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McDonald EG, Afshar A, Assiri B, Boyles T, Hsu JM, Khuong N, Prosty C, So M, Sohani ZN, Butler-Laporte G, Lee TC. Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in people living with HIV: a review. Clin Microbiol Rev 2024; 37:e0010122. [PMID: 38235979 PMCID: PMC10938896 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00101-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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Pneumocystis jirovecii is a ubiquitous opportunistic fungus that can cause life-threatening pneumonia. People with HIV (PWH) who have low CD4 counts are one of the populations at the greatest risk of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP). While guidelines have approached the diagnosis, prophylaxis, and management of PCP, the numerous studies of PCP in PWH are dominated by the 1980s and 1990s. As such, most studies have included younger male populations, despite PCP affecting both sexes and a broad age range. Many studies have been small and observational in nature, with an overall lack of randomized controlled trials. In many jurisdictions, and especially in low- and middle-income countries, the diagnosis can be challenging due to lack of access to advanced and/or invasive diagnostics. Worldwide, most patients will be treated with 21 days of high-dose trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole, although both the dose and the duration are primarily based on historical practice. Whether treatment with a lower dose is as effective and less toxic is gaining interest based on observational studies. Similarly, a 21-day tapering regimen of prednisone is used for patients with more severe disease, yet other doses, other steroids, or shorter durations of treatment with corticosteroids have not been evaluated. Now with the widespread availability of antiretroviral therapy, improved and less invasive PCP diagnostic techniques, and interest in novel treatment strategies, this review consolidates the scientific body of literature on the diagnosis and management of PCP in PWH, as well as identifies areas in need of more study and thoughtfully designed clinical trials.
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- Emily G. McDonald
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Right to Care, NPC, Centurion, South Africa
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sinai Health System-University Health Network Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Laurens MB, Mungwira RG, Nampota N, Nyirenda OM, Divala TH, Kanjala M, Mkandawire FA, Galileya LT, Nyangulu W, Mwinjiwa E, Downs M, Tillman A, Taylor TE, Mallewa J, Plowe CV, van Oosterhout JJ, Laufer MK. Revisiting Co-trimoxazole Prophylaxis for African Adults in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 73:1058-1065. [PMID: 33744963 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Daily co-trimoxazole is recommended for African adults living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) irrespective of antiretroviral treatment, immune status, or disease stage. Benefits of continued prophylaxis and whether co-trimoxazole can be stopped following immune reconstitution are unknown. METHODS We conducted a randomized controlled trial at 2 sites in Malawi that enrolled adults with HIV with undetectable viral load and CD4 count of >250/mm3 and randomized them to continue daily co-trimoxazole, discontinue daily co-trimoxazole and begin weekly chloroquine, or discontinue daily co-trimoxazole. The primary endpoint was the preventive effect of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis against death or World Health Organization (WHO) HIV/AIDS stage 3-4 events, using Cox proportional hazards modeling, in an intention-to-treat population. RESULTS 1499 adults were enrolled. The preventive effect of co-trimoxazole on the primary endpoint was 22% (95% CI: -14%-47%; P = .20) versus no prophylaxis and 25% (-10%-48%; P = .14) versus chloroquine. When WHO HIV/AIDS stage 2 events were added to the primary endpoint, preventive effect increased to 31% (3-51%; P = .032) and 32% (4-51%; P = .026), respectively. Co-trimoxazole and chloroquine prophylaxis effectively prevented clinical malaria episodes (3.8 and 3.0, respectively, vs 28/100 person-years; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Malawian adults with HIV who immune reconstituted on ART and continued co-trimoxazole prophylaxis experienced fewer deaths and WHO HIV/AIDS stage 3-4 events compared with prophylaxis discontinuation, although statistical significance was not achieved. Co-trimoxazole prevented a composite of death plus WHO HIV/AIDS stage 2-4 events. Given poor healthcare access and lack of routine viral load monitoring, co-trimoxazole prophylaxis should continue in adults on ART after immune reconstitution in sub-Saharan Africa. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT01650558.
