Resumo A infecção pelo HIV é tema de um dos capítulos do “Protocolo Clínico e Diretrizes Terapêuticas para Atenção Integral às Pessoas com Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis”, publicado pelo Ministério da Saúde do Brasil em 2020. É importante que profissionais de saúde e gestores conheçam os sinais e sintomas da infecção pelo HIV e saibam fazer o seu diagnóstico, a fim de oferecer tratamento adequado e reduzir complicações. A infecção pelo HIV tornou-se doença crônica e seu tratamento inclui a abordagem de comorbidades comuns na prática clínica, como hipertensão arterial, diabetes e dislipidemia, além da avaliação de risco cardiológico, prevenção de neoplasias e orientação para imunizações. O início do tratamento para todas as pessoas vivendo com HIV, independentemente de critérios clínicos ou imunológicos, adotado pelo Ministério da Saúde em 2013, foi agora simplificado com medicamentos de primeira linha mais toleráveis e com menos interações medicamentosas, o que torna seu manejo de fácil implementação, inclusive pela Atenção Primária à Saúde.

Abstract HIV infection is the subject of one of the chapters of the “Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections”, published by the Brazilian Ministry of Health in 2020. It is important that health professionals and managers learn the signs and symptoms of HIV infection and know how to diagnose it, in order to provide appropriate treatment and reduce complications. HIV infection has become a chronic disease and its treatment includes addressing common comorbidities in clinical practice such as arterial hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia, in addition to cardiac risk assessment, cancer prevention and guidance on immunization. Initiation of treatment for all HIV patients, regardless of clinical or immunological criteria, adopted by the Ministry of Health since 2013, has now been simplified with more tolerable first-line medications and with fewer drug interactions, which makes its management easy to implement, including by Primary Health Care.

Resumen La infección por VIH es uno de los capítulos del “Protocolo Clínico y Directrices Terapéuticas para la Atención Integral a las Personas con Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual”, publicado por el Ministerio de Salud de Brasil en 2020. Es importante que los profesionales de la salud y gestores conozcan los signos y síntomas de la infección por VIH y sepan diagnosticarla, para proporcionar un tratamiento adecuado y reducir complicaciones. La infección por VIH se ha convertido en una enfermedad crónica y su tratamiento incluye abordar comorbilidades comunes en la práctica clínica, como hipertensión arterial, diabetes y dislipidemia, además de la evaluación del riesgo cardíaco, prevención del cáncer y pautas de inmunización. El inicio del tratamiento de VIH, independientemente de criterios clínicos o inmunológicos, adoptado por el Ministerio de Salud en 2013, fue ahora simplificado con medicamentos de primera línea más tolerables y con menos interacciones medicamentosas, lo que facilita la implementación de su manejo, incluso en la atención primaria.

Resumo A infecção pelo HIV é tema de um dos capítulos do “Protocolo Clínico e Diretrizes Terapêuticas para Atenção Integral às Pessoas com Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis”, publicado pelo Ministério da Saúde do Brasil em 2020. É importante que profissionais de saúde e gestores conheçam os sinais e sintomas da infecção pelo HIV e saibam fazer o seu diagnóstico, a fim de oferecer tratamento adequado e reduzir complicações. A infecção pelo HIV tornou-se doença crônica e seu tratamento inclui a abordagem de comorbidades comuns na prática clínica, como hipertensão arterial, diabetes e dislipidemia, além da avaliação de risco cardiológico, prevenção de neoplasias e orientação para imunizações. O início do tratamento para todas as pessoas vivendo com HIV, independentemente de critérios clínicos ou imunológicos, adotado pelo Ministério da Saúde em 2013, foi agora simplificado com medicamentos de primeira linha mais toleráveis e com menos interações medicamentosas, o que torna seu manejo de fácil implementação, inclusive pela Atenção Primária à Saúde.

Resumen La infección por VIH es uno de los capítulos del “Protocolo Clínico y Directrices Terapéuticas para la Atención Integral a las Personas con Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual”, publicado por el Ministerio de Salud de Brasil en 2020. Es importante que los profesionales de la salud y gestores conozcan los signos y síntomas de la infección por VIH y sepan diagnosticarla, para proporcionar un tratamiento adecuado y reducir complicaciones. La infección por VIH se ha convertido en una enfermedad crónica y su tratamiento incluye abordar comorbilidades comunes en la práctica clínica, como hipertensión arterial, diabetes y dislipidemia, además de la evaluación del riesgo cardíaco, prevención del cáncer y pautas de inmunización. El inicio del tratamiento de VIH, independientemente de criterios clínicos o inmunológicos, adoptado por el Ministerio de Salud en 2013, fue ahora simplificado con medicamentos de primera línea más tolerables y con menos interacciones medicamentosas, lo que facilita la implementación de su manejo, incluso en la atención primaria.

