Persistent poor clinical outcomes of people living with HIV presenting with AIDS and late HIV diagnosis - results from the ICONA cohort in Italy, 2009-2022

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OBJECTIVES: Limited data are available on the long-term outcomes in recent years for late HIV diagnosis (LD).

METHODS: All subjects with HIV enrolled in the ICONA cohort in 2009-2022 who started antiretroviral treatment (ART) within 4 months from diagnosis were included and divided into: (i) pre-ART CD4 count ≥350/mm3 without AIDS (non-LD), (ii) pre-ART CD4 count <350/mm3 without AIDS (LD asymptomatic), and (iii) with AIDS events pre-ART (LD-AIDS). The estimated probability and independent risk for mortality (all-cause and cause-specific) and treatment failure were evaluated.

RESULTS: Of 6813 participants (2448 non-LD, 3198 LD asymptomatic, and 1167 LD-AIDS), 161 (2.4%) died after ART initiation. At survival analysis, a higher probability of all-cause mortality has been identified for LD than non-LD (P <0.001) and within the former, for LD-AIDS over LD asymptomatic (P <0.001). After adjusting for confounders, LD showed a higher risk of all-cause mortality (vs non-LD adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 5.51, P <0.001) and, in particular, being an AIDS presenter predicted a greater risk of all-cause (aHR = 4.42, P <0.001), AIDS-related (adjusted subhazard ratio [aSHR] = 16.86, P <0.001), and non-AIDS-related mortality (aSHR = 1.74, P = 0.022) than the rest of the late presenters. Among the short-term survivors in the LD-AIDS group, the long-term mortality was mediated by the lack of immune recovery at 2 years. Finally, LD compared with non-LD and, particularly, among the former, LD-AIDS over LD asymptomatic showed a greater risk of treatment failure.

CONCLUSIONS: In recent years, LD subjects, particularly, AIDS presenters, remained at a higher risk of poorer outcomes. Public health strategies for early HIV diagnosis are urgently needed to constrain the mortality gap.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:142

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International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 142(2024) vom: 15. Apr., Seite 106995

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mondi, Annalisa [VerfasserIn]
Cozzi-Lepri, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Tavelli, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Cingolani, Antonella [VerfasserIn]
Giacomelli, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Orofino, Giancarlo [VerfasserIn]
De Girolamo, Gabriella [VerfasserIn]
Pinnetti, Carmela [VerfasserIn]
Gori, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Saracino, Annalisa [VerfasserIn]
Bandera, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Marchetti, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Girardi, Enrico [VerfasserIn]
Mussini, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
d'Arminio Monforte, Antonella [VerfasserIn]
Antinori, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
ICONA Foundation Study Group [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AIDS
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
HIV
Immune recovery
Journal Article
Late presenters
Mortality

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Date Completed 16.04.2024

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.ijid.2024.106995

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NLM369481542