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- Matthew B Laurens
- Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Statistics Collaborative, Washington, DC, USA
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- Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi.,College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Dignitas International and University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Atkinson A, Miro JM, Mocroft A, Reiss P, Kirk O, Morlat P, Ghosn J, Stephan C, Mussini C, Antoniadou A, Doerholt K, Girardi E, De Wit S, Kraus D, Zwahlen M, Furrer H. No need for secondary Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis in adult people living with HIV from Europe on ART with suppressed viraemia and a CD4 cell count greater than 100 cells/µL. J Int AIDS Soc 2021; 24:e25726. [PMID: 34118121 PMCID: PMC8196713 DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic in resource-rich countries, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PjP) is one of the most frequent opportunistic AIDS-defining infections. The Collaboration of Observational HIV Epidemiological Research Europe (COHERE) has shown that primary Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia (PjP) prophylaxis can be safely withdrawn in patients with CD4 counts of 100 to 200 cells/µL if plasma HIV-RNA is suppressed on combination antiretroviral therapy. Whether this holds true for secondary prophylaxis is not known, and this has proved difficult to determine due to the much lower population at risk. METHODS We estimated the incidence of secondary PjP by including patient data collected from 1998 to 2015 from the COHERE cohort collaboration according to time-updated CD4 counts, HIV-RNA and use of PjP prophylaxis in persons >16 years of age. We fitted a Poisson generalized additive model in which the smoothed effect of CD4 was modelled by a restricted cubic spline, and HIV-RNA was stratified as low (<400), medium (400 to 10,000) or high (>10,000copies/mL). RESULTS There were 373 recurrences of PjP during 74,295 person-years (py) in 10,476 patients. The PjP incidence in the different plasma HIV-RNA strata differed significantly and was lowest in the low stratum. For patients off prophylaxis with CD4 counts between 100 and 200 cells/µL and HIV-RNA below 400 copies/mL, the incidence of recurrent PjP was 3.9 (95% CI: 2.0 to 5.8) per 1000 py, not significantly different from patients on prophylaxis in the same stratum (1.9, 95% CI: 0.1 to 3.7). CONCLUSIONS HIV viraemia importantly affects the risk of recurrent PjP. In virologically suppressed patients on ART with CD4 counts of 100 to 200/µL, the incidence of PjP off prophylaxis is below 10/1000 py. Secondary PjP prophylaxis may be safely withheld in such patients. While European guidelines recommend discontinuing secondary PjP prophylaxis only if CD4 counts rise above 200 cells/mL, the latest US Guidelines consider secondary prophylaxis discontinuation even in patients with a CD4 count above 100 cells/µL and suppressed viral load. Our results strengthen and support this US recommendation.
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- Andrew Atkinson
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Clinic - IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Clinical Research, Epidemiology, Modelling and Evaluation (CREME), Institute for Global Health, UCL, London, UK
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- Department of Global Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, and HIV Monitoring Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- CHIP, Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France.,INSERM U 1137 IAME, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Infectious Diseases Unit at Medical Center no.2, Frankfurt University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, St. George's University Hospital, London, UK
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases L. Spallanzani-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, St Pierre University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Thoden J, Potthoff A, Bogner JR, Brockmeyer NH, Esser S, Grabmeier-Pfistershammer K, Haas B, Hahn K, Härter G, Hartmann M, Herzmann C, Hutterer J, Jordan AR, Lange C, Mauss S, Meyer-Olson D, Mosthaf F, Oette M, Reuter S, Rieger A, Rosenkranz T, Ruhnke M, Schaaf B, Schwarze S, Stellbrink HJ, Stocker H, Stoehr A, Stoll M, Träder C, Vogel M, Wagner D, Wyen C, Hoffmann C. Therapy and prophylaxis of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected patients: a guideline by the German and Austrian AIDS societies (DAIG/ÖAG) (AWMF 055/066). Infection 2013; 41 Suppl 2:S91-115. [PMID: 24037688 PMCID: PMC3776256 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-013-0504-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION There was a growing need for practical guidelines for the most common OIs in Germany and Austria under consideration of the local epidemiological conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS The German and Austrian AIDS societies developed these guidelines between March 2010 and November 2011. A structured Medline research was performed for 12 diseases, namely Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, cerebral toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus manifestations, candidiasis, herpes simplex virus infections, varizella zoster virus infections, progressive multifocal leucencephalopathy, cryptosporidiosis, cryptococcosis, nontuberculosis mycobacteria infections and tuberculosis. Due to the lack of evidence by randomized controlled trials, part of the guidelines reflects expert opinions. The German version was accepted by the German and Austrian AIDS Societies and was previously published by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften (AWMF; German Association of the Scientific Medical Societies). CONCLUSION The review presented here is a translation of a short version of the German-Austrian Guidelines of opportunistic infections in HIV patients. These guidelines are well-accepted in a clinical setting in both Germany and Austria. They lead to a similar treatment of a heterogeneous group of patients in these countries.
