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BACKGROUND: To estimate the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms and anxiety/depression and to assess the differences according to menopausal status among women living with HIV aged 45-60 years from the cohort of Spanish HIV/AIDS Research Network (CoRIS). METHODS: Women were interviewed by phone between September 2017 and December 2018 to determine whether they had experienced menopausal symptoms and anxiety/depression. The Menopause Rating Scale was used to evaluate the prevalence and severity of symptoms related to menopause in three subscales: somatic, psychologic and urogenital; and the 4-item Patient Health Questionnaire was used for anxiety/depression. Logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) of association between menopausal status, and other potential risk factors, the presence and severity of somatic, psychological and urogenital symptoms and of anxiety/depression. RESULTS: Of 251 women included, 137 (54.6%) were post-, 70 (27.9%) peri- and 44 (17.5%) pre-menopausal, respectively. Median age of onset menopause was 48 years (IQR 45-50). The proportions of pre-, peri- and post-menopausal women who had experienced any menopausal symptoms were 45.5%, 60.0% and 66.4%, respectively. Both peri- and post-menopause were associated with a higher likelihood of having somatic symptoms (aOR 3.01; 95% CI 1.38-6.55 and 2.63; 1.44-4.81, respectively), while post-menopause increased the likelihood of having psychological (2.16; 1.13-4.14) and urogenital symptoms (2.54; 1.42-4.85). By other hand, post-menopausal women had a statistically significant five-fold increase in the likelihood of presenting severe urogenital symptoms than pre-menopausal women (4.90; 1.74-13.84). No significant differences by menopausal status were found for anxiety/depression. Joint/muscle problems, exhaustion and sleeping disorders were the most commonly reported symptoms among all women. Differences in the prevalences of vaginal dryness (p = 0.002), joint/muscle complaints (p = 0.032), and sweating/flush (p = 0.032) were found among the three groups. CONCLUSIONS: Women living with HIV experienced a wide variety of menopausal symptoms, some of them initiated before women had any menstrual irregularity. We found a higher likelihood of somatic symptoms in peri- and post-menopausal women, while a higher likelihood of psychological and urogenital symptoms was found in post-menopausal women. Most somatic symptoms were of low or moderate severity, probably due to the good clinical and immunological situation of these women.
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Depressão , Infecções por HIV , Ansiedade/epidemiologia , Transtornos de Ansiedade , Depressão/epidemiologia , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Humanos , Menopausa , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
Ritonavir-boosted lopinavir (LPV/r) is a protease inhibitor used for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in both normal patients and in certain situations. In patients with renal failure, LPV/r does not require dosage adjustment because it is metabolized in the liver. Cohort studies have shown that the incidence of varying degrees of renal disease and/or crystalluria related to combination antiretroviral therapy with tenofovir and some protease inhibitors (PI) does not appear with LPV/r or that the incidence is much lower with this combination. Neurocognitive impairments are described in a high proportion of patients with HIV infection and viral replication or related inflammatory activity in the subarachnoid space. In these patients, LPV/r is one of the therapeutic options. A score has been published that rates antiretroviral drugs according to the concentration attained in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). LPV/r levels reached in CSF exceed the IC50 of wild-type HIV and has a valuable score (score 3) of the drugs currently used. The most important comorbid condition is chronic hepatitis, due to its frequency and because the biotransformation of LPV/r occurs in the liver. In these circumstances, it is important to evaluate the influence of liver failure on blood drug levels and how these values may cause liver toxicity. LPV/r dose modification has not been established in the presence of liver failure. LPV/r-induced liver toxicity has only been reported with a certain frequency when liver enzymes were elevated at baseline or in patients with chronic hepatitis C, although most cases of liver toxicity were mild.