Abstract HIV infection is the subject of one of the chapters of the “Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections”, published by the Brazilian Ministry of Health in 2020. It is important that health professionals and managers learn the signs and symptoms of HIV infection and know how to diagnose it, in order to provide appropriate treatment and reduce complications. HIV infection has become a chronic disease and its treatment includes addressing common comorbidities in clinical practice such as arterial hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia, in addition to cardiac risk assessment, cancer prevention and guidance on immunization. Initiation of treatment for all HIV patients, regardless of clinical or immunological criteria, adopted by the Ministry of Health since 2013, has now been simplified with more tolerable first-line medications and with fewer drug interactions, which makes its management easy to implement, including by Primary Health Care.

Abstract HIV infection is presented in the chapters of the Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections, published by the Brazilian Ministry of Health in 2020. Health professionals and managers must learn the signs and symptoms of HIV infection and know how to diagnose it to provide appropriate treatment and reduce complications. HIV infection has become a chronic disease. Its treatment includes addressing common comorbidities such as arterial hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia, in addition to cardiac risk assessment, cancer prevention, and guidance on immunization. Initiation of treatment for HIV patients is recommended regardless of clinical or immunological criteria as adopted by the Ministry of Health since 2013. Lately, it has been simplified with more tolerable first-line medications and fewer drug interactions, making its management easy to implement, including by primary health care.

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to compare the predictions of Framingham cardiovascular (CV) risk score (FRS) and the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) risk score in an HIV outpatient clinic in the city of Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil. In a cross-sectional study 341 HIV infected patients over 40 years old consecutively recruited were interviewed. Cohen's kappa coefficient was used to assess agreement between the two algorithms. 61.3% were stratified as low risk by Framingham score, compared with 54% by ACC/AHA score (Spearman correlation 0.845; p < 0.000). Only 26.1% were classified as cardiovascular high risk by Framingham compared to 46% by ACC/AHA score (Kappa = 0.745; p < 0.039). Only one out of eight patients had cardiovascular high risk by Framingham at the time of a myocardial infarction event registered up to five years before the study period. Both cardiovascular risk scores but especially Framingham underestimated high-risk patients in this HIV-infected population.

Abstract This cross-sectional study assessed the immunization status of human immune deficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients receiving care at an outpatient clinic in Brazil. The sociodemographic characteristics, CD4 count and HIV viral load of 281 out of 612 adult outpatients were analyzed. A total of 331 patients were excluded because of no availability of vaccination cards. Chi-square or Fisher's exact test were used. Immunization coverage was higher for diphtheria/tetanus (59.79%) and hepatitis B (56.7%), and lowest for hepatitis A (6.8%) and for meningococcal group C (6%). Only 11.74% of the patients had received the influenza virus vaccine yearly since their HIV-infection diagnosis. No vaccination against influenza (p < 0.034) or hepatitis B (p < 0.029) were associated with CD4 counts <500 cells/mL; no vaccination against flu or pneumococcus were associated with detectable HIV viral load (p < 0.049 and p < 0.002, respectively). Immunization coverage is still very low among HIV-infected adults in this setting despite recommendations and high infection-related mortality.

