Treatment outcome in dually HIV-1 and HIV-2 coinfected patients living in Spain

BACKGROUND: Whereas HIV-1 has spread globally, HIV-2 is mainly found in West Africa where dual HIV-1/HIV-2 coinfection is nowadays uncommon. Herein, we report the rate, main characteristics, and treatment outcomes of all dually infected patients living in Spain.

METHODS: We identified retrospectively all persons coinfected with HIV-1 recorded at the Spanish HIV-2 registry. Dual infection had been confirmed using PCR in plasma and/or cells, and/or using discriminatory serological tests.

RESULTS: From a total of 373 individuals with HIV-2 recorded at the Spanish registry, 34 (9.1%) were coinfected with HIV-1. Compared with HIV-2 monoinfected persons, dually infected patients were more often male (67.6%), presented with lower median CD4 cell counts (204 cells/μl), and had developed more frequently AIDS events (26.5%). Although 61.7% came from West Africa, 6 (17.6%) were native Spaniards. HIV-1 non-B subtypes were recognized in 75% of coinfected patients, being the most prevalent CRF02_AG. At baseline, 45% of dually infected patients had undetectable plasma HIV-2 RNA. After a median follow-up of 32 (13-48) months on antiretroviral therapy, dually infected patients achieved undetectable viremia in 85% for HIV-1, in 80% for HIV-2; and in 70% for both viruses. Median CD4 cell counts reached up to 418 cells/μl.

CONCLUSION: Roughly 9% of individuals with HIV-2 infection living in Spain are coinfected with HIV-1. Overall, 70% of dually infected patients achieved viral suppression for both viruses under antiretroviral therapy. Given the relatively large population of West Africans living in Spain and the continuous migration flow from HIV-2 endemic areas, HIV-1/HIV-2 coinfection should always be excluded at first diagnosis in all HIV-seroreactive persons.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

AIDS (London, England) - 33(2019), 14 vom: 15. Nov., Seite 2167-2172

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Requena, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Caballero, Estrella [VerfasserIn]
Lozano, Ana Belén [VerfasserIn]
Ríos-Villegas, María José [VerfasserIn]
Benito, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Rojo, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Cabezas, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Macià, María Dolores [VerfasserIn]
Nieto, María Del Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Soriano, Vicente [VerfasserIn]
de Mendoza, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Spanish HIV-2 Study Group [VerfasserIn]

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Anti-HIV Agents
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 30.09.2020

Date Revised 09.11.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/QAD.0000000000002338

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM299852423