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- J Thoden
- Private Practice Dr. C. Scholz and Dr. J. Thoden, Bertoldstrasse 8, 79098, Freiburg, Germany,
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Chaiwarith R, Praparattanapan J, Nuntachit N, Kotarathitithum W, Supparatpinyo K. Discontinuation of primary and secondary prophylaxis for opportunistic infections in HIV-infected patients who had CD4+ cell count <200 cells/mm(3) but undetectable plasma HIV-1 RNA: an open-label randomized controlled trial. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2013; 27:71-6. [PMID: 23373662 DOI: 10.1089/apc.2012.0303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract The CDC recommends discontinuing opportunistic infections (OIs) prophylaxis in HIV-infected patients who have CD4+ cell count >200 cells/mm(3) after receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted at Chiang Mai University Hospital from June 1, 2009 to January 31, 2012 in 74 adult HIV-infected patients who had received cART and had CD4+ cell count <200 cells/mm(3) but plasma HIV-1 RNA<50 copies/ml. Forty-three patients (58.1%) were male and the mean age was 41.8±8.1 years; 68 (91.9%) and 59 (79.7%) patients were receiving co-trimoxazole and antifungal prophylaxis, respectively. The median CD4+ cell counts at enrollment were 142 (IQR 108, 161) and 158 (IQR 141, 176) cells/mm(3) among patients who discontinued and continued OIs prophylaxis, respectively (p value=0.041). One of 37 patients (2.7%) in the discontinuation group developed Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, giving the incidence rate of 1.57/1000 person-months. None of the 37 patients in the continuation group developed OIs. The difference in the prevention rates of OIs between groups was -2.7% (95% CI -7.9, 2.5). In conclusion, in the setting where plasma HIV-RNA measurement is available, e.g., Asia-Pacific region, discontinuation of prophylaxis is considerably safe in HIV-infected patients receiving cART with undetectable plasma HIV-RNA but incomplete immune recovery.
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- Romanee Chaiwarith
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Research Institutes for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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No recurrence of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia after solid organ transplantation regardless of secondary prophylaxis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012; 56:6041-3. [PMID: 22948875 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00998-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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There are no data on the efficacy of secondary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis pneumonia after solid organ transplantation. Therefore, we investigated the rate of recurrence of Pneumocystis pneumonia after solid organ transplantation in a retrospective cohort study. Between 2005 and 2011, a total of 41 recipients recovered from Pneumocystis pneumonia. Of these, 22 (53.7%) received secondary prophylaxis. None of the 41 recipients experienced recurrence of Pneumocystis pneumonia during the follow-up, regardless of secondary prophylaxis.
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Costiniuk CT, Fergusson DA, Doucette S, Angel JB. Discontinuation of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis with CD4 count <200 cells/µL and virologic suppression: a systematic review. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28570. [PMID: 22194853 PMCID: PMC3241626 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND HIV viral load (VL) is currently not part of the criteria for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis discontinuation, but suppression of plasma viremia with antiretroviral therapy may allow for discontinuation of PCP prophylaxis even with CD4 count <200 cells/µL. METHODS A systematic review was performed to determine the incidence of PCP in HIV-infected individuals with CD4 count <200 cells/µL and fully suppressed VL on antiretroviral therapy but not receiving PCP prophylaxis. RESULTS Four articles examined individuals who discontinued PCP prophylaxis with CD4 count <200 cells/µL in the context of fully suppressed VL on antiretroviral therapy. The overall incidence of PCP was 0.48 cases per 100 person-years (PY) (95% confidence interval (CI) (0.06-0.89). This was lower than the incidence of PCP in untreated HIV infection (5.30 cases/100 PY, 95% CI 4.1-6.8) and lower than the incidence in persons with CD4 count <200 cells/µL, before the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), who continued prophylaxis (4.85/100 PY, 95% CI 0.92-8.78). In one study in which individuals were stratified according to CD4 count <200 cells/µL, there was a greater risk of PCP with CD4 count ≤100 cells/µL compared to 101-200 cells/µL. CONCLUSION Primary PCP prophylaxis may be safely discontinued in HIV-infected individuals with CD4 count between 101-200 cells/µL provided the VL is fully suppressed on antiretroviral therapy. However, there are inadequate data available to make this recommendation when the CD4 count is ≤100 cells/µL. A revision of guidelines on primary PCP prophylaxis to include consideration of the VL is merited.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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Goto N, Oka S. Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in kidney transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis 2011; 13:551-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00691.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2011] [Revised: 07/22/2011] [Accepted: 09/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- N. Goto
