Background Due to the high efficacy of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), the number of people surviving with HIV is increasing. Chronic HCV infection has become a leading cause of non‐AIDS related morbidity and mortality in HIV‐infected persons. Methods We compared liver fibrosis by transient elastometry (Fibroscan) in three types of patients followed at the Infectious Disease Department of University of Ancona from october 2009 to november 2012: HCV monoinfected (HCV), HCV‐HIV coinfected (HIV/HCV) and HIV monoinfected (HIV). Results A total of 354 adults were studied: 98 HIV, 70 HIV/HCV and 186 HCV. Patients with hepatitis B coinfection and decompensated liver cirrhosis were excluded. HIV/HCV patients had a longer duration of HIV (P<0.006) and HCV (P<0.001) infections. Additionally, they were on cART therapy for a longer period of time (P<0.001), they had higher prevalence of lipodystrophy (P<0.001) and higher HCV load (P = 0.004). Liver fibrosis was significantly more pronounced in HCV and HIV/HCV compared to HIV patients (P<0.001); no difference was found between HCV and HIV/HCV patients. Increased liver fibrosis was significantly associated with didanosine, stavudine, abacavir and lopinavir (P ranging from <0.001 to 0.007 ). By logistic regression the variables significantly associated with increased liver fibrosis were coinfection (P<0.001), age (P<0.001) and AST (P=0.007). Conclusions HIV‐HCV coinfection, age and AST are associated with a increased liver fibrosis in HIV‐infected patients.
Introduzione Con l’aumentata efficacia della terapia antiretrovirale di combinazione (cART), il numero di persone che sopravvivono con HIV è in incremento. L’epatite cronica HCV correlata rappresenta una delle principali cause di mortalità e morbidità non-AIDS correlata nei pazienti HIV positivi. Metodi Abbiamo confrontato la fibrosi epatica rilevata tramite metodica elastometrica (Fibroscan) in tre popolazioni di pazienti seguiti presso la Clinica di Malattie Infettive dell’Università di Ancona dall’ottobre 2009 al novembre 2012: monoinfetti HCV (HCV), coinfetti HIV-HCV (HIV/HCV) e monoinfetti HIV (HIV). Risultati Sono stati arruolati un totale di 354 soggetti: 98 HIV, 70 HIV-HCV e 186 HCV. Sono stati esclusi i pazienti con epatite B e cirrosi epatica scompensata. I pazienti HIV/HCV presentavano una più lunga durata delle infezioni da HIV (P=0.006) e HCV (P=0.001). Inoltre, assumevano cART da più tempo (P=0.001), avevano maggiore prevalenza di lipodistrofia (P=0.001) e più alta carica virale HCV (P=0.004). La fibrosi epatica è significativamente maggiore negli HCV e HIV/HCV rispetto ai pazienti HIV (P<0.001); non si sono osservate differenze tra HCV e HIV/HCV. La fibrosi epatica di grado moderato/severo è significativamente associata alla didanosina (ddi), abacavir (ABC), stavudina (d4T) e lopinavir (LPV/r) (P comprese tra <0.001 e 0.004). I risultati della regressione logistica mostrano che la coinfezione (P<0.001), l’età (P<0.001) e le AST (P=0.007) sono associate in maniera statisticamente significativa a sviluppo di fibrosi epatica di grado moderato/severo. Conclusioni Nel nostro studio la coinfezione HIV-HCV, l’età e il valore delle AST sono associate a un incremento della fibrosi epatica nei soggetti HIV positivi.
Valutazione del grado di fibrosi cistica mediante metodica elastometrica in pazienti monoinfetti e coinfetti da HIV e HCV / Brescini, Lucia. - (2013 Feb 18).
Valutazione del grado di fibrosi cistica mediante metodica elastometrica in pazienti monoinfetti e coinfetti da HIV e HCV
Brescini, Lucia
2013-02-18
Abstract
Background Due to the high efficacy of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), the number of people surviving with HIV is increasing. Chronic HCV infection has become a leading cause of non‐AIDS related morbidity and mortality in HIV‐infected persons. Methods We compared liver fibrosis by transient elastometry (Fibroscan) in three types of patients followed at the Infectious Disease Department of University of Ancona from october 2009 to november 2012: HCV monoinfected (HCV), HCV‐HIV coinfected (HIV/HCV) and HIV monoinfected (HIV). Results A total of 354 adults were studied: 98 HIV, 70 HIV/HCV and 186 HCV. Patients with hepatitis B coinfection and decompensated liver cirrhosis were excluded. HIV/HCV patients had a longer duration of HIV (P<0.006) and HCV (P<0.001) infections. Additionally, they were on cART therapy for a longer period of time (P<0.001), they had higher prevalence of lipodystrophy (P<0.001) and higher HCV load (P = 0.004). Liver fibrosis was significantly more pronounced in HCV and HIV/HCV compared to HIV patients (P<0.001); no difference was found between HCV and HIV/HCV patients. Increased liver fibrosis was significantly associated with didanosine, stavudine, abacavir and lopinavir (P ranging from <0.001 to 0.007 ). By logistic regression the variables significantly associated with increased liver fibrosis were coinfection (P<0.001), age (P<0.001) and AST (P=0.007). Conclusions HIV‐HCV coinfection, age and AST are associated with a increased liver fibrosis in HIV‐infected patients.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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