Advanced HIV disease management practices within inpatient medicine units at a referral hospital in Zambia: a retrospective chart review.
Advanced HIV disease management practices within inpatient medicine units at a referral hospital in Zambia: a retrospective chart review.
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DOI:
10.1186/s12981-022-00433-8
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发表时间:
2022-02-22
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Claassen CW
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作者:
Mbewe N;Vinikoor MJ;Fwoloshi S;Mwitumwa M;Lakhi S;Sivile S;Yavatkar M;Lindsay B;Stafford K;Hachaambwa L;Mulenga L;Claassen CW
Zambia recently achieved UNAIDS 90-90-90 treatment targets for HIV epidemic control; however, inpatient facilities continue to face a large burden of patients with advanced HIV disease and HIV-related mortality. Management of advanced HIV disease, following guidelines from outpatient settings, may be more difficult within complex inpatient settings. We evaluated adherence to HIV guidelines during hospitalization, including opportunistic infection (OI) screening, treatment, and prophylaxis. We reviewed inpatient medical records of people living with HIV (PLHIV) admitted to the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia between December 1, 2018 and April 30, 2019. We collected data on patient demographics, antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV biomarkers, and OI screening and treatment—including tuberculosis (TB), Cryptococcus, and OI prophylaxis with co-trimoxazole (CTX). Screening and treatment cascades were constructed based on the 2017 WHO Advanced HIV Guidelines. We reviewed files from 200 charts of patients with advanced HIV disease; of these 92% (184/200) had been on ART previously; 58.1% (107/184) for more than 12 months. HIV viral load (VL) testing was uncommon but half of VL results were high. 39% (77/200) of patients had a documented CD4 count result. Of the 172 patients not on anti-TB treatment (ATT) on admission, TB diagnostic tests (either sputum Xpert MTB/RIF MTB/RIF or urine TB-LAM) were requested for 105 (61%) and resulted for 60 of the 105 (57%). Nine of the 14 patients (64%) with a positive lab result for TB died before results were available. Testing for Cryptococcosis was performed predominantly in patients with symptoms of meningitis. Urine TB-LAM testing was rarely performed. At a referral hospital in Zambia, CD4 testing was inconsistent due to laboratory challenges and this reduced recognition of AHD and implementation of AHD guidelines. HIV programs can potentially reduce mortality and identify PLHIV with retention and adherence issues through strengthening inpatient activities, including reflex VL testing, TB-LAM and serum CrAg during hospitalization.
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影响因子:
3.7
作者:
Dawood H;Hassan-Moosa R;Zuma NY;Naidoo K
通讯作者:
Naidoo K
影响因子:
2.2
作者:
Workie KL;Birhan TY;Angaw DA
通讯作者:
Angaw DA
DOI:
10.1056/nejmoa1600693
发表时间:
2016-09-01
期刊:
The New England journal of medicine
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
HPTN 052 Study Team
DOI:
10.1093/cid/cix1139
发表时间:
2018-03-04
期刊:
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
影响因子:
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作者:
Ford N;Meintjes G;Calmy A;Bygrave H;Migone C;Vitoria M;Penazzato M;Vojnov L;Doherty M;Guideline Development Group for Managing Advanced HIV Disease and Rapid Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy
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Guideline Development Group for Managing Advanced HIV Disease and Rapid Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy
影响因子:
15.8
作者:
Kerkhoff, Andrew D.;Sikombe, Kombatende;Geng, Elvin H.
通讯作者:
Geng, Elvin H.