- Department of Transplant and Endocrine Surgery; Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital; Nagoya; Japan
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- AIDS Clinical Center; National Center for Global Health and Medicine; Tokyo; Japan
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Cheng CY, Chen MY, Hsieh SM, Sheng WH, Sun HY, Lo YC, Liu WC, Hung CC. Risk of pneumocystosis after early discontinuation of prophylaxis among HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. BMC Infect Dis 2010; 10:126. [PMID: 20492660 PMCID: PMC2885390 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Risk of pneumocystosis after discontinuation of primary or secondary prophylaxis among HIV-infected patients before CD4 counts increase to >==200 cells/microL (early discontinuation) after receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is rarely investigated. METHODS Medical records of 660 HIV-infected patients with baseline CD4 counts <200 cells/microL who sought HIV care and received HAART at a university hospital in Taiwan between 1 April, 1997 and 30 September, 2007 were reviewed to assess the incidence rate of pneumocystosis after discontinuation of prophylaxis for pneumocystosis. RESULTS The incidence rate of pneumocystosis after HAART was 2.81 per 100 person-years among 521 patients who did not initiate prophylaxis or had early discontinuation of prophylaxis, which was significantly higher than the incidence rate of 0.45 per 100 person-years among 139 patients who continued prophylaxis until CD4 counts increased to >==200 cells/microL (adjusted risk ratio, 5.32; 95% confidence interval, 1.18, 23.94). Among the 215 patients who had early discontinuation of prophylaxis after achievement of undetectable plasma HIV RNA load, the incidence rate of pneumocystosis was reduced to 0.31 per 100 person-years, which was similar to that of the patients who continued prophylaxis until CD4 counts increased to >==200 cells/microL (adjusted risk ratio, 0.63; 95% confidence interval, 0.03, 14.89). CONCLUSIONS Compared with the risk of pneumocystosis among patients who continued prophylaxis until CD4 counts increased to >==200 cells/microL after HAART, the risk was significantly higher among patients who discontinued prophylaxis when CD4 counts remained <200 cells/microL, while the risk could be reduced among patients who achieved undetectable plasma HIV RNA load after HAART.
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- Chien-Yu Cheng
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan 100
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Italian consensus statement on management of HIV-infected individuals with advanced disease naïve to antiretroviral therapy. Infection 2009; 37:270-82. [PMID: 19479193 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-008-8134-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2008] [Accepted: 09/10/2008] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Individuals with advanced HIV infection naïve to antiretroviral therapy represent a special population of patients frequently encountered in clinical practice. They are at high risk of disease progression and death, and their viroimmunologic response following the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy may be more incomplete or slower than that of other patients. Infection management in such patients can also be complicated by underlying conditions, comorbidities, and the need for concomitant medications. AIM To provide practical guidelines to those clinicians providing care to HIV-infected patients in terms of diagnostic assessment, monitoring, and treatment. CONCLUSIONS The principals of antiretroviral treatment in asymptomatic naïve patients with advanced HIV infection are the same as those applicable to the general population with asymptomatic HIV infection. Naïve patients with advanced HIV infection and a history of AIDS-defining illnesses urgently need antiretroviral treatment, with the choice of antiretroviral regimen and timetable based on such factors as concomitant treatment and prophylaxis, drug interactions, and potential concomitant drug toxicity. Finally, an adequate counseling program - both before and after HIV-testing - that includes aspects other than treatment adherence monitoring is a crucial step in disease management.
