DOI: 10.36347/gamj.2023.v04i02.006

Pages: 69-74

Introduction: The objective of this work was to study morbidity and mortality during HIV infection in hospitalized patients. Methods: It was a cross-sectional descriptive study with retrospective collection in the general medicine department of the CHU Pr Bocar Sidy Sall of Kati extending from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2020. Results: Of a total of 870 medical records, 101 (11.60%) were hospitalized HIV-positive patients and 769 (88.39%) HIV-positive patients followed as outpatients. The average age was 35.92±8.75 with extremes of 18 and 70 years. The sex ratio was 0.84. The signs were dominated by cough (56.9%), chronic diarrhea (33%) and weight loss (27.7%). 88.3% of patients were on antiretroviral treatment. Neurological opportunists (28.02%), pulmonary opportunists (21.18%), digestive opportunists (41.44%) and cutaneous opportunists (29.73%) were observed. 38.3% of patients were classified as stage III. HIV type I accounted for 89.6% of cases. The viral load was ≥ 100000 in 42.63%. 70.13% were on a first-line regimen. The evolution was favorable in 70.7% and 28.2% of the patients died. Conclusion: HIV infection is one of the main causes of hospitalization in the General Medicine department. The clinical expression is polymorphic with multifocal damage.