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Although the diagnostic performance of mNGS in varying patient populations and with varying infection types has previously been studied,[9],[10] its application in HIV patients with suspected opportunistic infections requires further examination. Materials and Methods Study Design and Patient Population We retrospectively investigated 46 suspected opportunistic infections in PLWH hospitalized atHangzhou Xixi Hospital from January 2020 to August 2021 and collected 49 total samples (3 patients provided 2 samples). Keywords: metagenomic next-generation sequencing; infection; aetiological diagnosis; HIV; opportunistic infections EN metagenomic next-generation sequencing infection aetiological diagnosis HIV opportunistic infections 1767 1775 9 05/11/22 20220401 NES 220401 Introduction AIDS remains a major global health threat. The CD4 SP + sp T cell count of patients with clear pathogens was significantly lower than that of patients with unclear pathogens (68 (16-168.5) vs 165.5 (61-294.25) P=0.043, Figure 2). [Extracted from the article]

Purpose: Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline in HIV-1-infected patients exposure to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) has been widely assessed using linear models, but nonlinear assumption is not well validated. We constructed a retrospective cohort study to assess whether eGFR decline follows nonlinearity during antiviral therapy.Patients and Methods: We examined 823 (299 of TDF users and 524 of non-TDF users) treatment-naïve HIV-1-infected participants (age ≥ 17 years, initial eGFR ≥ 90 mL/min/1.73m2). Estimated GFR trajectories were compared by one-linear and piecewise-linear mixed effects models, before and after propensity score matching, respectively. Whether the incidence of renal dysfunction (reduced renal function [RRF], eGFR < 90 mL/min/1.73 m2 and rapid kidney function decline [RKFD], eGFR > -3 mL/min/1.73 m2/year) follows nonlinearity was assessed by logistic regression.Results: The median follow-up time of this study was 10 (interquartile range, 2-20) months, during which 178 (21.6%) experienced RRF, and 451 (54.8%) experienced RKFD. The slopes (mL/min/1.73 m2/year) of eGFR were -5.31 (95% CI: -6.57, -4.06) before 1.40 years, 4.83 (95% CI: 1.38, 8.28) from years 1.40 to 2.30 and -3.71 (95% CI: -5.97, -1.45) after 2.30 years among TDF users. Within years 1.40-2.30, each year of TDF exposure was associated with a 78% decreased risk of RKFD (95% CI: -91%, -49%). In comparison, eGFR increased slightly at the initiation of antiviral therapy, declined after 2.15 years (-4.96; 95% CI: -5.76, -4.17) among non-TDF users. Such a progression nonlinear trajectory was missed on the assumption of one-linearity, whether in TDF or non-TDF users.Conclusion: Over the piecewise mixed-effects analyses with the advantage of revealing the true nature of the exposure outcome relationships, an interesting reverse S-shaped relationship was observed. A routine screen based on nonlinearity could be more helpful for patient management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]