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Miró JM. Prevención de las infecciones oportunistas en pacientes adultos y adolescentes infectados por el VIH en el año 2008. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2008; 26:437-64. [DOI: 10.1157/13125642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Poppers DM, Scherl EJ. Prophylaxis against Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: toward a standard of care. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2008; 14:106-13. [PMID: 17886285 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Patients with Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis are increasingly treated with a host of immunomodulatory and immunosuppressive medications, including thiopurines and antibody-based biologic agents. Despite the known infectious complications associated with these therapies from the HIV and solid organ transplant literature, there are currently no well-defined concise guidelines to assist gastroenterologists and other physicians in the utility and indication for prophylaxis against Pneumocystis pneumonia and other infections in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. In this article, we discuss the evidence of various infections associated with immunocompromise in HIV/AIDS, organ transplantation, and in other immunocompromised states, and discuss the evidence for the efficacy and safety of various infectious prophylaxis protocols. In addition, we discuss the evidence for Pneumocystis and other infections in IBD patients treated with corticosteroids, azathioprine/6-MP, biologic agents and other therapies, and we present the case for various antibiotic (and antiviral) regimens to prevent such infections. Based on the review of the literature, this discussion represents a true call for guidelines for infection prophylaxis, to help guide gastroenterologists and all practitioners who care for the challenging population of IBD patients.
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- David M Poppers
- Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell, New York, New York, USA.
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D'Egidio GE, Kravcik S, Cooper CL, Cameron DW, Fergusson DA, Angel JB. Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxis is not required with a CD4+ T-cell count < 200 cells/microl when viral replication is suppressed. AIDS 2007; 21:1711-5. [PMID: 17690568 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e32826fb6fc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the safety of discontinuing Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis, in patients on effective antiretroviral therapy with CD4+ T-cell counts that have plateaued at < 200 cells/microl. METHODS We prospectively evaluated a cohort of HIV infected patients at a multidisciplinary HIV clinic with sustained HIV RNA levels < 50 copies/ml and CD4+ T-cell counts that have plateaued at < 200 cells/microl and who have discontinued PCP prophylaxis. RESULTS Nineteen patients fulfilled the above criteria. Eleven had been taking daily trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, seven were receiving monthly aerosolized pentamidine, and one patient never received any prophylaxis. The median CD4+ T-cell count at the time of discontinuation and at the most recent determination were 120 (range, 34-184) and 138 (range, 6-201) cells/microl, respectively. To date, patients have been off PCP prophylaxis for a mean of 13.7 +/- 10.6 months and a median of 9.0 (range 3-39) months for a total of 261 patient-months. To date, no patient has developed PCP. This is significantly different from the risk of developing PCP with a CD4+ T-cell count of < 200 cells/microl in untreated HIV infection (rate difference 9.2%; 95% confidence interval, 5.7 to 12.8%; P < 0.05). CONCLUSION With sustained suppression of viral replication, PCP prophylaxis may not be necessary, regardless of CD4+ T-cell count. This illustrates a degree of immune recovery that occurs with virologic suppression that is not reflected in absolute CD4+ T-cell count or percentage and suggests that guidelines for P. jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxis may need to be re-evaluated.
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- Gianni E D'Egidio
- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Hoffmann C, Ernst M, Meyer P, Wolf E, Rosenkranz T, Plettenberg A, Stoehr A, Horst HA, Marienfeld K, Lange C. Evolving characteristics of toxoplasmosis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1: clinical course and Toxoplasma gondii-specific immune responses. Clin Microbiol Infect 2007; 13:510-5. [PMID: 17298486 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01683.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE) is the most important opportunistic infection of the central nervous system in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1. This study evaluated the effect of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) and Toxoplasma gondii-specific immune responses on the occurrence of TE. The clinical characteristics of all patients diagnosed with TE in two centres since 1990 (n = 140) were analysed. Patients were grouped according to the date of diagnosis (period 1, 1990-1993; period 2, 1994-1996; period 3, 1997 onwards). Immune responses to T. gondii were evaluated in a subgroup (n = 12) by interferon (IFN)-gamma-specific ELISPOT tests. There were marked differences in the estimated Kaplan-Meier overall survival (OS), with a 1-year OS (5-year OS) of 41% (7%) in period 1, 56% (29%) in period 2, and 90% (78%) in period 3 (p <0.0001). In period 3, TE was found to be the first AIDS-defining illness more frequently than in earlier periods (74% vs. 38%, p 0.0002). Persistent neurological deficits caused by TE were present in 37% of the patients. Patients with an acute episode of TE or a TE relapse had significantly lower responses in the T. gondii-specific ELISPOT than patients who discontinued maintenance therapy and were relapse-free (p 0.0044). Survival of HIV patients with TE has improved markedly since the introduction of HAART, but persistent neurological deficits are often present in surviving patients. While preventive therapy remains essential, evaluation of T. gondii-specific immune responses may be an important step in improving estimates of the individual risk of TE and TE relapses.
