[Mass screening for hypothyroidism in a cohort of HIV infected patients in a Bogotá hospital, Colombia].

Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of thyroid function alterations and its associated factors in a group of patients from a university hospital in Colombia.

Methods: From June 2007 through June 2008, 636 HIV patients were followed in order to assess the relation of thyroid function with the use of HAART.

Results: The overall prevalence of hypothyroidism (TSH > 4.

[Hepatitis B vaccine in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection].

Hepatitis B is a public health problem in the entire world, mainly among HIV infected people in whom the coinfection change the course, natural history and morbi-mortality of the disease. Because of this, it is imperative to design strategies to prevent hepatitis B infection in HIV patients. Vaccination is the most important tool for prevention, although its efficacy varies according to immunologic and virologic status of the patient.