• Overview and epidemiology • HIV diagnostic testing • Initial evaluation of new patient • General principles of antiretroviral therapy • Long term treatment complications • Prophylaxis
Trang 1HIV Infection: What Does the General Doctor Need to Know?
Howard Libman, M.D.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School
Trang 2• Overview and epidemiology
• HIV diagnostic testing
• Initial evaluation of new patient
• General principles of antiretroviral therapy
• Long term treatment complications
• Prophylaxis of opportunistic infections
• Health care maintenance issues
Trang 3Months | Years
Seropositive
HIV Disease/AIDS Acute HIV Syndrome
HIV Disease/AIDS Clinical Latency
(cells/
mm 3 )
Trang 4Spectrum of HIV Infection
• CD4 cell count > 500/mm3
Most patients asymptomatic
Bacterial infections, TB, shingles
• CD4 cell count 500-200/mm3
Many patients asymptomatic
Generalized lymphadenopathy, KS, thrush
• CD4 cell count < 200/mm3
PCP, cryptococcosis, toxoplasmosis
• CD4 cell count < 50/mm3
CMV and MAC infections
Increased risk of lymphoma
Mortality highest
Trang 5Reported Cumulative Cases of HIV, AIDS, and Deaths in Vietnam by Year
AIDS Patients Death HIV infection
Vietnam MoH, 2010.
Trang 60.3% 2.3%
Distribution of HIV Infection
in Vietnam by Age
VAAC/Vietnam MoH, 2010.
Trang 773.5%
Women 26.5%
Distribution of HIV Infection in
Vietnam by Gender
VAAC, 2010.
Trang 8Distribution of HIV Cases in Vietnam by Risk Behaviors
• Over 50% from injection-drug use
• 40% likely from sexual transmission
(heterosexual and homosexual)
• 5% of cases unknown risk behavior
VAAC/Vietnam MoH, 2010.
Trang 9• Overview and epidemiology
• HIV diagnostic testing
• Initial evaluation of new patient
• General principles of antiretroviral therapy
• Long term treatment complications
• Prophylaxis of opportunistic infections
• Health care maintenance issues
Trang 10Traditional Historical Indications for
HIV Antibody Testing
• Men who have sex with men
• Persons with multiple sexual partners
• Current or past injection drug users
• Recipients of blood products between 1978
and 1985
• Persons with current or past STD's
• Commercial sex workers and their contacts
• Pregnant women and women of child-bearing age
• Children born to HIV-infected mothers
• Sexual partners of those at risk for HIV infection
• Donors of blood products, semen, or organs
• Persons who consider themselves at risk
or request testing
Trang 11Traditional Clinical Indications for
HIV Antibody Testing
• Tuberculosis
• Syphilis
• Recurrent shingles
• Chronic constitutional symptoms
• Chronic generalized adenopathy
• Chronic diarrhea or wasting
Trang 12CDC Recommendations for
“Routine” HIV Antibody Testing
• Screen all healthy patients after notification
that an HIV test will be performed unless theydecline (“opt-out” testing)
• Specific informed consent is unnecessary
• Persons at high risk for HIV infection should be
screened at least annually
• Prevention counseling should be not required
as part of routine HIV testing, but it is strongly encouraged for persons at high risk
Trang 13WHO Recommendations for
HIV Antibody Testing
• HIV screening should be voluntary,
confidential, and undertaken with consent
• Recommended in all patients presenting for care in countries with a generalized
HIV epidemic
• In countries with concentrated or low-level epidemics, recommended in patients
presenting for care in antenatal,
tuberculosis, and sexual health clinics
• Specific HIV screening policies vary by
country
Trang 14• In the US, HIV antibody testing is performed
by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent
assay (ELISA), which is highly sensitive
• If result is negative, the test is reported as
negative
• If result is positive, a Western blot (WB)
assay is performed for confirmation
• If WB assay result is positive, the test is
reported as positive
• WB results are occasionally described as
indeterminate; supplemental testing may be recommended
Diagnostic Tests for HIV Infection
Trang 15MOH Testing Strategies
Testing Strategy I: At the blood banks
• Positive test with one of these test: ELISA, SERODIA, rapid test
• One positive screening test is sufficient to
reject blood for safe transfusion
Testing Strategy II: Routine screening in high prevalence areas
• Two different ELISA tests
• Positive result if both ELISAs are positive
