Opportunistic infection of HIV/AIDS patients in West Papua

1st International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases (ICTROMI) Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sumatera Utara

Witaningrum, A.M.^1 ; Khairunisa, S.Q.^1 ; Yunifiar, M.Q.^1 ; Bramanthi, R.^2 ; Rachman, B.E.^3,4,5 ; Nasronudin^1,3,4,5

Institute of Tropical Disease, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia^1

Sele Be Solu Hospital, Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia^2

Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia^3

Airlangga Health Science Institute, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia^4

Jl. Mulyorejo Kampus C, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya

60115, Indonesia^5

关键词: Clinical signs;    HIV patients;    Human immunodeficiency virus;    Human immunodeficiency virus type-1;    Infected patients;    Medical record;    Opportunistic infections;    Prevalence rates;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012062/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012062

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) had a major impact on health problemin Indonesia. HIV type 1 (HIV-1) epidemic is currently infected with HIV viruses developing rapidly in Indonesia.Papua provinces have the highest prevalence rate of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in Indonesia; however, data on opportunistic infection of HIV-1 are limited. The study using medical records as a research sample was conducted among HIV patients from January 2013 - December 2014 in Sele be Solu hospital among 49 patients. Opportunistic infections commonly occur in HIV-infected patients. The aim of the study was to know theprevalence of opportunistic infection among HIV positive patients in West Papua. Forty-nine HIV-1 patients were collected in Sele be Solu Hospital, West Papua.Opportunistic infection was identified such as tuberculosis, tuberculosis Pulmo, tuberculosis and candidiasis, candidiasis and diarrhea. The clinical sign appeared in HIV infected patients such as itchy, cough and loss weight. The prevalence of opportunistic infection indicated the necessity of monitoring the opportunistic infection of HIV/AIDS patients in Indonesia.