Opportunistic infections after the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy in advanced AIDS patients in an area with a high prevalence of tuberculosis

Somnuek SungkanuparphAsda VibhagoolPiroon MootsikapunPloenchan ChetchotisakdSomsit TansuphaswaswadikulChureeratana BowonwatanuwongMahidol UniversityKhon Kaen UniversityBamrasnaradura HospitalChonburi Regional Hospital2018-07-242018-07-242003-09-26AIDS. Vol.17, No.14 (2003), 2129-2131026993702-s2.0-0142125249https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/20882A 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.Mahidol UniversityImmunology and MicrobiologyOpportunistic infections after the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy in advanced AIDS patients in an area with a high prevalence of tuberculosisArticleSCOPUS10.1097/00002030-200309260-00018