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- C Hoffmann
- University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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Urschel S, Ramos J, Mellado M, Giaquinto C, Verweel G, Schuster T, Niehues T, Belohradsky B, Wintergerst U. Withdrawal of Pneumocystis jirovecii prophylaxis in HIV-infected children under highly active antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2005; 19:2103-8. [PMID: 16284459 DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000194795.20928.2b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In HIV-infected adults Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis can be safely withdrawn after immune reconstitution due to the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). With regard to children only a small amount of data has been published. The present study investigated whether the withdrawal of PCP prophylaxis after immune reconstitution is safe in HIV-infected children. METHODS A retrospective analysis at 10 European centers belonging to the Pediatric European Network on the treatment of AIDS (PENTA) using a standardized questionnaire. RESULTS A total of 113 questionnaires were received. In 82 children the indication for PCP prophylaxis was provided following Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines (72 primary and 10 secondary). Prophylaxis was withdrawn after the CD4 cell count increased above the age-related CDC thresholds. The observation period off prophylaxis was 335 years (300 years for primary and 35 years for secondary prophylaxis) and the median time per patient off prophylaxis was 4.1 years (range, 0.3-7.7 years). No episode of PCP occurred during the study period. In comparison with the incidence rate from historical data before the introduction of PCP prophylaxis and HAART, this was a significant reduction (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The increase in CD4 cell count provides functional reconstitution of the immune system in children. Our data suggests that the risk of developing a PCP after immune reconstitution is sufficiently low to withdraw PCP prophylaxis.
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Esposito S, Bojanin J, Porta A, Cesati L, Gualtieri L, Principi N. Discontinuation of secondary prophylaxis for Pneumocystis pneumonia in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005; 24:1117-20. [PMID: 16371882 DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000190038.53813.d2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This study shows the long term safety of discontinuing secondary prophylaxis for Pneumocystis pneumonia in 5 human immunodeficiency virus-infected children who had recovered from a confirmed episode of Pneumocystis pneumonia, had <15% of CD4 cells at the time of starting highly active antiretroviral therapy and whose CD4 cell counts increased to >15% for >or=3 months during highly active antiretroviral therapy.
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- Susanna Esposito
- Institute of Pediatrics, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Pneumonia occurs commonly in HIV-infected patients and this review highlights some of the recent findings in the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, treatment and prevention of this condition. RECENT FINDINGS Pneumonia remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected patients. A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of pneumonia. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of lung colonization, as well acute pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jiroveci, and has been documented to produce significant depression of the phagocytic function of alveolar macrophages in HIV-infected patients, which may underlie this risk. Legionella pneumophila infections appear to be uncommon in HIV-infected patients, while pneumonia with Streptococcus pneumoniae continues to occur with regularity, including infections with antibiotic-resistant isolates. Pneumocystis pneumonia occurs with a low incidence in patients receiving HAART, once the CD4 count increases to over 200 microl. Studies of invasive pneumococcal infections (predominantly pneumonia) indicate that in critically ill cases, including HIV-seropositive patients, combination antibiotic therapy is associated with a lower mortality than monotherapy. The 23-polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine has been shown to reduce the risk of pneumococcal infection in HIV-infected adults receiving HAART, and a 9-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine has been shown to reduce the incidence of radiologically confirmed pneumonia in HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative children. SUMMARY Pneumonia remains an important condition in HIV-infected patients, but recent studies demonstrate that antibiotic prophylaxis, the introduction of HAART, recognition of specific risk factors, new antibiotic treatment strategies and effective vaccines should serve to decrease its impact.
