As early as the treatment of AIDS can live for more than 30 years

"Great Wall Online" 2009-7-8 PM 03:12:52

     AIDS treatment team leader, Shanghai, Shanghai (Fudan University), Professor of Public Health Clinical Center, Hong-Zhou Lu pointed out that the current AIDS diagnosis and treatment of domestic work is the biggest problem facing HIV-infected persons could not be found as early as possible; if the anti-viral treatment as soon as possible to carry out patients may be extended for more than 30 years life expectancy.

Shanghai, the first time AIDS treatment expert group meeting in Shanghai this year, Public Health Clinical Center. The experts analyzed the current status of diagnosis and treatment of domestic AIDS, the difficulties and challenges faced, and ultimately reach a consensus and AIDS prevention should focus on early detection, early treatment.

Few HIV-infected persons diagnosed early treatment

The city of Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center as the only fixed-point hospital AIDS units in 1992 from across the country has treated AIDS patients, in HIV infection was diagnosed early and very few follow-up and treatment, the vast majority of patients is due to the kinds of serious opportunistic infections and the opportunity to tumor outside the course of hospital treatment and found positive for HIV antibody testing before referral to.

Professor Lu Hongzhou a patient has been treated, diagnosis and treatment of the process there have 12 kinds of opportunistic infections and the opportunity to tumor incidence related to the central nervous system, lungs, abdominal viscera, eye, such as multi-body system of organs, including pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi , parasites and so on, for clinical diagnosis and treatment of enormous challenges.

The time of diagnosis of advanced lost immunity

Shanghai AIDS treatment team leader Professor Lu Hongzhou pointed out that the current AIDS diagnosis and treatment of domestic work is the biggest problem facing HIV-infected persons could not be found as early as possible in order to make these "invisible" in access to AIDS-infected persons have been diagnosed until late, and At this point an important part of their body's immune cells, CD4 + T lymphocytes in the blood increased slightly the number of each has been reduced to a few dozen or even several (normal to 750 ± 250 / increased slightly), the body's immune function has almost disappeared, So most of them are associated with severe opportunistic infections and tumors.

Experts said that there is no vaccine控制传染源is the most effective way of treatment of infected persons, and at an appropriate time to start anti-retroviral therapy ( "cocktail" therapy) in patients with life may be extended for more than 30 years.

General hospital should also step up anti-AIDS Testing

AIDS treatment expert group of consultants in Shanghai, the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Culture and Sport to Professor Miriam analysis, CD4 + T lymphocyte count is still in stages of AIDS to determine when to start antiretroviral therapy as well as an important basis for treatment. According to the latest clinical research data, have reached a consensus of international experts, it is recommended when the patients increased slightly each of the blood cell count fell to 350 when it should start anti-retroviral treatment, and the cell count in between 351-500 start of the HIV-infected anti-retroviral treatment, their prognosis and quality of life also showed some improvements.

Accordingly, the Shanghai group of experts called for AIDS treatment, attention should be paid to strengthen the early detection of AIDS and treatment. Recommended that hospitals give full play to the role of the professional core, a general hospital should also be actively involved in AIDS testing, treatment. To this end the integrated hospital infection Branch, Dermatology Physicians for AIDS-related knowledge, diagnostic methods, treatment of up-to-date training, and through network-building to strengthen monitoring and prevention of AIDS.
(Article Source: Community Health Network 39) (edit: Sun to to)