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Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Inibidores da Protease de HIV/uso terapêutico , Lopinavir/uso terapêutico , Ritonavir/uso terapêutico , Complexo AIDS Demência/tratamento farmacológico , Doença Hepática Induzida por Substâncias e Drogas/etiologia , Combinação de Medicamentos , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Inibidores de Integrase de HIV/efeitos adversos , Inibidores de Integrase de HIV/uso terapêutico , Inibidores da Protease de HIV/administração & dosagem , Inibidores da Protease de HIV/efeitos adversos , Inibidores da Protease de HIV/farmacocinética , HIV-1 , HIV-2 , Hepatite Viral Humana/complicações , Humanos , Lopinavir/administração & dosagem , Lopinavir/efeitos adversos , Lopinavir/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Lopinavir/farmacocinética , Insuficiência Renal/induzido quimicamente , Insuficiência Renal/complicações , Insuficiência Renal/metabolismo , Inibidores da Transcriptase Reversa/efeitos adversos , Inibidores da Transcriptase Reversa/uso terapêutico , Ritonavir/administração & dosagem , Ritonavir/efeitos adversos , Ritonavir/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Ritonavir/farmacocinética , Espaço Subaracnóideo/virologiaRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Lung cancer (LC) screening detects tumors early. The prospective GESIDA 8815 study was designed to assess the usefulness of this strategy in HIV + people (PLHIV) by performing a low-radiation computed tomography (CT) scan. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 371 heavy smokers patients were included (>20 packs/year), >45 years old and with a CD4+ <200 mm3 nadir. One visit and CT scan were performed at baseline and 4 for follow-up time annually. RESULTS: 329 patients underwent the baseline visit and CT (CT0) and 206 completed the study (CT1 = 285; CT2 = 259; CT3 = 232; CT4 = 206). All were receiving ART. A total >8 mm lung nodules were detected, and 9 early-stage PCs were diagnosed (4 on CT1, 2 on CT2, 1 on CT3 and 2 on CT4). There were no differences between those who developed LC and those who did not in sex, age, CD4+ nadir, previous lung disease, family history, or amount of packets/year. At each visit, other pathologies were diagnosed, mainly COPD, calcified coronary artery and residual tuberculosis lesions. At the end of the study, 38 patients quit smoking and 75 reduced their consumption. Two patients died from LC and 16 from other causes (p = 0.025). CONCLUSIONS: The design of the present study did not allow us to define the real usefulness of the strategy. Adherence to the test progressively decreased over time. The diagnosis of other thoracic pathologies is very frequent. Including smokers in an early diagnosis protocol for LC could help to quit smoking.
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BACKGROUND: To estimate the prevalence of recent infection (RI) among people newly diagnosed with HIV in Spain using a representative sample collected by the AIDS Research Network cohort (CoRIS) during 2015-2016. METHODS: Stratified sampling of CoRIS data was used with proportional allocation by mode of transmission of new HIV diagnoses notified to National Surveillance System. Samples used were from patients in the CoRIS cohort with available stored plasma collected within 6 months after diagnosis. Weighted methods were used to estimate the prevalence of RI and multivariate logistic regression models were used to determine associated factors. RESULTS: Of the 669 individuals included, 55.1% were men who had sex with men (MSM), 24.6% were heterosexual, and 20.3% were non-MSM non-heterosexual. The weighted prevalence of RI was 11.8% (95% Confidence interval [CI] 9.4-14.8%) overall, 15.5% (12.2-19.4%) among MSM, 6.3% (3.9-10.0%) among heterosexual, and 8.6% (3.2-20.9%) in non-MSM non-heterosexual persons. Factors associated with prevalence of RI were: MSM (OR 2.05; 95% CI 1.02-4.14) vs. heterosexual, being Spanish (OR 2.92; 1.36-6.26) or European (OR 3.42; 1.28-9.13) vs. Latin American, having a secondary or higher education level (OR 3.08; 0.95-1.00) vs. primary, and having a CD4 count of 350-499 (OR 3.26; 1.46-7.30) or >500 (OR 6.26; 2.92-13.39) vs. <350 cells/mm3. CONCLUSIONS: In the absence of direct data from surveillance systems, the use of cohort data is a very valuable option for identifying the prevalence of RI at national level. This is the first nationwide study carried out in Spain to determine the prevalence of RI using an avidity assay.