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- Charles Feldman
- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Johannesburg Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Benson CA, Kaplan JE, Masur H, Pau A, Holmes KK. Treating Opportunistic Infections among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents: Recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association/Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2005. [DOI: 10.1086/427906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Nasi M, Pinti M, Troiano L, Cossarizza A. Complementary and alternative medicine during HIV infection. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2004; 546:105-10. [PMID: 15584370 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-4820-8_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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- Milena Nasi
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Section of General Pathology, Via Campi 287, 41100 Modena, Italy
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Zellweger C, Opravil M, Bernasconi E, Cavassini M, Bucher HC, Schiffer V, Wagels T, Flepp M, Rickenbach M, Furrer H. Long-term safety of discontinuation of secondary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis pneumonia: prospective multicentre study. AIDS 2004; 18:2047-53. [PMID: 15577626 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200410210-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the long-term safety of discontinuation of secondary anti-Pneumocystis prophylaxis in HIV-infected adults treated with antiretroviral combination therapy and who have a sustained increase in CD4 cell counts. DESIGN Prospective observational multicentre study. PATIENTS AND METHODS The incidence of P. jirovecii pneumonia after discontinuation of secondary prophylaxis was studied in 78 HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral combination therapy after they experienced a sustained increase in CD4 cell counts to at least 200 x 10(6) cells/l and 14% of total lymphocytes measured twice at least 12 weeks apart. RESULTS Secondary prophylaxis was discontinued at a median CD4 cell count of 380 x 10(6) cells/l. The median follow-up period after discontinuation of secondary prophylaxis was 40.2 months, yielding a total of 235 person-years of follow-up. No cases of recurrent P. jirovecii pneumonia occurred during this period. The incidence was thus 0 per 100 person-years with a 95% upper of confidence limit of 1.3 cases per 100 patient-years. CONCLUSIONS Discontinuation of secondary prophylaxis against P. jirovecii pneumonia is safe even in the long term in patients who have a sustained immunologic response on antiretroviral combination therapy.
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- Claudine Zellweger
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
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Lange CG, Woolley IJ, Brodt RH. Disseminated mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) infection in the era of effective antiretroviral therapy: is prophylaxis still indicated? Drugs 2004; 64:679-92. [PMID: 15025543 DOI: 10.2165/00003495-200464070-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Before highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) were available for the treatment of persons with HIV infection, disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) infection was one of the most common opportunistic infections that affected people living with AIDS. Routine use of chemoprophylaxis with a macrolide has been advocated in guidelines for the treatment of HIV-infected individuals if they have a circulating CD4+ cell count of < or =50 cells/microL. In addition, lifelong prophylaxis for disease recurrence has been recommended for those with a history of disseminated MAC infection. The introduction of HAART has resulted in a remarkable decline in the incidence of opportunistic infections and death among persons living with AIDS. Considerable reconstitution of functional immune responses against opportunistic infections can be achieved with HAART. In the case of infection with MAC, there has been a substantial reduction in the incidence of disseminated infections in the HAART era, even in countries where the use of MAC prophylaxis was never widely accepted. Moreover, the clinical picture of MAC infections in patients treated with potent antiretroviral therapies has shifted from a disseminated disease with bacteraemia to a localised infection, presenting most often with lymphadenopathy and osteomyelitis. Data from several recently conducted randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials led to the current practice of discontinuing primary and secondary prophylaxis against disseminated MAC infections at stable CD4+ cell counts >100 cells/microL. These recommendations are still conservative as primary or secondary disseminated MAC infections are only rarely seen in patients who respond to HAART, despite treatment initiation at very low CD4+ cell counts. Potential adverse effects of macrolide therapy and drug interactions with antiretrovirals also metabolised via the cytochrome P450 enzyme system must be critically weighed against the marginal benefit that MAC prophylaxis may provide in addition to treatment with HAART. These authors feel that, unless patients who initiate HAART at low CD4+ cell counts do not respond to HIV-treatment, routine MAC prophylaxis should not be recommended. Nevertheless, the patient population for whom MAC prophylaxis may still be indicated in the era of HAART needs to be identified in prospectively designed clinical trials.
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- Christoph G Lange
- Medical Clinic, Research Center Borstel, Parkallee 35, 23845 Borstel, Germany.
