Factors associated with the risk of upper respiratory tract bacterial infections among HIV-positive patients.
Agata Skrzat-KlapaczyńskaMarcin PaciorekAndrzej HorbanJustyna D KowalskaPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Culturable URT-BI are common among HIV-positive patients with high CD4+ count. Similarly to general population most common cultured bacteria were S. aureus and S. pyogenes. Risk factors identified in multivariate survival analysis indicate that younger MSM patients with detectable HIV viral load are at highest risk. In clinical practice this group of patients requires special attention.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- men who have sex with men
- antiretroviral therapy
- end stage renal disease
- south africa
- hiv testing
- risk factors
- ejection fraction
- human immunodeficiency virus
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- respiratory tract
- hiv infected
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- hiv aids
- endothelial cells
- data analysis
- nk cells