Infection - Level 2 Flashcards
Epidemiology of HIV?
- 110,000 people living with HIV in the UK.
- 5% MSM living in the UK has HIV.
- Black African people make up 36% of all people living with HIV in UK
What is HIV and how does it progress?
o Retrovirus which infects and replicates in human lymphocytes (CD4 + T-Cells) and macrophages
Retrovirus encodes reverse transcriptase, allowing DNA copes to be produced from viral RNA, it is error prone
o Leads to progressive immune system dysfunction, opportunistic infection and malignancy=AIDS
o Subtypes include HIV1 (global epidemic) and HIV2 (low pathogenic, West Africa)
Transmission of HIV?
Blood, sexual fluids and vertically (pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding)
Risk Factors of HIV?
- Partner infected or from high risk area of HIV
- MSM
- Female sexual contacts of MSM
- Multiple partners
- History of STIs, Hep B, Hep C
- Migration from high prevalence countries (particularly sub-saharan Africa)
- Failure to use barrier contraception.
- IVDU
- Needle-stick injury
Pathophysiology of HIV?
o HIV binds, via its GP120 envelope glycoprotein, to CD4 receptors on helper-T-cells, monocytes and macrophages
o CD4 cells migrate to lymphoid tissue where virus replicates, producing new virions
o Released and infect new CD4 cells
o As infection progresses, depletion or impaired function of CD4 cells leads to decreased immunity
When is HIV most infective?
- Acute primary HIV infection is the time of highest infectivity.
- The risk of transmission per exposure via sex is relatively low (~0.1-3%).
Symptoms and signs of primary HIV?
Primary HIV infection (seroconversion illness)
- Symptomatic in 80%, typically 2-4 weeks after infection
- Flu-like symptoms
o Fever
o Malaise
o Myalgia
o Lymphadenopathy
o Pharyngitis - Erythematous/Maculopapular rash
- Headache/Aseptic meningitis
- Unusual signs: oral thrush, recurrent shingles, leukopenia
Symptoms and signs of asymptomatic HIV?
Asymptomatic infection (clinical latency)
- After seroconversion, virus levels low as replication continues
- CD4 and CD8 normal and may persist for many years
Symptoms and signs of persistent generalised lymphadenopathy HIV?
- Swollen/Enlarged lymph nodes >1cm in 2 or more non-contiguous sites (not inguinal) persisting >3 months
- Due to follicular hyperplasia caused by HIV
- Exclude TB, infection and malignancy
Symptoms of infections in HIV?
- Non-Specific symptoms
o Fever, night sweats, diarrhoea, weight loss - Minor opportunistic infection
o Oral thrush, oral hairy leukoplakia, HZV, recurrent shingles, tinea infection, seborrheic dermatitis
o Lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia
WHO clinical stage 1 of HIV?
o Asymptomatic
o Persistent generalised lymphadenopathy
WHO clinical stage 2 of HIV?
o Moderate unexplained weight loss (<10% presumed or measured body weight)
o Recurrent respiratory tract infections sinusitis, tonsillitis, otitis media and pharyngitis.
o Herpres zoster
o Recurrent oral ulceration
o Papular puritic eruptions
o Seborrhoeic dermatitis
o Fungal nail infections
WHO clinical stage 3 of HIV?
o Unexplained severe weight loss (>10% of presumed or measured body weight), chronic diarrhoea for longer than 1-month, persistent fever (>37.6 degrees intermittent or constant, longer than 1 month).
o Persistent oral candidiasis
o Oral hairy leukoplakia
o Pulmonary tuberculosis
o Severe bacterial infections (pneumonia, empyema, pyomyositis, bone/joint infections, meningitis or bacteraemia).
o Acute necrotising ulcerative stomatitis, gingivitis or periodontitis.
o Unexplained anaemia (<8g/dL), neutropenia (<0.5 x 109/L) or chronic thrombocytopenia (<50 x 109/L)
WHO clinical stage 4 of HIV?
