Immunological characteristics in patients with HIV/AIDS of the municipality of Regla, Havana

Abstract

Background: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the final stage in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Knowing the immune status of the patients infected with the virus permits a better treatment.Objective: to characterize immunological variables in patients with HIV/AIDS of the municipality Regla, Havana, Cuba, in 2018.Methods: an observational, descriptive, retrospective study was carried out at the aforementioned place and during the period herein declared. A sample of 143 patients of both sexes and older than 15 years was deliberately made up. The following variables were assessed: age, sex, CD4 T-lymphocyte count, viral load, time between lab tests. The information was totally gathered from the patients’ medical records.Results: there was a higher incidence of patients aged 35 to 44 years (28,7 %), 25-34 years (24,5 %) and 15-24 years (23,1 %), in that order. The male sex prevailed with 81,8 % of the cases. The CD4 T-lymphocyte count was higher than 500 cells/mL3 in 39,2 % of the patients. Those with viral load with less than 1000 copies/mL3 predominated, 49,7 %; 10 patients did not show control of the viral load.Conclusions: immunological variables were characterized in these patients, with a predominance of the male sex, they were not upset.

Keywords

• acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
• cd4-positive t-lymphocytes
• viral load