Kanga-Koffi C, Kouakou KD, Edoh V; International Conference on AIDS.

Int Conf AIDS. 2002 Jul 7-12; 14: abstract no. C10956.

BP V3 Chu Treichville, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of Urinary Infection (UI) in HIV+ .To test the sensibility of germs to treatment. METHODS: It is a cross-sectional study carried out in ATC and Blood Transfusion Centre (BTC) from January to June 2001. 546 patients were included: 273 HIV+ in ATC as cases and 273 VIH- in BTC as controls. RESULTS: In ATC: U I was found in 50 (18%), most of then were women (38 cases). Average age was 37. There were no professional classes particularly exposed to UI, 78% of patients live in Abidjan, 42 (84%) in shantytown, 44 (88%) were HIV1+, 68% had CD4 < 200/mm3, only 14% were under HAART. 62% were asymptomatic, 14% had urination burn and 10% haematuria. The Staphylococcus Aureus (SA) in 19 cases and Escherichia Coli (EC) in 18 cases constituted the main isolated germs. SA showed a high sensitivity to vancomycin (100 %), In BTC, UI was found in 5 (2%), all males, average age was 25. 3 patients were asymptomatic and 2 presented a miction burn. The germs detected were EC (2), Klebsiella Pneumoniae (2) and SA (1).CONCLUSION: Prevalence of UI was high among African HIV + and because of the high percentage of asymptomatic subjects, it would be desirable to include the cytobacteriological exam of urine in the standard check. Acces to HAART could minimize the risk of this opportunistic infection.

Publication Types:

• Meeting Abstracts

Keywords:

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
• Bacterial Infections
• Blood Transfusion
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Female
• HIV Infections
• HIV Seropositivity
• HIV-1
• Humans
• Male
• Prevalence
• Urinary Tract Infections
• drug therapy
• therapy

Other ID:

• GWAIDS0013086

UI: 102250584

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