com dados secundários sobre indicadores clínicos de HIV/AIDS fornecidos pela Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde do Ministério da Saúde, no período de 2015 a 2021. Resultados: Obteve-se uma redução progressiva da detecção de AIDS no município de Paranaguá. Entretanto, ainda com as maiores taxas de detecção do estado, além de uma proporção de pessoas com carga viral suprimida abaixo dos 90% propostos como meta pela Organização Mundial da Saúde. Conclusão: Reforça-se a necessidade de persistir e intensificar as ações voltadas ao diagnóstico, vinculação e tratamento correto das pessoas com HIV nos serviços de saúde de Paranaguá

Due to the implementation of the HIV/AIDS continuous care cascade, the state of Paraná showed a decline in the number of AIDS cases from the year 2012. However, the 1st Regional of Paranaguá concentrates the highest rates of infection cases in 2014, in addition to having the highest AIDS mortality rate. Objective: To investigate the evolution of some parameters of the cascade of care for people with HIV in the municipality of Paranaguá, Paraná.Methods: Observational, descriptive, retrospective and quantitative study, carried out with secondary data on clinical indicators of HIV/AIDS provided by the Health Surveillance Department of the Ministry of Health, from 2015 to 2021. Results: There was a progressive reduction in the detection of AIDS in the city of Paranaguá. However, still with the highest detection rates in the state, in addition to a proportion of people with suppressed viral load below the 90% proposed as a goal by the World Health Organization. Conclusion: The need to persist and intensify actions aimed at diagnosis, linking and correct treatment of people with HIV in the health services of Paranaguá is reinforced

Effectiveness of antiretroviral treatment in patients from Pereira and Manizales / Efectividad del tratamiento antirretroviral en pacientes de Pereira y Manizales

Objective Evaluating the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy in a sample of Colombian patients diagnosed as having HIV/AIDS and being treated by the Colombian Health Social Security System (CHSSS) Methods A descriptive study was conducted among 134 HIV/AIDS patients of any age or gender who had received antiretroviral therapy in the cities of Pereira and Manizales between July 1st 2008 and June 30th 2009. The following factors were assessed from the clinical history of the patients seen in three health insurance companies: viral load, CD4 count, antiretroviral treatment regimens, prescribed daily doses of medications, length of disease evolution, duration of therapy, history of opportunistic diseases, and drug costs. Results There was male predominance (91 men cf 43 women), mean age beingf 39 years, and an average of 59 months since diagnosis. All treatment regimens were defined by each drug's defined daily dose (DDD). The therapy was effective in 74.5 percent of patients. Effectiveness was defined as being viral load < 400 copies/ml. About 79.1 percent of patients had had their viral load measured during the last 6 months. Non-adherence to treatment and a history of having acquired 2 other sexually- transmitted infections were associated with an increased risk of uncontrolled HIV infection. The average value of drugs per year per patient was $4,077.2 ± 3,043.8 U.S. dollars/year. Conclusions Non-adherence to treatment remains one of the most important issues regarding antiretroviral therapy effectiveness, so programmes intended to control HIV/AIDS must address this problem.

Objetivo Evaluar la efectividad del tratamiento antirretroviral en una muestra de pacientes con diagnóstico de VIH/SIDA en dos ciudades colombianas. Métodos Estudio descriptivo en 134 pacientes en tratamiento para VIH/SIDA de cualquier edad y género en Pereira y Manizales entre 1 de julio de 2008 y 30 de junio de 2009. Se evaluó: carga viral, conteo de linfocitos CD4, esquemas antirretrovirales, dosis diaria prescrita, tiempo evolución de enfermedad, duración de terapia, antecedentes de enfermedades oportunistas, costos de medicamentos. Resultados Predominio masculino (91 hombres vs 43 mujeres), promedio de edad: 39 años y 59 meses de evolución de la enfermedad. Todos recibían esquemas a Dosis Diarias Definidas recomendadas. La terapia era efectiva en 73,6 por ciento de los pacientes (carga viral <400 copias/ml). Se pudo establecer que la falta de adherencia al tratamiento y el antecedente de haber tenido otras 2 infecciones de transmisión sexual se asociaban con mayor riesgo de no controlar la infección por VIH. El valor promedio de los medicamentos por año por paciente fue de US$ 4 077.2 ± 3 043.8 dólares. Conclusiones La falta de adherencia al tratamiento sigue siendo uno de los problemas más importantes para garantizar efectividad, por lo cual los programas de control del VIH/SIDA deben asegurarla.

Antiretroviral drug resistance among drug-naive HIV-1 infected patients / 대한내과학회지

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of HIV drug resistance mutations in drug-naive patients has been shown to differ with geographic origin. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of transmitted antiretroviral drug resistance mutations in drug-naive patients in Korea. METHODS: Genotypic resistance was determined by the use of the Viroseq Genotyping System in 42 antiretroviral treatment naive HIV-infected patients between March 2005 and July 2006. Transmitted drug resistance was estimated according to the IAS-USA 2005 definition, taking into account only major mutations in the protease and all mutations in the reverse transcriptase, including revertant mutations at codon 215. RESULTS: The median age of the patients was 42 years and 37 (88%) were male. The median CD4+T cell count was 136/mm3 and the mean plasma RNA level was 4.98 log copies/mL. Among 42 patients studied, 37 (88%) were newly diagnosed patients. None of the patients were recent seroconverters; 38 patients (90%) were infected with subtype B and 4 patients were infected (10%) with the non-B subtype strains (2 patients with CRF01-AE 1 as CRF02-AG; 1 patient with subtype A). Of the 42 subjects tested, we found 2 (4.8%) mutations in NRTI (V118I), but did not find a mutation in NNRTI as well as in the PI region. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of transmitted antiretroviral drug resistance in drug-naive patients is still low in Korean patients.