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Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical

Print version ISSN 0375-0760On-line version ISSN 1561-3054

Abstract

REYES CORCHO, Andrés et al. Impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy in the clinical, immunological and virological response from AIDS patients. Rev Cubana Med Trop [online]. 2007, vol.59, n.2. ISSN 0375-0760.

A longitudinal prospective study was made to evaluate the clinical, immunological and virological response of a cohort of 34 AIDS patients in Cienfuegos provinces, who had been treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Males comprised 67.6% of the total number and average age was 32 years. Sexual infection path was identified in 91.2 % of cases. The CD4+ T counting under 200 cells defined AIDS in 79.4 % of individuals. Twenty six patients suffered minor opportunistic infections (76.5 %) whereas 32.4 % got sick due to some major opportunistic disease prior to the therapy. After this therapy, these frequencies lowered to 20.6 % and 11.8 % respectively. Average CD4+ counting at the starting of HAART was 196 cell/mm3 and exceeded 400 cells in the rest of further countings. From a PVC average of 15 251 copies/ml one year after therapy, this figure reduced to 8 048 copies at 2 years. Only 10 cases required hospitalization after a HAART (29.4%). Treatment adherence reached over 80% and was correlated to immunological restoration. Survival after one year was 100 % and only 2 patients died in the following 4 years. The positive impact of HAART on the frequency of opportunistic infections, immunological restoration and survival was proved.

Keywords : HIV-1 infection; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; highly active antiretroviral therapy; morbidity; survival.

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