COVID-19 in people living with human immunodeficiency virus: a case series of 33 patients

Haerter, Georg; Spinner, Christoph D.; Roider, Julia; Bickel, Markus; Krznaric, Ivanka; Grunwald, Stephan; Schabaz, Farhad; Gillor, Daniel; Postel, Nils; Müller, Matthias C.; Müller, Markus; Roemer, Katja; Schewe, Knud und Hoffmann, Christian (2020): COVID-19 in people living with human immunodeficiency virus: a case series of 33 patients. In: Infection, Bd. 48, Nr. 5: S. 681-686

Abstract

Introduction: Data on people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) in the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic are still scarce. This case series of 33 PLWH patients with COVID-19 reveals symptoms and outcome in this special population. Methods Retrospective analysis of anonymized data including age, gender, HIV-associated parameters, symptoms, and outcome. Results Three out of 32 patients with documented outcomes died (9%). 91% of the patients recovered and 76% have been classified as mild cases. All patients were on antiretroviral treatment, of them 22 on tenofovir-containing regimen and 4 on the protease inhibitor darunavir. Conclusions: This preliminary case series does not support excess morbidity and mortality among symptomatic COVID-19 PLWH and with viral suppression on ART. SARS-CoV-2 infections may occur during boosted darunavir-based and/or on tenofovir-containing ART.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0300-8126
• Sprache: Englisch