scholarly journals Genotypic susceptibility score (GSS) and CD4+ T cell recovery in HIV-1 patients with suppressed viral load

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 496-503
Author(s):  
Alejandro Gonzalez-Serna ◽  
Arie C. Glas ◽  
C. J. Brumme ◽  
Art F. Y. Poon ◽  
Adriana Nohpal De La Rosa ◽  
...  
2009 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Novitsky ◽  
Elias Woldegabriel ◽  
Lemme Kebaabetswe ◽  
Raabya Rossenkhan ◽  
Busisiwe Mlotshwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cell ◽  

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2017049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lassina TRAORE ◽  
Ouéogo NIKIEMA ◽  
Abdoul Karim OUATTARA ◽  
Tegwindé Rébéca COMPAORE ◽  
Serge Théophile SOUBEIGA ◽  
...  

Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) and Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV-6) are responsible for severe diseases, particularly in immunocompromised persons. There are poor data on the infection with these opportunistic viruses in Burkina Faso.The purpose of this study is to characterize EBV and HHV-6 subtypes and to assess their impact on CD4 T cell count, HIV-1 viral load and antiretroviral treatment in people living with HIV-1.The study population consisted of 238 HIV-positive patients with information on CD4 count, HIV-1 viral load and HAART. Venous blood samples collected on EDTA tubes were used for EBV and HHV-6 Real Time PCR subtyping.An infection rate of 6.7% (16/238) and 7.1% (17/238) were found respectively for EBV and HHV-6 in the present study. Among EBV infections, similar prevalences were noted for both subtypes (3.9% [9/238] for EBV-1 vs 4.6% [11/238] for EBV-2) with 2.1% (5/238) of co-infection. HHV-6A infection represented 6.3% (15/238) of the study population against 5.0% (12/238) for HHV-6B. . EBV-2 infection was significantly higher in patients with CD4 count ≥ 500 compared to those with CD4 count less than 500 cells (1.65% vs 8.56%, p = 0,011). The prevalence of EBV and HHV-6 infections were almost similar in HAART-naive and HAART-experienced patients.The present study provides information on the prevalence of EBV and HHV-6 subtypes in people living with HIV-1 in Burkina Faso. The study also suggests that HAART treatment has no effect on infection with these opportunistic viruses in people living with HIV-1.


2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 659-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hector Bolivar ◽  
Rebeca Geffin ◽  
Gabriel Manzi ◽  
Margaret A Fischl ◽  
Vera Holzmayer ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio I. Valdés-Ferrer ◽  
José C. Crispín ◽  
Pablo F. Belaunzarán-Zamudio ◽  
Carlos A. Rodríguez-Osorio ◽  
Bernardo Cacho-Díaz ◽  
...  

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
John N. Nkengasong ◽  
Marie-Yolande Borget ◽  
Chantal Maurice ◽  
Emmanuel Boateng ◽  
Mireille Kalou ◽  
...  

1998 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Kupfer ◽  
Rolf Kaiser ◽  
Jürgen Kurt Rockstroh ◽  
Bertfried Matz ◽  
Karl Eduard Schneweis

The Lancet ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 362 (9401) ◽  
pp. 2045-2051 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Heok Soh ◽  
James M Oleske ◽  
Michael T Brady ◽  
Stephen A Spector ◽  
William Borkowsky ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 162-167
Author(s):  
Sakshee Gupta ◽  
Bharti Malhotra ◽  
Jitendra Kumar Tiwari ◽  
Prabhu Dayal Khandelwal ◽  
Rakesh Kumar Maheshwari

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Coinfections of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with hepatitis viruses may affect the progress of disease and response to therapy. OBJECTIVES: To study the incidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfections in HIV–positive patients and their influence on HIV–1 viral load and cluster of differentiation 4+ (CD4+) T–cell counts. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This pilot study was done on 179 HIV–positive patients attending antiretroviral therapy (ART) centre. Their blood samples were tested for HIV-1 viral load, CD4+ T–cell counts, hepatitis B surface antigen, anti–HCV antibodies, HBV DNA and HCV RNA polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Among the 179 patients, 7.82% (14/179) were coinfected with HBV and 4.46% (8/179) with HCV. Median CD4+ T–cell count of HIV monoinfected patients was 200 cells/µl and viral load was 1.67 log10 copies/µl. Median CD4+ T–cell counts of 193 cells/µl for HBV (P = 0.230) and 197 cells/µl for HCV (P = 0.610) coinfected patients were similar to that of HIV monoinfected patients. Viral load was higher in both HBV and HCV infected patients but statistically significant only for HCV (P = 0.017). Increase in CD4+ T–cell counts and decrease in HIV–1 viral load in coinfected patients on 2 years of ART were lower than that in HIV monoinfected patients. CONCLUSION: HBV/HCV coinfected HIV patients had similar CD4+ T–cell counts as in HIV monoinfected patients, higher HIV viral load both in chemo–naive patients and in those on ART as compared to HIV monoinfected patients. However, this study needs to be done on a large scale to assess the impact of coinfection on CD4 count and HIV viral load with proper follow–up of patients every 6 months till at least 2 years.


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