scholarly journals Incidence and predictors of HIV related opportunistic infections after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy at Ayder Referral Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia: A retrospective single centered cohort study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. e0229757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zekarias Gessesse Arefaine ◽  
Sintayehu Abebe ◽  
Ephrem Bekele ◽  
Amir Adem ◽  
Yohannes Adama ◽  
...  

AIDS ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Polesel ◽  
Gary M Clifford ◽  
Martin Rickenbach ◽  
Luigino Dal Maso ◽  
Manuel Battegay ◽  
...  


Biomédica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supl. 1) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Ana Luz Galván-Díaz ◽  
Juan Carlos Alzate ◽  
Esteban Villegas ◽  
Sofía Giraldo ◽  
Jorge Botero ◽  
...  

Cystoisospora belli is an intestinal Apicomplexan parasite associated with diarrheal illness and disseminated infections in humans, mainly immunocompromised individuals such as those living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). An irregular administration of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV patients may increase the risk of opportunistic infections like cystoisosporiasis.We describe here a case of C. belli infection in a Colombian HIV patient with chronic gastrointestinal syndrome and poor adherence to HAART. His clinical and parasitological cure was achieved with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole treatment. Although a reduction in the number of C. belli cases has been observed since the use of HAART, this parasite still has to be considered as a differential diagnosis of diarrheal disease in HIV/AIDS patients.Effective interventions enhancing adherence to HAART should be included in HIV patient care programs.





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