Prevention and Treatment of SARS-CoV2 Infection in People Living with HIV: The Need for Specific Data.
Infect Dis Ther
; 11(1): 1-13, 2022 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1682186
ABSTRACT
The HIV pandemic has led to close to 40 million people living with HIV (PLWH) worldwide. To date, SARS-CoV2 has affected > 220 million people, and unprecedented global efforts have resulted in almost 6000 million doses of SARS-CoV2 vaccines being administered. Although several specific COVID-19 antiviral and anti-inflammatory treatments and SARS-CoV2 vaccines have been approved, the data available to support their use in specific populations such as PLWH remain limited. PLWH includes a range of individuals from practically unaffected immunity to severely immunocompromised individuals, and preventive and therapeutic interventions should be tailored for these subgroups . However, in most randomized clinical trials regarding antivirals, immunomodulators and vaccines for COVID-19, PLWH have been excluded or only enrolled in small numbers leading to a paucity of data. We briefly discuss the current evidence for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in PLWH and identify key areas where more information is required.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Journal:
Infect Dis Ther
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S40121-021-00547-y
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