Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
December 2023
HIV post- exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is a prevention tool for individuals with a recent potential exposure to HIV. Doravirine has been available since 2019 in combination with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and lamivudine and has not been evaluated as a PEP. DOR/3TC/TDF is our department's most commonly prescribed PEP treatment since 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The value of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) biomarkers on the prognosis of HIV-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) has been poorly explored in the combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) era.
Design: We evaluated EBV DNA load and EBV antibodies in HIV-NHL patients enrolled in the French ANRS-CO16 Lymphovir Cohort between 2008 and 2015.
Methods: Whole blood and plasma EBV DNA load and serological profiles were analyzed in 76 HIV-infected patients at diagnosis of NHL and 6 months after the initiation of chemotherapy.
Objective: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections are associated with increased risks of lymphomas in the non-HIV setting. Their impacts on HIV-associated lymphomas deserved further studies in the modern combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) era.
Design: We evaluated the associations between HCV, HBV and HIV-related lymphomas in the Lymphovir-ANRS-CO16 cohort.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
November 2019
Objectives: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been implicated in lymphomagenesis of HIV-related classical Hodgkin lymphoma (HIV-cHL). The utility of EBV molecular and serological biomarkers has scarcely been examined in HIV-cHL in the recent combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) era.
Design: We evaluated EBV DNA load and a panel of EBV antibodies in HIV-cHL patients prospectively enrolled in the French ANRS-CO16 Lymphovir cohort between 2008 and 2015.
Objective: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) remains among the most frequent malignancies in persons living with HIV (PLWHIV). Survival among patients with HIV-associated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most frequent NHL subtype, has improved markedly in recent years. We aimed to analyze characteristics and outcomes of DLBCL in HIV-infected patients in the era of modern combined antiretroviral therapy (cART).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the case of a patient with acute necrotizing colitis due to invasive amebiasis associated with CD4 lymphopenia and impaired neutrophil responses. The course of the disease was characterized by CMV reactivation and severe and recurrent bacterial and fungal infections, which might be related to the decreased CD4 T cell count and the impaired functional capacities of neutrophils, respectively. The clinical outcome was positive with normalization of both CD4 cell count and neutrophil functions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The preferred regimen for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is based mainly on safety and tolerability because it is given to immunocompetent people without HIV infection for a limited time (28 days). The frequency of adverse events (AEs) may be > 60%. Although AEs are generally not severe, they can lead to lack of adherence and failure to complete the regimen.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with a high risk of classical Hodgkin's lymphoma (cHL) in the combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) era.
Methods: We analyzed the characteristics and outcome of HIV-associated cHL diagnosed in the modern cART era. The French ANRS-CO16 Lymphovir cohort enrolled 159 HIV-positive patients with lymphoma, including 68 (43%) with cHL.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
January 2013
The outcome of bacterial bloodstream infections during pregnancy has greatly improved over the last few decades. However, there are no recent data on the characteristics of bacteremia in pregnant women. The aim of this study was to describe clinical and microbiological features of bacteremia and to assess maternal and fetal outcome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The emergence of non-AIDS-related events in the HIV-infected population experiencing a longer life expectancy implies the implementation of a comprehensive approach of HIV clinical management through better access to care, prevention, and early diagnosis of co-morbidities.
Methods: The Orchestra program is a computer-assisted HIV care and support tool implemented since December 2004 in the outpatient clinic of a University Hospital set in Paris, France. The intervention aims at improving access to HIV information care and support specifically targeted five areas of actions: cardiovascular risk factors; gynecological follow-up; anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine coverage; sexuality and prevention of sexually transmitted infections; and compliance to antiretrovirals.
Objectives: The Saint-Antoine Orchestra Program aims at improving the clinical management of HIV-infected patients through access to care, prevention and early diagnosis of comorbidities.
Methods: The program was initiated in December 2004 on the whole database. The following topics were concerned: cardiovascular risk factors, gynecological follow-up, anti-HBV vaccinal coverage, sexuality and prevention of STIs, therapeutic adherence and counsels to travelers.
Background: The increase in CD4 count may reach a plateau after some duration of virological response to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
Methods: A total of 1281 HIV-infected patients initiating HAART were enrolled in the AntiPROtease (APROCO) cohort. We investigated determinants of increase in CD4 count using longitudinal mixed models in patients who maintained a plasma HIV RNA <500 HIV-1 RNA copies/mL.
We conducted a study on 140 patients who sought advice at hospital after a non-occupational exposure. The full 28-day course of prophylactic antiretroviral therapy was completed by 109 patients. No HIV contamination was observed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Infection of the central nervous system with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be associated with movement disorders.
Case Report: A case of chorea during HIV encephalitis which responded well to antiretroviral therapy is reported. Choreic movements disappeared with a decrease of MRI lesions observed in basal ganglia.
Objectives: To assess the use of microbiological examinations, notably serology, in the etiological diagnosis of pulmonary diseases in a department of infectious diseases.
Methods: A retrospective study assessing the habits of microbiological examination prescriptions in pulmonary infections was carried out from 1/05/2000 to 31/10/2001. All patients admitted during this period for pulmonary infection diagnosis and treatment in the infectious diseases and tropical Unit of Saint Antoine Hospital (Paris), were included.
Background: Our aim was to identify factors predisposing HIV-infected patients on long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) to major hypertriglyceridemia (HTG).
Patients And Methods: We conducted a retrospective, case-control study involving 76 HIV-infected patients with HTG, defined by 12-hour fasting plasma triglyceride (TG) > 4.5 mmol/l on at least one occasion, and 150 HIV-infected matched control patients with TG consistently below 1.
Head and neck lesions are encountered in more than 40-50% in patients with immunosuppression (HIV-infected individuals, diabetes mellitus, transplant recipients, patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs or post-radiotherapy). The organs affected are the salivary glands, the lymph nodes, the sinonasal tract, the orbits, the temporal bones, and the pharyngo-laryngeal mucosa. They are mainly involved by granulation tissue, perivascular and perineural inflammation, and neoplasms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: 1. to assess the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on the occurrence of bacteraemia in HIV-infected patients and their clinical and microbiological characteristics. 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The impact of early-untreated HIV infection on chronic hepatitis C was determined in a case-control study, aimed at limiting factors associated with the progression of immunodeficiency.
Methods: HIV-infected patients attending for a medical examination during 1995-1996 were systematically screened for: previous intravenous drug use without other HIV or Hepatitis C virus (HCV) risk factor, CD4 cell count > 200/microl, no AIDS, no antiretroviral treatment, positive anti-HCV antibody, negative hepatitis B surface antigen, abnormal aminotransferase activity. Thirty-eight consecutive eligible HIV-infected patients (cases) were included.
We conducted a descriptive study in 9 cases of acute hepatitis A diagnosed in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Despite the small number of cases studied, the results indicate that moderate HIV infection does not impair the natural history of acute hepatitis A.
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