Testing Strategy III: HIV diagnosis
• Three different ELISA tests
• Positive result if all three tests are positive
Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health, Vietnam August, 2009
Trang 16• Overview and epidemiology
• HIV diagnostic testing
• Initial evaluation of new patient
• General principles of antiretroviral therapy
• Long term treatment complications
• Prophylaxis of opportunistic infections
• Health care maintenance issues
Trang 17• General health issues
• Syphilis, other STDs, TB, hepatitis
Trang 18Physical Examination
• Integument: seborrhea, psoriasis,
EF, onychomycosis, HSV, VZV, KS,generalized adenopathy
• HEENT: CMV retinitis, CWS,
thrush, OHL, ANUG
• Pulmonary: PCP
• Gastrointestinal: organomegaly
• Genitourinary: vaginitis, PID, HPV,
cervical and anal dysplasia/carcinoma
• Neurological: mental status,
focal central/peripheral findings
Trang 19Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Trang 20Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
Trang 21Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Trang 22Penicillium Infection
Trang 23Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
Trang 24Baseline Laboratory Evaluation in US
Trang 25CD4 Cell Count
• Surrogate marker for HIV disease progression
• Normal value > 350/mm3
Average decline of 50-100 per year
Variability between patients
• Intercurrent illnesses may affect value
• Care in comparing values from different labs
• Main clinical uses are to determine need for
antiretroviral therapy and prophylaxis againstopportunistic pathogens
Trang 26Viral Load Testing
• Measurement of viral RNA by PCR or bDNA
• Level correlates with CD4 cell count
decline and clinical progression; the lower,the better
• Normal variability of 0.3 log (3- to 5-fold)
• Intercurrent illnesses and immunizations
may affect value
• Main clinical use is to assess effectiveness
of antiretroviral therapy
Trang 27Baseline Laboratory Evaluation
in Vietnam
• All patients:
- HIV antibody test (for confirmation)
- CD4 cell count (if available)
- If any suspicion of TB: CXR, sputum AFB, other tests for diagnosis of extrapulmonary disease
• If available:
- ALT, AST, HBsAg, HBsAb, anti-HCV,
RPR/VDRL
- Creatinine, glucose, lipid profile
- Pregnancy testing, Pap smear (in women)
Trang 28Syphilis in HIV Infection
• Unusual clinical presentations, disease
progression, serologic results, and
response to therapy have been described
• False-positive RPR/VDRL in drug users
• Indications for lumbar puncture?
CDC: Evidence of neurologic disease
Some authorities are more aggressive
• What is appropriate therapy?
CDC recommendations: Unchanged
• Follow clinically and serologically
Trang 29Viral Hepatitis in HIV Infection
• Hepatitis B is very common in patients with HIV disease; majority show evidence of prior infection
• Clinical course may be accelerated
• Exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B infection may occur with initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy or discontinuation of 3TC, FTC, or TDF
• Hepatitis C is common in IDUs; the majority have chronic infection
• HCV progression is accelerated in patients with HIV disease
• Treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection in the context of HIV disease is less likely to be effective
• Hepatitis A is common in MSM
Trang 30PPD Interpretation in HIV Infection
• Positive PPD is defined as > 5 mm induration
• Use of control panel is no longer recommended
• Frequency of anergy is high is patients with
CD4 cell count < 200/mm3
• Isoniazid treatment of latent TB is indicated in
HIV-infected patients with +PPD regardless of
age; it is not recommended in anergic,
high-risk patients
• Hold INH if transaminases > 5 times normal or
if clinical evidence of hepatitis
• Total duration of prophylaxis is 9 months
Trang 31• Overview and epidemiology
• HIV diagnostic testing
• Initial evaluation of new patient
• General principles of antiretroviral therapy
• Long term treatment complications
• Prophylaxis of opportunistic infections
• Health care maintenance issues
Trang 32Antiretroviral Drugs Available in Vietnam
• Nucleoside RT inhibitors (NRTIs)
Trang 33DHHS Recommended Regimens for
Pregnant women ZDV/3TC + LPV/r (bid)
EFV should not be used during the first trimester of pregnancy or in women trying to conceive or not using effective and consistent contraception.