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Infecções por HIV , Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero , Contagem de Linfócito CD4 , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Homossexualidade Masculina , Humanos , Masculino , Espanha/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Natural killer (NK) cells are usually identified by the absence of other lineage markers, due to the lack of cell-surface-specific receptors. CD56neg NK cells, classically identified as CD56negCD16+, are very scarce in the peripheral blood of healthy people but they expand in some pathological conditions. However, studies on CD56neg NK cells had revealed different results regarding the phenotype and functionality. This could be due to, among others, the unstable expression of CD16, which hinders CD56neg NK cells' proper identification. Hence, we aim to determine an alternative surface marker to CD16 to better identify CD56neg NK cells. We have found that NKp80 is superior to CD16. Furthermore, we found differences between the functionality of CD56negNKp80+ and CD56negCD16+, suggesting that the effector functions of CD56neg NK cells are not as diminished as previously thought. We proposed NKp80 as a noteworthy marker to identify and accurately re-characterize human CD56neg NK cells.
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BACKGROUND: We compared time to treatment change (TC), viral suppression (VS) and change in CD4+ T-cell counts of first-line antiretroviral regimens (ART). METHODS: We analysed HIV treatment-naive adults from the Cohort of the Spanish HIV/AIDS Research Network (CoRIS) initiating the most commonly used ART regimens from September 2014 to November 2015. We used proportional hazards models on the sub-distribution hazard to estimate sub-distribution hazard ratios (sHR) for time to TC, logistic regression to estimate odds ratios (ORs) for VS (viral load <50 copies/ml), and linear regression to assess mean differences in CD4+ T-cell changes from ART initiation. RESULTS: Among 960 individuals, tenofovir (TDF)/emtricitabine (FTC)/rilpivirine (RPV) was the most frequently prescribed regimen (24.2%), followed by elvitegravir (EVG)/cobicistat (COBI)/TDF/FTC (22.8%), abacavir (ABC)/lamivudine (3TC)/dolutegavir (DTG; 17.4%), TDF/FTC+darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) or darunavir/cobicistat (DRV/c; 12.1%), TDF/FTC/efavirenz (EFV; 8.8%), TDF/FTC+raltegravir (RAL; 7.7%) and TDF/FTC+DTG (7.0%). Initiating ART with TDF/FTC+DRV/r or DRV/c (adjusted sHR: 2.96; 95% CI: 1.44, 6.08), TDF/FTC/EFV (2.18; 0.98, 4.82), TDF/FTC+RAL (2.37; 1.08, 5.22) and TDF/FTC+DTG (6.34; 3.18, 12.64) was associated with a higher risk of TC compared to ABC/3TC/DTG. At 24 weeks, VS was lower in TDF/FTC+DRV/r or DRV/c (adjusted OR: 0.37, 95% CI: 0.18, 0.74) compared with ABC/3TC/DTG, and CD4+ T-cell increase was lower in patients initiating with TDF/FTC/RPV (adjusted mean difference: -75.9, 95% CI: -130.6, -21.2) compared with those who did with ABC/3TC/DTG. CONCLUSIONS: Time to TC, VS and change in CD4+ T-cell counts varies by initial regimen. These differences may be useful for making decision when initiating ART.
