Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of socially significant co -infections in HIV-infected patients in urban and rural populations

The presence of HIV infection does not exclude the possibility of addition and/or development of other co-infections in this category of patients. Objective. Analyze the frequency and structure of co-infections in HIV-infected patients living in the city and village. Materials and methods. Retrospective analysis of 1386 outpatient cards showed the presence of tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and candidal stomatitis in HIV-infected patients. Results. In the structure of infectious pathology in the study group, hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis, syphilis, candidal stomatitis were observed. In terms of frequency, the leading place, both in the urban and rural cohort, was occupied by hepatitis C in 53.3% of patients, then tuberculosis – 10.9%, syphilis – 2.5%, hepatitis B 3.1%, candidal stomatitis – 2.0%. Hepatitis C and tuberculosis were more often diagnosed in the city, syphilis – in the village (p < 0.05). Conclusion. The frequency and structure of co-infections in patients with HIV infection varies depending on the place of residence, which determines the need for variability of screening programs for the timely detection of infectious diseases depending on the area of residence.