Prevalence of elevated liver transaminases and their relationship with alcohol use in people living with HIV on anti-retroviral therapy in Uganda

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2021Author
Freiman, J. Morgan
Fatch, Robin
Cheng, Debbie
Emenyonu, Nneka
Ngabirano, Christine
Geadas, Carolina
Adong, Julian
Muyindike, Winnie R.
Linas, Benjamin P.
Jacobson, Karen R.
Hahn, Judith A.
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Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) reduces tuberculosis reactivation and mortality among persons living with HIV (PLWH), yet hepatotoxicity concerns exclude “regular and heavy alcohol drinkers” from IPT. We aimed to determine the prevalence of elevated liver transaminases among PLWH on antiretroviral therapy (ART) who engage in alcohol use.
The Immune Suppression Syndrome Clinic of Mbarara, Uganda.
We defined elevated liver transaminases as 1.25 times (X) the upper limit of normal (ULN) for alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST). We evaluated the associations of current alcohol use and other variables of interest (sex, body mass index, and ART regimen) with elevated transaminases at study screening, using multivariable logistic regression to obtain adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals
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https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0250368https://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1639
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