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HepC and PCP prophylaxis

Posted: Sep 5, 2007

QUESTION:

For HIV/HepC coinfected patients do you use CD4 count of less than 200 as a marker to start PCP prophylaxis or CD4 percentage value of <12%??


  

RESPONSE FROM:   

    Thanks for your post.

    In a word, yes.

    In my clinical practice, consistent with US and international guidelines, all HIV patients (monoinfected or HCV-coinfected) with CD4 counts less than 200 (or <15%) are recommended to start PCP prophylaxis using trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.

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