COVID-19 pneumonia in an HIV-positive woman on antiretroviral therapy and undetectable viral load in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Braz. j. infect. dis
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24(5): 455-457, Sept.-Oct. 2020. graf
Article
in English
| LILACS, ColecionaSUS
| ID: biblio-1142562
ABSTRACT
Abstract COVID-19 pandemic has been a problem worldwide. It is important to identify people at risk of progressing to severe complications and to investigate if some existing antivirals could have any action against SARS-CoV-2. In this context, HIV-infected individuals and antiretroviral drugs might be included, respectively. Herein we present the case of a 63-year-old HIV-infected woman with undetectable viral load, on dolutegravir, tenofovir and lamivudine, who was hospitalized due to COVID-19 pneumonia. In spite of having some clinical markers of severity on admission, the patient improved and was discharged after a week. To our knowledge, this is the first report of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in an HIV-infected individual in Brazil.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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HIV Infections
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre/BR
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