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| Feitosa,Giovana; Bandeira,Antônio C.; Sampaio,Diana P.; Badaró,Roberto; Brites,Carlos. |
| Diarrhea due to intestinal microbial infections is a frequent manifestation among HIV-infected patients. It has been postulated that HIV-infected patients may have special types of intestinal infections, and that immune activation from such parasites may affect the progression of HIV disease. To evaluate these associations, the frequency of infections was examined in HIV-infected patients in Bahia, Brazil. To determine the potential impact of the presence of intestinal parasitic infections on HIV disease progression, a retrospective study approach was used. The medical charts of 365 HIV-infected patients who had been treated at the AIDS Clinic of the Federal University of Bahia Hospital were reviewed, and the prevalence of parasites was compared with 5,243... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV-infected patients; Strongyloidiasis; Giardiasis. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000600008 |
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| Angulo,Juan Manuel Cubillos; Cuesta,Taryn Ariadna Castro; Menezes,Eliane Pereira; Pedroso,Celia; Brites,Carlos. |
| ABSTRACT Background: Class I human leukocyte antigens, especially the molecules encoded at the B locus (HLA-B), are associated with AIDS progression risk. Different groups of HLA-B alleles have been associated to a protective effect or increasing susceptibility to HIV infection and are expressed from the earliest stages of gestation. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate which variants of HLA-B are associated with the risk of HIV vertical transmission in infected pregnant women and in their offspring, in a referral center in Salvador Bahia. Methods: We performed HLA-B genotyping in 52 HIV-infected mothers and their children exposed to HIV-1 during pregnancy (N = 65) in Salvador, Brazil. We compared the HLA-B alleles frequency in mothers,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mother to child transmission; HIV; HLA-B. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702019000200071 |
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| Travassos,Ana Gabriela Álvares; Brites,Carlos; Netto,Eduardo M.; Fernandes,Sheyla de Almeida; Rutherford,George W.; Queiroz,Conceição Maria. |
| This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and associated risk factors in HIV-infected pregnant women followed for prenatal care in Salvador, Bahia. This was a cross-sectional study of 63 women seeking prenatal care at a reference center. Participants were interviewed regarding socio-epidemiological and clinical history, and were tested for HBsAg, anti-HCV, anti HTLV I/II, VDRL, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, CD4 count, and HIV plasma viral load. The main outcome variable was the presence of any STI. The mean age of patients was 28.2 years (16-40 years). 23 (36.5%) were diagnosed with at least one STI. The frequency of diagnoses was: HBV, 3.2%; HCV, 8.1%;... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: HIV; Sexually transmitted infections; Pregnancy; Prevalence. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000600014 |
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| Carnaúba Jr,Dimas; Bittencourt,Achiléa; Brites,Carlos. |
| We report the case of a 44 year-old female, who presented a long-lasting, clinically atypical, secondary syphilis ("malignant syphilis") in the right foot, which started six months before medical evaluation. The patient had a serological diagnosis of HTLV-I infection and syphilis two years before the onset of the skin lesions, following a blood donation. As she believed she was allergic to penicillin, she initially received sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim, without any improvement of the clinical picture. After failure of this first treatment regimen, she was given penicillin, which promoted complete healing of the lesion. We found evidence that infection by HTLV-I is capable of modifying the clinical course of secondary syphilis. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Secondary syphilis; HTLV-I infection; Syphilis/HTLV-I coinfection; Malignant syphilis. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000400008 |
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| Ricci,Gabriela; Netto,Eduardo Martins; Luz,Estela; Rodamilans,Cynthia; Brites,Carlos. |
| Abstract Background Successful treatment of HIV-positive children requires a high level of adherence (at least 95%) to highly active antiretroviral therapy. Adherence is influenced by factors related to the child and caregivers. Objectives To evaluate children and caregivers characteristics associated to children's adherence. Methods Cross-sectional study, from September 2013 to June 2015, comprising a sample of caregivers of perinatally HIV-infected children, in the age group of 1–12 years, under antiretroviral therapy for at least 6 months and on follow-up in two AIDS reference centers in Salvador, Bahia. Caregiver self-reports were the sole source of 4 days adherence and sociodemographic information. Study participants who reported an intake >95%... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Adherence; Antiretroviral therapy; Children; Caregivers. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702016000500429 |
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| Moreira,Marcia; Ramos,André; Netto,Eduardo M.; Brites,Carlos. |