Abstract In this study, 275 patients in use of tenofovir were retrospectively followed-up for three years to evaluate risk factors involved in impaired renal function. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey's test were used to verify any differences in creatinine levels and estimated clearance at 0, 6, 12, 24 and 36 months, adjusting for the co-variables sex, skin color, age >50 years, arterial hypertension, diabetes and the use of the ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitors (PI/r) lopinavir/r or atazanavir/r. The software package STATISTICA 10® was used for statistical analysis. The patients’ mean age was 43.2 ± 10.7 years. Systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and diabetes were found in 20.4% and 8.7% of the patients, respectively. Overall, 96.7% were on tenofovir associated with lamivudine (TDF + 3TC), 39.3% on lopinavir/r, 29.8% on efavirenz, and 17.6% on atazanavir/r. There was a statistically significant difference in estimated creatinine clearance at 24 months, when the co-variables male (F = 3.95; p = 0.048), SAH (F = 6.964; p = 0.009), and age over 50 years (F = 45.81; p < 0.001) were taken into consideration. Analysis of the co-variable use of atazanavir/r showed a tendency toward an increased risk over time (F = 2.437; p = 0.063); however, no significant time interaction was seen. At 36-month, a statistically significant difference was found for age over 50 years, (F = 32.02; p < 0.05) and there was a significant time-by-sex interaction (F = 3.117; p = 0.0149). TDF was discontinued in 12 patients, one because of a femoral neck fracture (0.7%) and 11 due to nephrotoxicity (4%). Of these latter cases, 9/11 patients were also using protease inhibitors. These data strongly alert that tenofovir use should be individualized with careful attention to renal function especially in male patients, over 50 years, with SAH, and probably those on ATV/r.

Abstract Presarcopenia and sarcopenia were evaluated in HIV-infected individuals and in healthy elderly controls according to the consensus definitions of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People. Bioelectrical impedance, a hydraulic hand dynamometer, and gait speed were used to evaluate muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance, respectively. Adjusted and unadjusted binary logistic regression predicted the risk of sarcopenia. Predictor contribution was assessed by the Wald test. Significance was established at p ≤ 0.05. The HIV-infected group consisted of 33 patients on treatment (42.4% women; mean age 59 ± 7 years; mean BMI 25 ± 6 kg/m2; viral load undetectable in 30 cases). The HIV-uninfected group consisted of 60 individuals (71.7% women; mean age 70 ± 7 years; mean BMI 28 ± 6 kg/m2). Of the controls, 4 (6.7%) individuals had presarcopenia and 4 (6.7%) sarcopenia compared to 4 (12.1%) and 8 (24.2%), respectively, in the HIV-infected group. The HIV-infected patients had a 4.95 higher risk (95% CI: 1.34–18.23) for sarcopenia compared to the controls. It should be pointed out that the control group was on average 10 years older. This risk increased further (RR = 5.20; 95% CI: 1.40–19.20) after adjusting for age and BMI. HIV-infected patients were shown to be at a greater risk of sarcopenia, an indicator of frailty, even following adjustment for age and BMI.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cumulative incidence of dyslipidemia and fasting glucose impairment three years after initiating the first antiretroviral (ART) regimen and the association with the type of ART regimen in an AIDS outpatient clinic in Brazil. METHODS: Retrospective cohort of HIV-1 infected patients attending an outpatient HIV clinic in Vitoria, Brazil, between January/2010 and May/2011. Data, including blood pressure, dyslipidemia (high total cholesterol and low HDL-C), fasting glucose, and cardiovascular risk by Framingham Risk Score were abstracted from medical records from clinic visits six months prior and three years after starting ART. We assessed independent associated factors for dyslipidemia using multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: Four hundred and ninety-eight patients on ART were studied. Median age was 45 years (interquartile range (IQR): 37-52), and median time since HIV diagnosis was 7.7 years (IQR: 3.8-10.0). The proportion of patients with dyslipidemia was 22.3% (95% CI: 18.6-25.9%) 36 months after ART initiation. Triglycerides levels >150 mg/dL (55.2% vs. 25.4%, p = 0.021) and high fasting glucose (5.8% vs. 2.3%, p = 0.034) were diagnosed more frequently after ART use when compared to baseline values. Multiple logistic regression analysis has shown dyslipidemia to be associated with lopinavir/r use [OR = 1.74 (95% CI: 1.12-2.86)]. CONCLUSION: These data show high chance of dyslipidemia after initiation of ART. Long-term follow-up will help identify the impact of ART on cardiovascular risk.

