Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
We avaluated the clinical features, epidemiology, opportunistic infections and coinfections of HIV/AIDS patients.
METHODS:
We analyzed the records of 143 patients receiving antiretroviral therapy at a public center in the Midwest of Santa Catarina, south of Brazil, from December 2014 to September 2015.
RESULTS:
Most were male, Caucasian, married, with low education level, and aged 31-50 years. Heterosexual transmission was the most common infection route. Regarding coinfection, 3.5% had hepatitis C, 2.1% hepatitis B, 4.2% syphilis, and 4.9% tuberculosis; 38.5% had opportunistic infections.
CONCLUSIONS:
HIV infection follows the national trend, but hepatitis B and C coinfection rates were higher, while tuberculosis rate was lower.
Keywords:
HIV; AIDS; Coinfection; Opportunistic infection