| BACKGROUND: The human retroviruses HIV-1 and HTLV-1 share the routes of infection with hepatitis viruses B and C. Co-infection by these agents are a common event, but we have scarce knowledge on co-infection by two or more of these agents. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the characteristics and risk factors for co-infections by HBV and HCV in patients infected by HIV-1 or/and HTLV-1, in Salvador, Brazil. METHODS: In a case-control study we evaluated patients followed in the AIDS and HTLV clinics of Federal University of Bahia Hospital. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics were reviewed, and patients were tested for the presence of serological markers of HBV and HCV infections. HCV-infected patients were tested by PCR to evaluate the presence of viremia.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV-1; HTLV-1; Coinfection; HCV; HBV; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702013000600007 |
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| Oliveira Filho,Antonio Walter de; Brites,Carlos. |
| ABSTRACT Background: Geographical distribution of HIV variants is an important way to understand the circulation and spread of such viral strains. Objectives: To evaluate the spatial distribution of HIV-1 variants in patients failing antiretroviral therapy, in Salvador, Brazil. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional evaluation of HIV resistance test reports of patients who underwent genotyping tests in a referral center in Salvador, Brazil, for the years 2008-2014. The laboratory database contains around 2500 resistance reports of patients failing antiretroviral therapy. Genotypic tests were performed by sequencing of HIV-1 POL region (TrueGene, Siemens). We assessed HIV-1 resistance mutations and subtype, as well as residential address, age, and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV-1; Resistance mutations; Brazil; Geolocalization. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702017000300234 |
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| Diaz,Ricardo Sobhie; Sucupira,Maria Cecilia A; Vergara,Tania RC; Brites,Carlos; Bianco,Rosana Del; Bonasser Filho,Francisco; Colares,Geova Keny B; Portela,Estevão; Cherman,Lia Adler; Barcelos,Nemora Tregnago; Tupinambas,Unai; Turcato Jr,Gilberto; Allamasey,Lisa; Bacheler,Lee; Tuohy,Martin. |
| OBJECTIVE: To investigates how the use of HIV-1 resistance tests influences physician decision-making. METHODS: Ten experienced reference physicians from the Brazilian Network for Drug Resistance each received ten patients' case histories. The selected patients had experienced at least two virological failures. First, reference physicians were asked to empirically select a new regimen for each patient. Second, after genotype report (ViroSeq 2.6) was provided, and physicians were again asked to select a new regimen considering this additional information. Finally, they were asked to select a regimen after receiving a virtual phenotype result (vircoTYPE 3.9.00). RESULTS: In 79% of the cases, physicians changed their empirical choice of regimen after... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Genotype; Virtual phenotype; Antiretroviral resistance; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000500011 |
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| Silva,Edinete Melo da; Acosta,Angelina Xavier; Santos,Eduardo José Melo; Netto,Eduardo Martins; Lemaire,Denise Carneiro; Oliveira,Adriano Silva; Barbosa,Carolina Matos; Bendicho,Maria Teresita; Galvão-Castro,Bernardo; Brites,Carlos. |
| Host genetic factors play an important role in mediating resistance to HIV-1 infection and may modify the course of infection. HLA-B alleles (Bw4 epitope; B*27 and B*57) as well as killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors have been associated with slow progression of HIV-1 infection. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between serological epitopes HLA-Bw4 and HLA-Bw6 and prognostic markers in AIDS. METHODS: 147 HIV-infected individuals in Bahia, Northeast Brazil, were genotyped for HLA class I locus. HLA class I genotyping was performed by hybridization with sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes following amplification of the corresponding HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-C genes. Statistical analysis was performed using Fisher's exact and ANOVA tests for... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV; AIDS; MHC; HLA; Polymorphism. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000500008 |
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| Bahia,Fabianna; Pedroso,Célia; Netto,Eduardo Martins; Figueiredo,Ricardo; Pinto Neto,Lauro; Brites,Carlos. |
| We analyzed the first 96 patients tested for HIV resistance to antiretroviral therapy in three Brazilian states. The HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) and protease (PR) were sequenced by using the ABI ViroSeq system. The drugs previously used for each patient were recorded and correlated with the mutations found in the samples. Viral load (VL) and CD4 count were also recorded. Only one patient had the wild type sequence. The most prevalent mutations were: 184V (59%), 41L (47.9%), 63P (53%), 215Y (50%), 36I (46%), 10I (35%), 67N (42%), 77I (37%), 90M (36%) and 210W (33%). A positive correlation between the number of previously used ARVs and the number of mutations was observed (p<0.05). Associations between mutations and ARV drugs were identified at... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV-1; Mutations; Resistance; Antiretrovirals. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000400003 |
