HIV 2 Flashcards
What is incidence/ prevalence of HIV in UK?
5000/ year new diagnosis
100 000 HIV patients in UK 50% gay 25% Black African 25% heterosexual white IVDU minimal
Why is HIV incidence decreasing?
Earlier diagnosis/ treatment including PEP
PreP
When do we classify HIV as late diagnosis?
If diagnosed when CD4 <350
HIV positive mother.
What is transmission rate of HIV inutero/ via breast milk?
25% transmission in utero
15% transmission via breast milk
How much does C-section reduce rate of HIV transmission in pregnancy?
How much does ART reduce risk transmission?
C-section reduces rate from 25% to 12%
ART reduces to <1% transmission. Longer duration of cART lower risk of transmission
Which ART drugs are safe pregnancy?
Abacavir Emtricitabine Lamivudine Tenofovir TDF - safe Tenofovir TAF - 2nd/3rd trimester Zidovudine
Efavirenza
NEvirapine
Rilpivirine
Atazanavir
Darunavir
Lopinavir
Ritonavir
Raltegravir
Dolutegravir not safe
Elvitegravir not enough data
Almost all common drugs are safe
What are risks of using dolutegravir in pregnancy?
1 in 2000 neural tube defect
Give extra folic acid
Neural tube closes at 6 weeks, so if presents after 6 weeks, then no need to switch
Maternal HIV new diagnosis, when to check viral load?
When to check CD4 count?
Viral load:
- baseline
- 4 weeks
- one every trimester
- 36 weeks - will determine mode of delivery*
- at delivery
CD4
- baseline
- delivery
*if VL <50/ml can have normal vaginal delivery
New diagnosis HIV in pregnancy.
When is it recommended to start treatment?
Start at beginning of second trimester
If CD4 count <200 or VL >100000, start in first trimester, as need more time to bing down VL
New HIV pregnancy.
What are treatment options for mother?
Tenofovir/ emtricitabine/ atazanavir/ ritonavir
or
Abacavir/ lamivudine/ atazanavir/ efavirenz
If VL >100000 third agent is raltegravir
Possible HIV infected neonate.
What blood tests are required?
baseline - proviral DNA 2 weeks - proviral DNA - only if high risk 6 weeks - proviral DNA 12 weeks - proviral DNA 22-24 months - HIV Ab
If proviral DNA is positive, start prophylactic co-trimoxazole and refer for assessment
Neonate at risk of HIV.
What is prophylaxis for newborn?
Very low risk - mum on ART with undetectable VL on two occassions
Low risk - mum on ART (less than 10 weeks), undetectable VL on one sample
high risk - if risk maternal VL is >50 at time of delivery
Very low risk
oral zidovudine 4mg/kg bd 2 weeks
Low risk
oral zidovudine 4mg/kg bd 4 weeks
High risk
oral zidovidine/ lamivudine/ nevirapine
4 weeks
If unable to tolerate oral, zidovudine is only drug available IV
KS caused by HHV8
What is treatment?
Minimal lesions - start ART
Intra-lesional chemotherapy if large lesion
Systemic doxorubicin if disseminated disease
What are oral symptoms of aadvanced HIV?
oral candidiasis cold sores - HSV1 oral hairy leukoplakia necrotising gingivitis/ periodonitis KS - HHV8 oral lymphoma
HIV patient with abnormality of CT head, what is differential diagnosis?
Non-infectious/ infectious
Non-infectious - CNS tumours primary CNS lymphoma IRIS Vascular disease - increased risk in HIV
Infectious -
bacterial abscess
tuberculosis
neurosyphilis
CMV
PML
toxoplasmosis
cryptococcosis
candida
aspergillus
If treat infectious cause e.g toxoplasma, CNS lesion can initially increase in size due to IRIS
What is HIV viral escape?
HIV can hide in sacntuary site e.g brain/ CSF
ART usually has good penetration to CNS. If it does not get good penetration, HIV can replicate in CSF, and then escpae into blood stream, giving detectable viral load
Which ART have excellent CSF penetration?
Zidovudine
Dolutegravir
Nevirapine
Which ART drugs have poor CSF penetration?
Tenofovir
Enfuvirtide
Most other drugs have reasonable penetration