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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2020

Trends of Cause of Death among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patients and the Impact of Low CD4 Counts on Diagnosis to Death: a Retrospective Cohort Study.

Yoonjung Kim, Shin Woo Kim, Hyun Ha Chang, Ki Tae Kwon, Sohyun Bae, Soyoon Hwang

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Yoonjung KimDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7454-4014
Shin Woo KimDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. ksw2kms@knu.ac.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3755-8249
Hyun Ha ChangDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9405-2121
Ki Tae KwonDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-0672
Sohyun BaeDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0206-7108
Soyoon HwangDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3618-174X

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backgroundMonitoring the full spectrum of causes of death among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients has become increasingly important as survival improves because of highly active antiretroviral therapy. However, there are no recently published data regarding the changes in the causes of death among HIV patients based on year of HIV diagnosis, and the impact of low CD4 count at the time of HIV diagnosis on the clinical outcome is still unclear in Korea.

methodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted with 801 patients with HIV infection who were followed up at a tertiary university hospital and diagnosed with HIV between July 1984 and October 2019. The causes of death were analyzed by descriptive analysis based on CD4 count and the year of HIV diagnosis. Kaplan-Meier and log rank tests were performed to compare the prognosis between the CD4 < 200 cells/mm³ and CD4 ≥ 200 cells/mm³ groups.

resultsAmong 801 patients, 67 patients were eligible for the death cause analysis. Infection-related death accounted for 44 patients (65.7%) and non-infection related death accounted for 23 patients (32.4%).

conclusionBeing diagnosed with CD4 < 200 cells/mm³ at the time of HIV diagnosis was not an indicator of greater risk of death compared with the CD4 ≥ 200 cells/mm³ group. Malignant tumors have become an important cause of death in recent years, and an increasing tendency of AIDS-non-related malignancy causes has been observed.

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Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultAnti-Retroviral AgentsCause of DeathCD4 Lymphocyte CountFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPneumonia, PneumocystisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsYoung AdultAnti-Retroviral AgentsCause of DeathHuman Immunodeficiency VirusHuman Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionMortalityRetrospective Cohort

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