Prevalence of opportunist diseases in HIV-positive patients in a reference unit of the amazon

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of opportunistic diseases, registered HIV-positive patients in the specialized referral center for special infectious and parasitic diseases (URE DIPE) of Bethlehem, through the analysis of medical records, the unit's pharmacy database (SICLOM) and the notification. Method: The study is a descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional. Information of 134 HIV patients of both sexes aged 13 or older were analyzed. Results: Male sex was the most prevalent (69.4%); the range of more years of study was found 4 to 7 years (33.6%); as found marital status was single (68.7%); the most common route of exposure was sexual (92.5%); heterosexual prevailed (58.2%); most do regular use of antiretroviral medication (75.8%); the most frequent opportunistic infections were diarrhea for more than 30 days without etiology (32.39%), oropharyngeal candidiasis (19.72%), herpes zoster (19.72%), pneumonia (11.27%), herpes simplex (11.27%) and disseminated tuberculosis (5.63%). Conclusion: We conclude that the regular use of antiretroviral medication favors the increase of CD4 + T lymphocyte counts and decreased viral load. However, most opportunistic disease appeared in people with regular use of medication, but there was no statistical significance.