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Int J STD AIDS ; 33(13): 1134-1141, 2022 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36214529

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BACKGROUND: We describe 11 cases of refractory vulvovaginal yeast infections (RVVYI) treated using oral voriconazole with or without concomitant topical agents. METHODS: Retrospective case-note review of all women prescribed oral voriconazole to treat RVVYI in five Sexual Health Clinics from Jan 2010-March 2020. Demographic details, clinical features, diagnostic results and treatment outcomes were collected. RESULTS: 11 women with vulvovaginal symptoms for a median of 1 year were treated with voriconazole. RVVYI was diagnosed clinically and confirmed on microscopy and culture with speciation. 10/11 isolates were fluconazole resistant, 1 intermediately sensitive, 10/11 were either fully or intermediately sensitive to voriconazole. All had received prior fluconazole and clotrimazole and 10/11 had used at least 2-weeks of one or more second-line antifungals with non-clearance of the yeast. Oral voriconazole 400 mg BD day-1, then 200 mg BD 13-days was prescribed and 10/11 women completed the course. Concomitant topical treatment was used by 6/11. Liver and renal function were monitored at 0, 7, 14 days. One woman stopped voriconazole after 5-days due to perioral tingling. Other transient side-effects were nausea (n = 2), photosensitivity, muscle aches, hair thinning (all n = 1), peripheral visual disturbance (n = 2). 8/11 experienced both symptom reduction and yeast clearance. Two women had an initial partial response but experienced resolution of symptoms following a second course of voriconazole. CONCLUSIONS: Our observational data adds to the limited evidence to support voriconazole treatment for RVVYI. A 2-week course of voriconazole was tolerated and completed by 10/11 women. Eight women, five using concomitant topical agents, achieved mycological cure.


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Candidíase Vulvovaginal , Fluconazol , Feminino , Humanos , Voriconazol/uso terapêutico , Fluconazol/uso terapêutico , Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Estudos Retrospectivos , Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Candidíase Vulvovaginal/tratamento farmacológico , Candidíase Vulvovaginal/diagnóstico
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Int J STD AIDS ; 32(9): 856-860, 2021 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33629917

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The World Health Organisation advice for post-partum women living with HIV (WLHs) in low- and middle-income countries is to breastfeed on suppressive antiretroviral treatment and use infant postnatal prophylaxis. In resource-rich settings, where formula feeding is safe, avoidance of breastfeed is advised. A questionnaire was created to survey attitudes to breastfeeding in WLHs in the United Kingdom. This was offered to all eligible pregnant women in the third trimester or within 3 months post-partum who attended HIV outpatient clinics from 2017 to 2018. Ninety-four women completed the questionnaire, 69% were Black African and 92% had an undetectable HIV viral load. Thirty eight percent stated they would like to breastfeed and 89% said they would breastfeed if they were HIV negative. Sixty two percent had community members question why they did not breastfeed, and 66% felt forced to invent a reason why they were not breastfeeding. Current UK guidelines recommend formula feeding, proposing a harm reduction approach to support women with suppressed HIV who wish to breastfeed. Over a third of respondents said they would like to breastfeed because stigma and secrecy remain an issue for WLHs. This suggests that over time more women may choose this option.


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Aleitamento Materno , Infecções por HIV , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Lactente , Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas/prevenção & controle , Gravidez , Inquéritos e Questionários , Reino Unido
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