Infeksi Oportunistik pada ODHA di RSUD Dr. Pirngadi Kota Medan Tahun 2018 – 2022

Abstract

Introduction . The incidence of HIV/AIDS related opportunistic infections should have decreased significantly in recent times due to antiretroviral therapy ( ART). However, several factors such as patients diagnosed in the late stage of HIV infection, not starting and continuing AR T , or ineffective AR T will increase the incidence of opportunistic infections in PLWHA ( p eople l iving with HIV/AIDS). Knowing about opportunistic infections in PLWHA can provide information about the types of opportunistic infections that occur most often and their epidemiology. Objectives . T o identify opportunistic infections in PLWHA at RSUD Dr. Pirngadi Medan in 2018 2022. Methods. This study used analytical retrospective quantitative research using the Spearman correlation test by observing secondary data in the form of medical records with total sampling technique. Results and Discussion There were 253 PLWHA with opportunistic infections in 2018 2022 with the majority of male gender (82.6%), age group 25 32 years (37.5%), CD4 count <200 cells/mm3 (85.0%). The highest opportunistic infection was Mycobacterium tuberculosis (55.3%) followed by Candida spp (45.8 %). There was no correlation between CD4 count and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (p=0.620), but there was a correlation between CD4 count and Candida spp infection (p=0.013). Conclusion. There are differences in the types of opportunistic infections in PLWHA at RSUD Dr. Pirngadi Medan in 2018 2022