Prevalence of asymptomatic parasitemia and gametocytemia in hiv-infected children on differing antiretroviral therapy
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2018Journal
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygienePublisher
American Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneType
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Laboratory data and prior pediatric reports indicate that HIV protease inhibitor (PI)-based antiretroviral therapy (ARV) kills gametocytes and reduces rates of gametocytemia, but not asymptomatic parasitemia, in a high malaria-transmission area. To determine whether ARV regimen impacts these rates in areas with less-intense malaria transmission, we compared asymptomatic parasitemia and gametocytemia rates in HIV-infected children by ARV regimen in Lilongwe, Malawi, an area of low-to-moderate transmission intensity. HIV PI lopinavir-ritonavir (LPV-rtv) ARV-or non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor nevirapine ARV-treated children did not differ in the rates of polymerase chain reaction-detected asymptomatic parasitemia (relative risk [RR] 0.43 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.16, 1.18], P value 0.10) or microscopically detected gametocytemia with LPV-rtv ARV during symptomatic malaria (RR 0.4895%CI [0.22,1.04] P value 0.06). LPV-rtv ARV was not associated with reduced rates of asymptomatic parasitemia, or gametocytemia on days of symptomatic malaria episodes, in HIV-infected children. Larger studies should evaluate whether ARV impacts transmission. Copyright 2018 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.Keyword
gametocytemiaChildren
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Parasitemia
Plasmodium
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