Opportunistic infections after the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy in advanced AIDS patients in an area with a high prevalence of tuberculosis
Somnuek Sungkanuparph, Asda Vibhagool, Piroon Mootsikapun, Ploenchan Chetchotisakd, Somsit Tansuphaswaswadikul, Chureeratana Bowonwatanuwong Opportunistic infections after the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy in advanced AIDS patients in an area with a high prevalence of tuberculosis. AIDS. Vol.17, No.14 (2003), 2129-2131. doi:10.1097/00002030-200309260-00018 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/20882
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Opportunistic infections after the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy in advanced AIDS patients in an area with a high prevalence of tuberculosis
A prospective multicentre study was conducted to investigate the incidence and spectrum of opportunistic infections after the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in advanced AIDS patients with very low CD4 cell counts. Sixty patients with successful HAART treatment, which raised the median CD4 cell count from 9 to 168 cells/μl at 48 weeks, were studied. Fourteen patients developed 20 episodes of opportunistic infections, including tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium complex infection, relapsed cryptococcal meningitis, herpes zoster, toxoplasmosis, and herpes genitalis.
