Epidemiology and outcome of infections in human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus-coinfected liver transplant recipients : a FIPSE/GESIDA prospective cohort study

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Information about infections unrelated to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected liver recipients is scarce. The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence, clinical characteristics, time of onset, and outcomes of bacterial, viral, and fungal infections in HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV)-coinfected orthotopic liver transplant recipients and to identify risk factors for developing severe infections. We studied 84 consecutive HIV/HCV-coinfected patients who underwent liver transplantation at 17 sites in Spain between 2002 and 2006 and were followed until December 2009. The median age was 42 years, and 76% were men. The median follow-up was 2.6 years (interquartile range = 1.25-3.53 years), and 54 recipients (64%) developed at least 1 infection. Thirty-eight (45%) patients had bacterial infections, 21 (25%) had cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections (2 had CMV disease), 13 (15%) had herpes simplex virus infections, and 16 (19%) had fungal infections (7 cases were invasive). Nine patients (11%) developed 10 opportunistic infections with a 44% mortality rate. Forty-three of 119 infectious episodes (36%) occurred in the first month after transplantation, and 53 (45%) occurred after the sixth month. Thirty-six patients (43%) had severe infections. Overall, 36 patients (43%) died, and the deaths were related to severe infections in 7 cases (19%). Severe infections increased the mortality rate almost 3-fold [hazard ratio (HR) = 2.9, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.5-5.8]. Independent factors for severe infections included a pretransplant Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score >15 (HR = 3.5, 95% CI = 1.70-7.1), a history of AIDS-defining events before transplantation (HR = 4.0, 95% CI = 1.9-8.6), and non-tacrolimus-based immunosuppression (HR = 2.5, 95% CI = 1.3-4.8). In conclusion, the rates of severe and opportunistic infections are high in HIV/HCV-coinfected liver recipients and especially in those with a history of AIDS, a high MELD score, or non-tacrolimus-based immunosuppression.

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CommentIn: Liver Transpl. 2012 Mar;18(3):376-7; author reply 378-9. - PMID 22162205

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 18(2012), 1 vom: 24. Jan., Seite 70-81

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moreno, Asunción [VerfasserIn]
Cervera, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Fortún, Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Blanes, Marino [VerfasserIn]
Montejo, Estibalitz [VerfasserIn]
Abradelo, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Len, Oscar [VerfasserIn]
Rafecas, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Martín-Davila, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Torre-Cisneros, Julián [VerfasserIn]
Salcedo, Magdalena [VerfasserIn]
Cordero, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Lozano, Ricardo [VerfasserIn]
Pérez, Iñaki [VerfasserIn]
Rimola, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Miró, José M [VerfasserIn]
OLT-HIV FIPSE Cohort Investigators [VerfasserIn]
Pedreira, J D [Sonstige Person]
Castro, M A [Sonstige Person]
López, S [Sonstige Person]
Suárez, F [Sonstige Person]
Vázquez, P [Sonstige Person]
Coruña, A [Sonstige Person]
Miró, J M [Sonstige Person]
Agüero, F [Sonstige Person]
Blanch, J [Sonstige Person]
Brunet, M [Sonstige Person]
Cervera, C [Sonstige Person]
de Lazzari, E [Sonstige Person]
Fondevila, C [Sonstige Person]
Forner, A [Sonstige Person]
Fuster, J [Sonstige Person]
Freixa, N [Sonstige Person]
García-Valdecasas, J C [Sonstige Person]
Gil, A [Sonstige Person]
Gatell, J M [Sonstige Person]
Laguno, M [Sonstige Person]
Larrousse, M [Sonstige Person]
Mallolas, J [Sonstige Person]
Manzardo, C [Sonstige Person]
Monrás, M [Sonstige Person]
Moreno, A [Sonstige Person]
Murillas, J [Sonstige Person]
Paredes, D [Sonstige Person]
Pérez, I [Sonstige Person]
Torres, F [Sonstige Person]
Tural, C [Sonstige Person]
Tuset, M [Sonstige Person]
Rimola, A [Sonstige Person]
Antela, A [Sonstige Person]
Losada, E [Sonstige Person]
Molina, E [Sonstige Person]
Otero, E [Sonstige Person]
Varo, E [Sonstige Person]
Coruña, A [Sonstige Person]
Lozano, R [Sonstige Person]
Araiz, J J [Sonstige Person]
Barrao, E [Sonstige Person]
Larraga, J [Sonstige Person]
Letona, S [Sonstige Person]
Luque, P [Sonstige Person]
Navarro, A [Sonstige Person]
Sanjoaquín, I [Sonstige Person]
Serrano, T [Sonstige Person]
Tejero, E [Sonstige Person]
Salcedo, M [Sonstige Person]
Bañares, R [Sonstige Person]
Berenguer, J [Sonstige Person]
Clemente, G [Sonstige Person]
Cosín, J [Sonstige Person]
Ferreiroa, J P [Sonstige Person]
García-Sabrido, J L [Sonstige Person]
Gutiérrez, I [Sonstige Person]
López, J C [Sonstige Person]
Miralles, P [Sonstige Person]
Ramírez, M [Sonstige Person]
Rincón, D [Sonstige Person]
Sánchez, M [Sonstige Person]
Jiménez, M [Sonstige Person]
de la Cruz, J [Sonstige Person]
Fernández, J L [Sonstige Person]
Lozano, J M [Sonstige Person]
Santoyo, J [Sonstige Person]
Rodrigo, J M [Sonstige Person]
Suárez, M A [Sonstige Person]
Rodríguez, M [Sonstige Person]
Alonso, M P [Sonstige Person]
Asensi, V [Sonstige Person]
González-Diéguez, M L [Sonstige Person]
González-Pinto, I [Sonstige Person]
Rafecas, A [Sonstige Person]
Baliellas, C [Sonstige Person]
Carratalá, J [Sonstige Person]
Fabregat, J [Sonstige Person]
Fernández, N [Sonstige Person]
Jorba, R [Sonstige Person]
Lladó, L [Sonstige Person]
Xiol, X [Sonstige Person]
Montejo, M [Sonstige Person]
Bustamante, J [Sonstige Person]
Fernández, J R [Sonstige Person]
Gastaca, M [Sonstige Person]
González, J [Sonstige Person]
Montejo, E [Sonstige Person]
Ortiz de Urbina, J [Sonstige Person]
Ruiz, P [Sonstige Person]
Suárez, M J [Sonstige Person]
Testillano, M [Sonstige Person]
Valdivieso, A [Sonstige Person]
Ventoso, A [Sonstige Person]
Abradelo, M [Sonstige Person]
Calvo, J [Sonstige Person]
Costa, J R [Sonstige Person]
García-Sesma, A [Sonstige Person]
Jiménez, C [Sonstige Person]
Manrique, A [Sonstige Person]
Meneu, J C [Sonstige Person]

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Date Completed 24.04.2012

Date Revised 22.12.2011

published: Print

CommentIn: Liver Transpl. 2012 Mar;18(3):376-7; author reply 378-9. - PMID 22162205

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/lt.22431

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NLM211290297