RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The clinical outcome of HIV infection at a tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 965
OP 970
DO 10.15537/smj.2020.9.25274
VO 41
IS 9
A1 Baadani, Abeer M.
A1 Ballool, Sulafa
A1 Alhemyadi, Salwa
A1 Sallam, Lina
A1 ALsufyani, Eid
A1 Alghamdi, Alaa
A1 Alfahad, Wafaa
YR 2020
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/41/9/965.abstract
AB Objectives: To investigate clinical characteristics and the outcome of people living with HIV (PLWHIV) at tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Methods: The present retrospective, observational study was carried between 2000-2019 at Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The demographic and clinical characteristics of 137 PLWHIV patients were collected by reviewing the medical data record.Results: Of the total 137 PLWHIV, 78.8% were male and 21.2% were female. At care entry, the most opportunistic infections found were the cytomegalovirus infections. cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in 13.8% of patients, tuberculosis (8%), AIDS associated malignancy (10.9%), hepatitis B (5.8%), NTM (3.6%), hepatitis C (2.2%). In the present study, more than half of the patients received integrase based combination therapy. The highest number (n=20) of patients were diagnosed in 2018.Conclusions: Our findings describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of PLWHIV at a major tertiary referral hospital in Saudi Arabia. The non AIDS related disease is the major cause of death in HIV infected patients. Early diagnosis and initiation of antiretroviral therapy resulted in a significant decrease in morbidity and mortality.