2. ?ETHIOLOGY:
? Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) is caused by Human Immuno
Deficiency Virus (HIV).
? HIV is a member of genus Lentivirus & it is a
single stranded RNA retrovirus
5. ?EPIDEMIOLOGY:
? In 1981 - 30 million people have died as a result
of HIV infection.
? In 2009 - HIV infected approximately 33
million people worldwide (East Asia, Central
Asia, and Eastern Europe).
? In 2009 - approximately 1.8 million people died
from AIDS and 2.6 million people were newly
infected with HIV.
6. ? HIV-1, the most prevalent worldwide, and
? HIV-2, the most common in western Africa.
? HIV-1 subtype B is primarily responsible for
the North American and Western European
epidemic.
?EPIDEMIOLOGY:
7. ?Mode Of Transmission:
? HIV infection occurs through three primary
modes of transmission: sexual,
parenteral, and
perinatal.
9. ?DIAGNOSIS:
? HIV diagnosis is made either
? Initial Screening Tests:
ELISA
HIV RNA assay
? Confirmatory Tests:
Western blot (WB)
Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA)
? CD4+ cell count
? Viral Load
10. ?CLINICAL PRESENTATION:
? Patients with acute HIV infection may display
symptoms described as ¡°acute retroviral syndrome.¡±
? Patients with chronic HIV infection may present with
these same nonspecific symptoms and/or opportunistic
infections.
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
The majority of patients may present with fever,
lymphadenopathy, pharyngitis, and/or rash.
11. Other symptoms include:
? Myalgia or arthralgia
? Diarrhea
? Headache
? Nausea and vomiting
? Hepatosplenomegaly
? Weight loss
? Thrush
? Neurologic symptoms (meningoencephalitis, aseptic
meningitis, peripheral neuropathy, facial palsy, or
cognitive impairment or psychosis)
?CLINICAL PRESENTATION:
12. ?TREATMENT
Goals of treatment are
? To maximally and durably suppress viral
replication,
? Avoid the development of drug resistance,
? Restore and preserve immune function,
? Prevent opportunistic infections, and
? Minimize drug adverse effects.
13. ?HAART ¨C Highly Active Anti Retroviral Therapy
? Six classes of drugs are available to treat HIV infection:
(a) Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
(NRTIs): Zidovudine (AZT),
Didanosine,
Stavudine,
Lamivudine,
Abacavir,
Emtricitabine,
Tenofovir (Nt RTI)
(b) Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
(NNRTIs): Nevirapine,
Efavirenz,
Delavirdine
18. DRUG DOSAGE FORMS ADVERSE EFFECTS
Nelfinavir
(Viracept)
250¨C625-mg tablets,
50 mg/g oral powder
Diarrhea; hyperlipidemia; hyperglycemia; fat
maldistribution; increased bleeding in
hemophiliacs; LFT elevation
Ritonavir (Norvir) 100-mg tablet, 600
mg/7.5-mL solution
GI intolerance, nausea, diarrhea;
paresthesias; hyperlipidemia; hepatitis;
asthenia; taste perversion; hyperglycemia; fat
maldistribution; increased bleeding in
hemophiliacs
IV) Fusion Inhibitors
Enfuvirtide
(Fuzeon)
Injectable, in
lyophilized powder.
Each single use vial
contains 108 mg of
enfuvirtide to be
reconstituted with 1.1
mL of sterile water for
injection for delivery
of Approx. 90mg/1mL
Local injection site reaction (pain, erythema,
induration, nodules and cysts,pruritus,
eachymosis) in most patients; increased rate
of bacterial pneumonia; less than 1%
Hypersensitivity reaction (rash,fever, nausea,
vomiting, chills, rigors, hypotension, or
elevated serum transaminases); do not
rechallenge