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- Title
CO-INFECTION IN HIV/AIDS-BEARING PEOPLE FROM A SPECIALIZED CARE SERVICE OF THE INTERIOR REGION OF MARANHÃO STATE.
- Authors
Vieira Galvão, Jainara Maria; de Sousa Vieira, Francilene; Vieira Galvão, Jaime; Marques da Costa, Ana Carla
- Abstract
Objective: The study's purpose has been to characterize the occurrence of co-infections in HIV patients from a Specialized Care Service of the interior region of Maranhão State. Methods: It is a field survey with a quantitative approach, being a cross-sectional, retrospective and documentary type, consisting of 390 medical records comprised between 2005 and 2014, which were analyzed through the statistical program SPSS 21.0. Results: The most prevalent co-infections were skin and mucosal diseases, persistent non-specific dermatitis 41 (14.6%), oral candidiasis 32 (11.4%) and scabies 27 (9.7%). Such co-infections have appeared up to three years after diagnosis of HIV, when CD4 and viral load levels in people living with HIV/AIDS had a viral load lower than 10,000 mm³, and CD4 of 200 to 499 mm³. Conclusion: The appearance of co-infections is closely related to those with a low level of schooling, furthermore, almost 100% of patients acquired another infection up to three years after diagnosis of HIV.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; HIV infections; HIV-positive persons; ORAL diseases; SCABIES; SKIN diseases; SKIN inflammation; SURVEYS; THRUSH (Mouth disease); CD4 antigen; VIRAL load; QUANTITATIVE research; EDUCATIONAL attainment; CROSS-sectional method; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DATA analysis software; MIXED infections
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2019, Vol 11, Issue 4, p103
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.2019.v11i4.1103-1110