Changing spectrum of opportunistic illnesses among hiv-infected taiwanese patients in response to a 10-year national anti-TB programme

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The current trends and spectrum of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related opportunistic illnesses (AOIs) among newly diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients after the implementation of the 2006–2015 national anti-tuberculosis (TB) programmes in Taiwan remain unknown. We retrospectively reviewed 1757 patients at two centres in southern Taiwan between 2001 and 2015. Based on the anti-TB programme, patients were classified into periods 1 (2001–2005), 2 (2006–2010), and 3 (2011–2015). We further analysed factors associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) at presentation and during follow-up. The overall AOI incidence rate (23.6%) remained unchanged across the periods, with 81.4% of AOIs occurring at presentation. Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia was the leading AOI across the periods. MTB declined significantly from period 1 to period 3 (39.3% vs. 9.3%). Age and CD4+ cell count <200 cells/µL (vs. ≥501) were the risk factors associated with MTB at presentation, whereas period 2/3 (vs. period 1) was the protective factor. Intravenous drug use (vs. homosexual contact) was the risk factor associated with MTB during follow-up, and period 3 (vs. period 1) was the protective factor. AOI statistics in Taiwan must be closely monitored for fluctuations. Although MTB decreased substantially after implementation of the anti-TB programmes, additional efforts to reduce MTB are required.

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Lee, C. Y., Wu, P. H., Lu, P. L., & Tsai, H. C. (2019). Changing spectrum of opportunistic illnesses among hiv-infected taiwanese patients in response to a 10-year national anti-TB programme. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8020163

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