Study on impact of patient related variables on CD4 count and opportunistic infections in HIV seropositives
Corresponding Author(s) : Divya Yedluri
divyayedluri9@gmail.com
International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research,
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018): 2018 Volume 6- Issue -1
Abstract
Opportunistic infections are the hallmark manifestations of AIDS. To decrease the incidence of OI’s in PLHIV, there is a need to study the impact of all relevant factors which may be a key for the development of OI’s.
Aim
To study the impact of patient related variables on CD4 count and opportunistic infections in people living with HIV.
Methods and methodology
A Prospective Observational study was carried out at ART center. HIV patients who met inclusion criteria were informed consented and included in the study and relevant data was collected in a prior designed data collection form.
Results
A total of 214 patients having OI’s were included among which 55.1% (n=118) were women and 44.9% (n= 96) were men. Most of the OI’s occurred in the age group of 31- 40 yrs. (n=85; 39.17%) and when CD4 count was between 100-350 cells/mm3. TB was the most common OI (n=115; 50%) followed by candidiasis (n= 110; 47.8%). When BMI was correlated with CD4; it revealed that underweight was predominant (n=62; 79.49%) when CD4 count was < 350 cells/mm3. Grade II anemia was most common (n=97; 49.24%) and most of the patients with OI’s belong to upper lower class (n=179; 83.64%) according to KSES. Risk grading using JDPV scale reveals 107 (50%) patients fall under high risk category and 64 (29.3%) , 4 (1.87%) are with moderate and high risk respectively.
Conclusion
This study reveals that there is a positive relationship between BMI and CD4 count and it also shows that the incidence of OIs is influenced by multiple factors which should be considered to provide appropriate care to the patient.
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Divya Yedluri. Study on impact of patient related variables on CD4 count and opportunistic infections in HIV seropositives. Int. J. of Allied Med. Sci. and Clin. Res. [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 10 [cited 2025 Nov. 18];6(1):165-74. Available from: https://ijamscr.com/ijamscr/article/view/496
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[12]. Woldesellassie M. Bezabhe, Leanne Chalmers, Luke R. Bereznicki, Gregory M. Peterson, Mekides A. Bimirew, Desalew M. Kassie. Barriers and Facilitators of Adherence to Antiretroviral Drug Therapy and Retention in Care among Adult HIV-Positive Patients: A Qualitative Study from Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 9(5), 2014, e97353.
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[14]. Bach Xuan Tran, Long Thanh Nguyen, Nga Hoang Nguyen, Quynh Van Hoang and Jongnam Hwang. Determinants of antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV/AIDS patients: a multisite study. Glob Health Action 2013, 6: 19570.
[15]. Sandeep Rai, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Subhashish Sircar, Pinnamaneni Yujwal Raj, Srinivasan Venkatesh, Mohammed Shaukat, Bharat Bhusan Rewari. Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Its Effect on Survival of HIV-Infected Individuals in Jharkhand, India. PLoS ONE 8(6), 2013, e66860.
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[18]. Iroezindu MO, Ofondu EO, Hausler H, Wyk BV. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Opportunistic Infections in HIV Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in a Resource-Limited Setting in Nigeria. J AIDS Clinic Res 2013, S3:002.
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[20]. Anant A. Takalkar, G.S. Saiprasad, V .G. Prasad, Narendra S. Madhekar. Study of Opportunistic Infections in HIV Seropositive Patients Admitted to Community Care centre (CCC), KIMS Narketpally. Biomedical Research 23(1), 2012, 139-142
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[22]. N. Joglekar, R. Paranjape, R. Jain, G. Rahane, R. Potdar, K.S. Reddy & S. Sahay. Barriers to ART adherence & follow ups among patients attending ART centres in Maharashtra, India. Indian J Med Res 134, 2011, 954-959.
[23]. Samuel N. Obi, Ngozi A. Ifebunandu, Azubuike K. Onyebuchi. Nutritional status of HIV-positive individuals on free HAART treatment in a developing nation. J Infect Dev Ctries 4(11), 2010, 745-749.
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[27]. Sheri D. Weiser, MD, MPH, Kimberly A. Fernandes, MSC, Eirikka K. Brandson, MPH,Viviane D. Lima, PhD, Aranka Anema, MSc, David R. Bangsberg, MD, MPH, Julio S.Montaner, MD, FRCPC, and Robert S. Hogg, PhD. The association between food insecurity and mortality among HIV-infected individuals on HAART, J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 52(3), 2009, 342–349.
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[28]. Ruth Joy, MSc, Eric F. Druyts, MSc, Eirikka K. Brandson, MSc, Viviane D. Lima, PhD,Clare A. Rustad, MPhil, Wendy Zhang, MSc, Evan Wood, MD, PhD, Julio S. G. Montaner, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, and Robert S. Hogg, PhD.Impact of Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Status on HIV Disease Progression in a Universal Health Care Setting, J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 47, 2008, 500–505.
[29]. Ledergerber B, Egger M, Erard V, Weber R, Hirschel B, et al. AIDS related opportunistic illnesses occurring after initiation of potent antiretroviral therapy: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. JAMA. 282, 1999, 2220-2226.
[30]. Srirangaraj S, Venkatesha D Opportunistic infections in relation to antiretroviral status among AIDS patients from south India. Indian J Med Microbiol 29, 2011, 395-400.
[31]. Kaplan JE, Hanson D, Dworkin MS, Frederick T, Bertolli J, et al. Epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus–associated opportunistic infections in the United States in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Clin Infect Dis 30, 2000, 5-14.
[32]. Lawn SD, Badri M, Wood R Tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients receiving HAART: long term incidence and risk factors in a South African cohort. AIDS. 19, 2005, 2109-2116.
[33]. Yazdanpanah Y, Chêne G, Losina E, Goldie SJ, Merchadou LD, et al. Incidence of primary opportunistic infections in two human immunodeficiency virus-infected French clinical cohorts. Int J Epidemiol.30, 2001, 864-871. How