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Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Soropositividade para HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Soropositividade para HIV/epidemiologia , Inibidores de Integrase/uso terapêutico , Adulto , Idoso , Fármacos Anti-HIV/administração & dosagem , Fármacos Anti-HIV/efeitos adversos , Fármacos Anti-HIV/uso terapêutico , Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade , Contagem de Linfócito CD4 , Substituição de Medicamentos , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico , Infecções por HIV/história , Soropositividade para HIV/história , História do Século XXI , Humanos , Inibidores de Integrase/administração & dosagem , Inibidores de Integrase/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Vigilância em Saúde Pública , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Espanha/epidemiologia , Resultado do Tratamento , Carga Viral , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Candida auris is an emerging, multidrug-resistant yeast causing hospital outbreaks. This study describes the first 24 months of the ongoing C. auris outbreak in our hospital and analyzes predisposing factors to C. auris candidemia/colonization. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A 12-month prospective, case-controlled study was performed including a total of 228 patients (114 colonized/candidemia and 114 controls). Data from the first 79 candidemia episodes and 738 environmental samples were also analyzed. Definitive C. auris identification was performed by ITS sequencing. Antifungal susceptibility was carried out by EUCAST methodology. RESULTS: Polytrauma (32%), cardiovascular disease (25%), and cancer (17%) were the most common underlying condition in colonized/candidemia patients. Indwelling CVC (odds ratio {OR}, 13.48), parenteral nutrition (OR, 3.49), and mechanical ventilation (OR, 2.43) remained significant predictors of C. auris colonization/candidemia. C. auris was most often isolated on sphygmomanometer cuffs (25%) patient tables (10.2%), keyboards (10.2%), and infusion pumps (8.2%). All isolates were fully resistant to fluconazole (MICs >64 mg/L) and had significantly reduced susceptibility to voriconazole (GM, 1.8 mg/L). CONCLUSIONS: Predictor conditions to C. auris colonization/candidemia are similar to other Candida species. C. auris colonizes multiple patient's environment surfaces. All isolates are resistant to fluconazole and had significant reduced susceptibility to voriconazole.
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Antifúngicos/administração & dosagem , Candida/isolamento & purificação , Candidemia/tratamento farmacológico , Surtos de Doenças , Adulto , Idoso , Antifúngicos/farmacologia , Candidemia/microbiologia , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Estado Terminal , Farmacorresistência Viral , Feminino , Fluconazol/farmacologia , Humanos , Masculino , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Voriconazol/farmacologiaAssuntos
Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , HIV-1 , Nevirapina/uso terapêutico , Inibidores da Transcriptase Reversa/uso terapêutico , Zidovudina/administração & dosagem , Adulto , Contagem de Linfócito CD4 , Doença Hepática Induzida por Substâncias e Drogas/etiologia , Colesterol/sangue , HDL-Colesterol/sangue , Didesoxinucleosídeos/administração & dosagem , Didesoxinucleosídeos/efeitos adversos , Didesoxinucleosídeos/uso terapêutico , Quimioterapia Combinada , Dislipidemias/sangue , Dislipidemias/induzido quimicamente , Feminino , Transcriptase Reversa do HIV/antagonistas & inibidores , HIV-1/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Lamivudina/administração & dosagem , Lamivudina/efeitos adversos , Lamivudina/uso terapêutico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Nevirapina/administração & dosagem , Nevirapina/efeitos adversos , Estudos Prospectivos , Inibidores da Transcriptase Reversa/administração & dosagem , Inibidores da Transcriptase Reversa/efeitos adversos , Carga Viral , Zidovudina/efeitos adversos , Zidovudina/uso terapêutico , gama-Glutamiltransferase/sangueRESUMO
Diagnosis of CNS infections remains a great challenge in immunocompromised patients with solid cancer or hematological disorders, as it happens with transplant recipients, since symptoms might both be masked and be mimicked by other conditions such as metabolic disturbances or consequences of antineoplastic treatment and the administration of immunosuppressive drugs. Thus, awareness of this complication is crucial and any suspicion of a CNS infection should lead to make an early diagnosis and to choose an appropriate empirical treatment to improve the outcome in this population