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| Pereira,Marcela Fonseca; Luz,Estela; Martins Netto,Eduardo; Barbosa,Manoel Henrique Fonseca; Brites,Carlos. |
| ABSTRACT Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy increases the likelihood of effective immune restoration, quality of life, and greater life expectancy for HIV-infected individuals. We evaluated the evolution of mean CD4+ cells count at diagnosis of HIV/AIDS in Salvador, Brazil from 2002 to 2015. We identified HIV/AIDS patients older than 18 years with diagnosis of HIV infection from 2002 to 2015, who had their first laboratory evaluation at Complexo Hospitalar Prof. Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia. Initial mean CD4+ cells count and age, over time were evaluated. A total of 1801 patients randomly selected individuals were included in the analysis. Overall mean CD4+ count at diagnosis in the whole period was 279 ± 265, varying from 191 in 2015... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: HIV/AIDS; CD4; Antiretroviral therapy. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702018000300245 |
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| Torres,Alex José Leite; Brígido,Luis Fernando de Macedo; Abrahão,Marcos Herculano Nunes; Angelo,Ana Luiza Dias; Ferreira,Gilcivaldo de Jesus; Coelho,Luana Portes; Ferreira,João Leandro; Jorge,Célia Regina Mayoral Pedroso; Martins Netto,Eduardo; Brites,Carlos. |
| Use of CCR5 antagonists requires previous viral tropism determination. The available methods have high cost, are time-consuming, or require highly trained personnel, and sophisticated equipment. We compared a flow cytometry-based tropism assay with geno2pheno method to determine HIV-1 tropism in AIDS patients, in Bahia, Brazil. We tested peripheral blood mononuclear cells of 102 AIDS patients under antiretroviral therapy by using a cytometry-based tropism assay and geno2pheno assay. Cellular membrane receptors were identified by using CXCR4, CCR5 and CD4 monoclonal antibodies, while detection of cytoplasmic mRNAs for gag and pol HIV regions was achieved by using a labeled probe. Genotypic identification of X4 and R5 tropic viruses was attempted by geno2pheno... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV-1; Tropism; Flow cytometry; Geno2pheno. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702015000200163 |
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| Silva,Nanci; Oliveira,Márcio; Bandeira,Antonio Carlos; Brites,Carlos. |
| Nosocomial infection caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-Kp) have been frequently reported worldwide. We have no information on such problems in Bahia, Brazil. OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the risk factors for nosocomial infections caused by ESBL-Kp, in a tertiary hospital, in Bahia, Brazil. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We evaluated all reported cases of nosocomial infections caused by ESBL-Kp in a private, tertiary hospital, in Salvador, Brazil, from 2000 through 2004. We compared patients with a diagnosis of ESBL-Kp (cases) and patients infected by non-ESBL producing K. pneumoniae (controls). Mean age, underlying disease, and frequency of invasive procedures were compared between the two groups. History of previous use of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Nosocomial infections; ESBL; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Bacterial resistance. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000300007 |
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| Sá,Márcia Sampaio; Sampaio,Julio; Haguihara,Thiago; Ventin,Fernando Oak; Brites,Carlos. |
| In Brazil, current trends of the AIDS epidemic include an increase in transmission through heterosexual contact, predominantly from men to women, with more cases of AIDS in women and more children contaminated by vertical transmission. There is also a high proportion of cases in poor people or people living in small towns. HIV-infected patients with high levels of immunodeficiency are frequently hospitalized after their first visit to the clinic due to opportunistic infections, characteristic of advanced disease. This study characterized the clinical and laboratory pattern of AIDS in a sample of patients attended for the first time in the AIDS clinic of the Federal University of Bahia Hospital (HUPES) in Salvador, Brazil. We revised medical charts of cases... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: AIDS; HIV infection; Stage of disease; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000400004 |
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| Brites,Carlos; Nóbrega,Isabella; Netto,Eduardo Martins. |
| ABSTRACTAntiretroviral therapy has significantly evolved in the last decade, with an increasing number of new drugs and classes. Currently, even heavily experienced patients can be successfully treated with new regimens. In Brazil, the recent incorporation of some new antiretroviral drugs made it possible to suppress HIV plasma viremia in most treated patients, with significant benefits in terms of quality of life and survival. However, little has been published on outcomes of patients under new drugs-based regimens. We reviewed the safety and efficacy of antiretroviral regimens using recently introduced drugs in Bahia. Our results confirm that patients using darunavir, raltegravir, enfuvirtide, or etravirine presented with a high rate of virological... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: HIV; Antiretroviral; Salvage therapy. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702015000500529 |
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