3TC can be used in place of FTC and vice versa.
Trang 34First-line ARV Regimens in Vietnam
Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health,
Vietnam Modification and Supplement, November, 2011
d4T is no longer recommended
Trang 35Antiretroviral Therapy: General Usage Guidelines
• Potent combination therapy is necessary,
and effect is durable in majority of patients
• Initial options include NRTI x 2 plus NNRTI,
* coinfection with HBV (where Rx indicated)
• About three-quarters of patients achieve
virologic suppression with first regimen
• Indications for modification of regimen:
* increase in viral load
* drug toxicity
Trang 36When to Start Antiretroviral Therapy
in Vietnam
• Patients with CD4 cell count < 350 cells/mm3
regardless of clinical stage
• Patients with WHO clinical stage 3 or 4
regardless of CD4 cell count
Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health,
Vietnam Modification and Supplement, November, 2011.
Trang 37• Overview and epidemiology
• HIV diagnostic testing
• Initial evaluation of new patient
• General principles of antiretroviral therapy
• Long term treatment complications
• Prophylaxis of opportunistic infections
• Health care maintenance issues
Trang 38Fat atrophy
face, extremities, buttocks
Lactic acidemia/acidosisOsteopenia/osteoporosisAvascular necrosis of hipsPeripheral neuropathy
Long Term Treatment Complications
Trang 39Facial Lipoatrophy
Trang 40Hyperlipidemia,
insulin resistance
Switch therapy
PI NNRTI d4T TDF or ABC
Insulin-sensitizing drugs
Local injection Rx
(polylactic acid, calcium
Trang 41Clinical Syndromes
Trang 42Lactic Acidemia and Acidosis
• Lactic acidemia is common in patients on NRTIs, but symptomatic acidosis is not
• Related to mitrochondrial toxicity from interference with DNA polymerase-gamma
• Clinical manifestations are variable and
nonspecific
• Management consists of discontinuation of NRTI drugs in symptomatic patients with high lactate
level
• Routine lactate monitoring in the absence of
symptoms is unlikely to be helpful
• However, if symptoms are present and an
increased lactate level is confirmed, modification
of ARV regimen is warranted
Trang 43Peripheral Neuropathy
• HIV infection itself and certain ARV drugs (ddI, d4T, ddC) are likely responsible
• Manifests with sensory symptoms
involving the lower extremities
• Diagnosis is made clinically after
excluding other common causes of
peripheral neuropathy
• Management consists of discontinuation
of the offending drug and control of HIV infection
• If necessary, analgesics and
antidepressants and /or anticonvulsants can be used for chronic pain management
Trang 44• Overview and epidemiology
• HIV diagnostic testing
• Initial evaluation of new patient
• General principles of antiretroviral therapy
• Long term treatment complications
• Prophylaxis of opportunistic infections
• Health care maintenance issues
Trang 45OI Prophylaxis in HIV Infection in US
Stratified by CD4 Cell Count
Red font indicates secondary prophylaxis only.
* In patients with positive PPD
** Alternative Rx: dapsone/pyrimethamine
Trang 46Primary Prophylaxis for Select OIs in Vietnam
Disease/Agent Indication Primary
disease
Cotrimoxazole (960
mg tab) once daily
CD4 > 200 cells/mm 3 for more than 6 months
Toxoplasma
gondii
WHO Stage IV or CD4 < 100
cells/mm 3
Cotrimoxazole (960
mg tab) once daily
CD4 > 200 cells/mm 3 for more than 6 months
Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Ministry of Health,
Vietnam August, 2009
Trang 47• Overview and epidemiology
• HIV diagnostic testing
• Initial evaluation of new patient
• General principles of antiretroviral therapy
• Long term treatment complications
• Prophylaxis of opportunistic infections
• Health care maintenance issues
Trang 48HIV Routine Health Care Maintenance in US
* In HBV-seronegative patients; ** In at risk patients and those with chronic
hepatitis; *** Especially in patients at risk for exposure to or morbidity from
influenza; + Annually after first year; ++ In PPD-negative patients.