在英国,对艾滋病毒感染者的Trypanosoma cruzi查
Nadia Ahmed1, Sophie Herbert1, Alejandro Arenas-Pinto1,2
1Genito-Urinary Medicine, Central North West London NHS Trust, UK.
International journal of STD & AIDS
|September 20, 2023
概括
在英国,对艾滋病毒感染者 (PLWH) 进行查加斯病查是可行的. 常规查在86名患者中没有发现任何阳性病例,但随着临床医生意识的提高,发现了一个阳性人.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 热带医学 热带医学
- 艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究研究
背景情况:
- 艾滋病毒感染者 (PLWH) 患上夏加斯病复发的风险增加.
- 由Trypanosoma cruzi引起的查加斯病是一种被忽视的热带疾病,在英国艾滋病毒诊所的流行数据有限.
- 同时感染艾滋病毒可能会增加查加斯病进展的风险.
研究的目的:
- 评估在英国艾滋病毒诊所实施Trypanosoma cruzi查的可行性.
- 确定T. cruzi感染在具有危险因素的PLWH中流行率.
- 评估例行查与临床医生意识在识别感染个人的有效性.
主要方法:
- 实施了T. cruzi血清学查,作为具有流行病风险因素的PLWH常规护理的一部分.
- 对86名患者进行了T. cruzi感染的查.
- 通过例行查和提高临床医生的意识,监测病例识别.
主要成果:
- 在86名查的患者中,没有一个为T. cruzi. 阳性测试.
- 通过提高临床医生的意识,而不是例行查,确定了一名阳性患者.
- 选过程是可行的,但劳动密集型.
结论:
- 英国艾滋病毒诊所的常规T. cruzi查是可行的,尽管资源密集.
- 当前的查协议可能无法检测到所有处于危险的个体.
- 提高临床医生的意识对于在PLWH中识别夏加斯病至关重要.
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