El diagnóstico de las infecciones del SNC en pacientes inmunocomprometidos con cáncer sólido o neoplasias hematológicas, junto a los receptores de trasplantes, sigue siendo todo un desafío clínico. Ello es debido a que la semiología podría ser enmascarada y mimetizada por otras condiciones y factores como las alteraciones metabólicas o ser consecuencia del tratamiento antineoplásico o de la administración de fármacos inmunosupresores. Por ello, el conocimiento de esta complicación es crucial y cualquier sospecha de infección del SNC debería conducir a un diagnóstico adecuado en tiempo y forma y a un tratamiento apropiado con el fin de mejorar el pronóstico evolutivo en esta población de enfermos
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Humanos , Terapia de Imunossupressão/efeitos adversos , Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido/imunologia , Infecções do Sistema Nervoso Central/epidemiologia , Neoplasias/complicações , Neoplasias/imunologia , Transplante de Órgãos , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Imunologia de TransplantesRESUMO
El lopinavir potenciado con ritonavir (LPV/r) es un inhibidor de la proteasa indicado en el tratamiento de la infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH), tanto en el paciente normal como en determinadas situaciones. En pacientes con insuficiencia renal, LPV/r no requiere ajuste de dosis ya que se metaboliza por vía hepática. En estudios de cohortes se ha demostrado que la incidencia de afectación renal en grado variable y/o cristaluria, que se relaciona con el tratamiento antirretroviral combinado y fundamentalmente con tenofovir y algunos inhibidores de la proteasa, no aparece o su incidencia es mucho menor en el caso de LPV/r. De igual modo, en las alteraciones neurocognitivas descritas en una alta proporción de pacientes infectados por el VIH y relacionadas con replicación viral o actividad inflamatoria en el espacio subaracnoideo, LPV/r es una de las opciones terapéuticas indicadas. Se ha publicado un score que puntúa los fármacos antirretrovirales según la concentración que alcanzan en el líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR). LPV/r alcanza valores en LCR superiores a la IC50 del virus y tiene una buena puntuación (score 3) entre los fármacos en uso actual. La comorbilidad más importante es la hepatitis crónica, tanto por su frecuencia como porque la biotransformación del LPV/r ocurre en el hígado. En estas circunstancias cabe valorar cómo influye el deterioro de la función hepática en los valores de fármaco en sangre y cómo estos valores pueden ser causa de toxicidad hepática. No se ha establecido modificación de dosis en caso de insuficiencia hepática y la toxicidad hepática causada por LPV/r solamente se ha descrito con cierta frecuencia en caso de aumento basal de transaminasas o de hepatitis C crónica, aunque en la mayoría de los casos se considera hepatotoxicidad leve (AU)
Ritonavir-boosted lopinavir (LPV/r) is a protease inhibitor used for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in both normal patients and in certain situations. In patients with renal failure, LPV/r does not require dosage adjustment because it is metabolized in the liver. Cohort studies have shown that the incidence of varying degrees of renal disease and/or crystalluria related to combination antiretroviral therapy with tenofovir and some protease inhibitors (PI) does not appear with LPV/r or that the incidence is much lower with this combination. Neurocognitive impairments are described in a high proportion of patients with HIV infection and viral replication or related inflammatory activity in the subarachnoid space. In these patients, LPV/r is one of the therapeutic options. A score has been published that rates antiretroviral drugs according to the concentration attained in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). LPV/r levels reached in CSF exceed the IC50 of wild-type HIV and has a valuable score (score 3) of the drugs currently used. The most important comorbid condition is chronic hepatitis, due to its frequency and because the biotransformation of LPV/r occurs in the liver. In these circumstances, it is important to evaluate the influence of liver failure on blood drug levels and how these values may cause liver toxicity. LPV/r dose modification has not been established in the presence of liver failure. LPV/r-induced liver toxicity has only been reported with a certain frequency when liver enzymes were elevated at baseline or in patients with chronic hepatitis C, although most cases of liver toxicity were mild (AU)