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Green H, Hay P, Dunn DT, McCormack S. A prospective multicentre study of discontinuing prophylaxis for opportunistic infections after effective antiretroviral therapy. HIV Med 2004; 5:278-83. [PMID: 15236617 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2004.00221.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the medium-term safety of discontinuing prophylaxis (primary or secondary) for opportunistic infections following an effective response to antiretroviral therapy. METHODS Participating clinical sites prospectively identified patients in whom the discontinuation of prophylaxis for any opportunistic infection was considered to be clinically indicated, although CD4 levels were not predefined. A follow-up report was subsequently sent every 6 months requesting information on changes in prophylaxis, antiretroviral drugs, new AIDS-defining events, and CD4 cell count results. RESULTS Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) was withdrawn in 524 patients (426 primary and 98 secondary prophylaxis), prophylaxis for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) was withdrawn in 28 patients (13 primary and 15 secondary), and prophylaxis for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis was withdrawn in 10 patients. CD4 counts were generally maintained above accepted prophylaxis threshold levels during the period of follow up (95-98% of the time). Total follow up to last report or re-continuation of prophylaxis was 680 and 144 person-years for patients discontinuing primary and secondary PCP prophylaxis, respectively. No cases of PCP were reported, giving incidence rates of 0.0 (upper 95% confidence limit 0.4) and 0.0 (2.1) per 100 person-years. No cases of MAC were reported, but one patient had a recurrence of CMV retinitis. PCP prophylaxis was restarted in 30 patients; no patients restarted MAC or CMV prophylaxis. CONCLUSIONS Previous studies have demonstrated a low risk of PCP in the short term following the withdrawal of prophylaxis in patients who have responded well to antiretroviral therapy. The present study suggests a continuing low level of risk with extended follow up, provided adequate CD4 count levels are maintained. The case of recurrent CMV retinitis in a patient with impressive immunological and virological response indicates the need for close monitoring of patients previously diagnosed with this condition.
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- H Green
- Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, London, UK
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Cossarizza A, Poccia F, Agrati C, D'Offizi G, Bugarini R, Pinti M, Borghi V, Mussini C, Esposito R, Ippolito G, Narciso P. Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Restores CD4+ V?? T-Cell Repertoire in Patients With Primary Acute HIV Infection But Not in Treatment-Naive HIV+ Patients With Severe Chronic Infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2004; 35:213-22. [PMID: 15076235 DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200403010-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In drug-naive HIV+ patients, we analyzed the effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on the reconstitution of the T-cell receptor (TCR) repertoire. We followed 2 groups of patients for 1 year: 18 individuals who experienced acute HIV infection and 24 patients who had HIV infection for many years but never took HAART. They were compared with 10 healthy controls who were longitudinally analyzed for the same period. We performed cytofluorometric analysis of the Vbeta TCR repertoire and detected the clonality of different Vbeta families by the spectratyping method. A new statistical approach based on the use of mixed models was then employed to analyze the data. Before the beginning of therapy, the repertoire of patients with acute or chronic infection was significantly different from that of healthy controls. After therapy, patients with acute HIV infection showed an improvement of the repertoire among either CD4+ or CD8+ T lymphocytes. Conversely, patients with chronic infection were capable of changing their repertoire among CD8+ but not CD4+ T lymphocytes. Our results indicate that HAART can restore the T-cell repertoire in individuals whose immune system is not severely compromised by the infection.
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- Andrea Cossarizza
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of General Pathology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia School of Medicine, Modena, Italy.
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Berenguer J, Laguna F, López-Aldeguer J, Moreno S, Arribas JR, Arrizabalaga J, Baraia J, Casado JL, Cosín J, Polo R, González-García J, Iribarren JA, Kindelán JM, López-Bernaldo de Quirós JC, López-Vélez R, Lorenzo JF, Lozano F, Mallolas J, Miró JM, Pulido F, Ribera E. Prevention of opportunistic infections in adult and adolescent patients with HIV infection. GESIDA/National AIDS Plan guidelines, 2004 [correction]. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2004; 22:160-76. [PMID: 14987537 DOI: 10.1016/s0213-005x(04)73057-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To provide an update of guidelines from the Spanish AIDS Study Group (GESIDA) and the National AIDS Plan (PNS) committee on the prevention of opportunistic infections in adult and adolescent HIV-infected patients. METHODS These consensus recommendations have been produced by a group of experts from GESIDA and/or the PNS after reviewing the earlier document and the scientific advances in this field in the last years. The system used by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the United States Public Health Service has been used to classify the strength and quality of the data. RESULTS This document provides a detailed review of the measures for the prevention of infections caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites in the context of HIV infection. Recommendations are given for preventing exposure and for primary and secondary prophylaxis for each group of pathogens. In addition, criteria are established for the withdrawal of prophylaxis in patients who respond well to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). CONCLUSIONS HAART is the best strategy for the prevention of opportunistic infections in HIV-positive patients. Nevertheless, prophylaxis is still necessary in countries with limited economic resources, in highly immunodepressed patients until HAART achieves beneficial effects, in patients who refuse to take or who cannot take HAART, in those in whom HAART is not effective, and in the small group of infected patients with inadequate recovery of CD4+ T lymphocyte counts despite good inhibition of HIV replication.
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- Juan Berenguer
- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
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