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Carvalho, Noemia

Universidade de São Paulo

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0.8

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0.8

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1

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76.9%

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1

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0

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Data from: Quantitative PCR as a marker for preemptive therapy and its role in therapeutic control in Trypanosoma cruzi/HIV coinfection (Version: 11)

Background: Trypanosoma cruzi and HIV coinfection can evolve with depression of cellular immunity and increased parasitemia. We applied quantitative PCR (qPCR) as a marker for preemptive antiparasitic treatment to avoid fatal Chagas disease reactivation and analyzed the outcome of treated cases. Methodology: This mixed cross-sectional and longitudinal study included 171 Chagas disease patients, 60 coinfected with HIV. Of these 60 patients, ten showed Chagas disease reactivation, confirmed by parasites identified in the blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or tissues, 12 exhibited high parasitemia but no reactivation, and 38 had low parasitemia and no reactivation. Results:  We showed, for the first time, the success of the timely introduction of benznidazole in the non-reactivated group with high levels of parasitemia detected by qPCR and the absence of parasites in reactivated cases with at least 58 days of benznidazole. HIV+ and HIV+ without reactivation had a 4.0 – 5.1 higher chance of having parasitemia than HIV seronegative cases. A positive correlation was found between parasite and viral loads. Remarkably, treated T.  cruzi/HIV-coinfected patients had 77.3% conversion from positive to negative parasitemia compared to 19.1% of untreated patients. Additionally, untreated patients showed ~13.6 times higher odds of having positive parasitemia in the follow-up period compared with treated patients. Treated and untreated patients showed no differences regarding the evolution of Chagas disease. The main factors associated with all-cause mortality were higher parasitemia, lower CD4 counts/µL, higher viral load, and absence of antiretroviral therapy. Conclusion: We recommend qPCR prospective monitoring of T. cruzi parasitemia in HIV+ patients and point out the value of pre-emptive therapy for patients with temporary high parasitemia. In parallel, an early antiretroviral therapy introduction is advisable, aiming at viral load control, immune response restoration, and major survival. We also suggest an earlier antiparasitic treatment for all coinfected patients, followed by effectiveness analysis alongside antiretroviral therapy.

Authors

  • Freitas, Vera ;
  • Novaes, Christina ;
  • Carvalho, Noemia ;
  • Vicente da Silva, Sheila ;
  • Sartori, Ana Marli ;
  • Nakanishi, Érika ;
  • Salvador, Fernando ;
  • Castro, Cleudson ;
  • Bezerra, Rita Cristina ;
  • Westphalen, Elizabeth ;
  • Oliveira, Caroline ;
  • Delatorre Busser, Felipe ;
  • Ho, Yeh Li ;
  • Buccheri, Renata ;
  • Bonilla, Carolina ;
  • Shikanai Yasuda, Maria Aparecida
1 Citation0 Mentions77% FAIR0.8 Dataset Index
10.5061/dryad.05qfttf8f2025