o HIV wasting syndrome (weight loss with diarrhoea or weakness and fever)
o Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, recurrent severe bacterial pneumonia
o Chronic HSV (orolabial, genital or anorectal for more than one month or visceral at any site).
o Oesophageal candidiasis (or candidiasis of trachea, bronchi or lungs).
o Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
o Kaposi’s sarcoma
o CMV (retinitis or infection of other organs)
o CNS toxoplasmosis
o HIV encephalopathy
o Extrapulmonary cryptococcosis including meningitis
o Disseminated non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection
o Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
o Chronic cryptosporidiosis (with diarrhoea)
o Chronic isoporiasis
o Disseminated myocisis (coccidomycosis or histoplasmosis)
o Recurrent non-typhoidal Salmonella bacteraemia.
o Lymphoma (cerebral or B-cell non-Hodgkin) or other solid HIV associated tumours.
o Invasive cervical carcinoma
o Atypical disseminated leishmaniasis
o Symptomatic HIV-associated nephropathy or symptomatic HIV associated cardiomyopathy.
When should HIV testing be offered?
o All at risk patients Anyone with STI MSM Buying/Selling sex From countries of high HIV prevalence IVDU Any sexual partner of the above o Blood or organ donation o Opt out screening – attendees of sexual health clinics, antenatal screening
Benefits of HIV testing?
Negative - Reassurance, motivation to maintain behaviours
Positive – Effective treatment to reduce morbidity, better prognosis, reduce risk of inadvertent transmission
What 2 tests are offered to diagnose HIV? Describe process of diagnosing HIV?
o ELISA + Western Blotting for HIV antibody and p24 antigen
Assays for HIV1, HIV2 and HIVp24 antigen
Send 10mls of clotted blood to virology, marked HIV test
Window period up to 12 weeks
If positive, diagnosis confirmed by confirmatory assay
If negative, reassuring but repeat at 3 months
If at risk – 3-6 monthly testing
o Point-of-care Tests
Finger-prick or mouth samples used in some GUM clinics, results within 1 hour (can be used in acute setting)
If positive, lab test done
Other tests used in HIV monitoring? and their uses?
o CD4 Count
Used to monitor immune system function and disease progression (<200 cells/microlitre is AIDS)
o Viral Load
Quantification of HIV RNA
Used to monitor response to ART
Not diagnostic so care of use in symptomatic window period – need confirmation of seroconversion
o Nucleic Acid Testing/Viral PCR
Test for viral RNA, used in vertical transmission in neonates
o Routine Bloods
FBC, U&E, LFT, lipid/bone profile, glucose
Prevention and management of needle stick injury in patient with HIV?
- Risk of HIV transmission from single needle-stick exposure from person with HIV not on ART is 1 in 300
- Prevent
o Use safer sharps (mechanism to minimise injury)
o Do not recap medical sharps
o When using sharps, ensure disposal container near - Manage
o Encourage wound to bleed, ideally under running water (do not suck)
o Wash with soap and running water, do not scrub
o Contact OH/infection control (or A&E outside working hours) regarding testing and post-exposure prophylaxis
Monitoring in HIV infection?
- Clinical assessment
- CD4 count
- Plasma HIV RNA levels
- 6-monthly review at GP
- Annual full sexual health screen
Management of new diagnosis of HIV - referral?
- Refer urgently (within 48 hours, no later than 2 weeks) to GUM or HIV specialist
Management of new diagnosis of HIV - general measures?
Sex safe promotion (barrier contraception, dangers of multiple partners)
Needle exchange schemes
Vaccine for HepB, pneumococcal and Hib, influenza and swine flu
Partner notification
Speak to GUM if not willing
Estimate date when infection occurred, all contacts within 90 days prior to infection
If estimate cannot be made, all prior partners should be informed
Management of new diagnosis of HIV - follow up?
- Follow Up in 1-2 days
Contact tracing in new diagnosis of HIV?
Speak to GUM if not willing
Estimate date when infection occurred, all contacts within 90 days prior to infection
If estimate cannot be made, all prior partners should be informed