INTRODUÇÃO: O presente estudo investigou a prevalência de câncer e fatores associados entre pacientes infectados pelo vírus HIV em clínica de AIDS em Vitória, Estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil. MÉTODOS: Um estudo transversal foi conduzido entre pacientes HIV positivos adultos atendidos em serviço especializado em AIDS, em Vitória, Estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil. Dados demográficos, epidemiológicos e clínicos foram coletados de prontuários, inclusive diagnóstico de câncer, contagem de CD4 corrente e a mais baixa, carga viral do HIV, tipo e tempo de tratamento antirretroviral, e tabagismo. RESULTADOS: Um total de 730 (91,3%) pacientes foi incluído no estudo. A mediana de idade foi de 44 anos (Diferença Inter Quartil [DIQ]: 35-50,3), a mediana de período desde diagnóstico de HIV foi de 5,5 anos (DIQ: 2-10), 60% eram homens e 59% eram brancos. Trinta (4,1%) casos de câncer foram identificados, dos quais 16 (53%) eram neoplasias definidoras de AIDS e 14 (47%) eram neoplasias não definidoras de AIDS. Pacientes diagnosticados com câncer apresentavam maior chance de serem fumantes [OR 2,2 (95% CI: 1,04-6,24)], terem nadir de CD4 ≤200 cels/mm³ [OR 3,0 (95% CI: 1,19-7,81)] e maior letalidade [OR 13,3 (95% CI: 4,57-38,72)]. CONCLUSÕES: Estes resultados corroboram a necessidade de rastreamento e prevenção de neoplasias não definidoras de AIDS em nossa população infectada pelo HIV, já que estas já assumem frequência similar às definidoras de AIDS.

INTRODUCTION: The present study investigated cancer prevalence and associated factors among HIV-infected individuals attending an AIDS outpatient clinic in Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. METHODS: A sectional study was conducted among HIV infected adults attending an AIDS outpatient clinic in Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Demographic, epidemiological and clinical data were abstracted from medical records, including cancer diagnoses; nadir and current CD4 cell count, HIV viral load, time on antiretroviral treatment (ART), type of ART and smoking status. RESULTS: A total of 730 (91.3%) patients were included in the study. Median age was 44.0 [interquartile range (IQR): 35-50.3] years; median time since HIV diagnosis was 5.5 years (IQR: 2-10); 60% were male; and 59% were white. Thirty (4.1%) cases of cancer were identified of which 16 (53%) were AIDS defining cancers and 14 (47%) were non-AIDS defining malignancies. Patients diagnosed with cancer presented higher chance of being tobacco users [OR 2.2 (95% CI: 1.04-6.24)]; having nadir CD4 ≤200 cells/mm³ [OR 3.0 (95% CI: 1.19-7.81)] and higher lethality [OR 13,3 (95% CI: 4,57-38,72)]. CONCLUSIONS: These results corroborate the importance of screening for and prevention of non-AIDS defining cancers focus in HIV-infected population, as these cancers presented with similar frequency as AIDS defining cancers.

Este estudo foi desenhado para investigar o impacto do tratamento com anti-retrovirais na evolução das cargas virais plasmáticas e seminais do HIV-1. A carga viral do HIV-1 e a contagem de linfócitos T CD4+ e CD8+ foi determinada em amostras pareadas de sangue e sêmen de 36 pacientes virgem de tratamento nos dias 0, 45, 90 e 180 após o início da terapia. As curvas de declínio das cargas virais plasmática e seminal foram semelhantes (p= 0.21). As medianas da carga viral plasmática e seminal no pré-tratamento (dia 0) foram 4.95 e 4.48 log10 cópias/ml, respectivamente. Seis meses após o início da terapia, a mediana da carga viral plasmática era 3.15 log10 cópias/ml e a seminal 3.2 log10 cópias/ml. Neste mesmo periodo, 22 pacientes apresentavam carga viral abaixo de 400 cópias/ml no plasma e/ou sêmen, enquanto apenas 9 pacientes apresentavam carga viral abaixo do limite de detecção nos dois compartimentos.

This study was designed to investigate the impact of anti-retroviral therapy on both plasma and seminal HIV-1 viral loads and the correlation between viral loads in these compartments after treatment. Viral load, CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell counts were evaluated in paired plasma and semen samples from 36 antiretroviral therapy-naïve patients at baseline and on days 45, 90, and 180 of treatment. Slopes for blood and seminal viral loads in all treated patients were similar (p = 0.21). Median HIV-1 RNA titers in plasma and semen at baseline were 4.95 log10 and 4.48 log10 copies/ml, respectively. After 180 days of therapy, the median viral load declined to 3.15 log10 copies/ml (plasma) and 3.2 log10 copies/ml (semen). At this timepoint 22 patients presented HIV-1 viral load below 400 copies/ml in either plasma or semen, but only 9 had viral loads below 400 copies/ml in both compartments.